{"id":14539,"date":"2020-07-31T16:04:09","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T16:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/31\/bae-systems-completes-19-billion-acquisition-of-raytheons-military-gps-business\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:53:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:53:47","slug":"bae-systems-completes-19-billion-acquisition-of-raytheons-military-gps-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/industry\/2020\/07\/31\/bae-systems-completes-19-billion-acquisition-of-raytheons-military-gps-business\/","title":{"rendered":"BAE Systems completes $1.9 billion acquisition of Raytheon\u2019s military GPS business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 BAE Systems has completed its $1.9 billion purchase of Collins Aerospace\u2019s military GPS business from Raytheon Technologies Corporation, BAE announced July 31. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday marks the culmination of a tremendous team effort, and we are extremely proud to welcome the Military GPS employees to our company,\u201d said John Watkins, vice president and general manager of precision strike and sensing solutions at BAE. \u201cTogether, we will build on our rich histories of providing superior, innovative capabilities to help protect our U.S. and allied warfighters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The acquisition follows the merger of defense contracting giants <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2019\/06\/09\/raytheon-technologies-corporation-utc-raytheon-make-marriage-official\/\" target=_blank>United Technologies Corp. and Raytheon into Raytheon Technologies Corporation in June<\/a>. The U.S. Department of Justice had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2020\/03\/27\/raytheon-utc-look-to-shed-segments-to-win-merger-approval\/\" target=_blank>approved that merger in March<\/a>, but only on the condition the companies divest UTC\u2019s military GPS and large space-based optical systems businesses, as well as Raytheon\u2019s military airborne radios business.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/industry\/2020\/03\/23\/bae-execs-explain-the-thinking-behind-their-latest-acquisition\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo-rockwell-collins.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">BAE execs explain the thinking behind their latest acquisition<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Jerry DeMuro, BAE\u2019s chief executive, and Tom Arseneault, company president and chief operating officer, discuss the thinking behind a recent $2.2 billion investment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two companies had already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2020\/01\/20\/bae-buys-up-gps-radio-units-divested-by-utc-raytheon\/\" target=_blank>struck a deal with BAE in January<\/a>, which saw BAE purchasing Collins Aerospace\u2019s military GPS business from UTC for $1.9 billion and Raytheon\u2019s airborne tactical radio business for $275 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military GPS business includes a workforce of 700 employees that design and build advanced, hardened, secure GPS products, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/intel-geoint\/2017\/07\/17\/rockwell-tests-m-code-gps-for-smart-weapons\/\" target=_blank>including devices that can utilize M-Code<\/a>, a more secure U.S. military GPS signal. 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