York
Fact Sheet
BAE Systems, Inc.
Platforms & Services
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York
The BAE Systems York, Pennsylvania site is a part of
the company’s Platforms & Services business sector.
Platforms & Services provides design, development,
production, through-life support and upgrade of
armored combat vehicles, tactical wheeled vehicles,
naval guns, ship combatants, commercial vessels,
missile launchers, artillery systems, and munitions.
Employees
Approximately 1,600 between our two
facilities – The York Manufacturing Center
and the York Business Services Center.
– The site’s core capability is combat
vehicle structure fabrication, integration
and testing and development of
supporting manufacturing technologies
Size
York Manufacturing Center –
143 acres; approximately 1 million square
feet under roof
York Business Services Center –
BAE Systems occupies approximately
40,000 square feet
Major Functions:
– Vehicle assembly/integration
– Engine assembly and test
– Vehicle testing
– Paint/processing
– Heavy weld
– Robotic weld
– High-speed milling
– Boring
– Structure testing
Primary Activity
Supports the U.S. Army, Marine Corps and
Army National Guard with key programs
including the Armored Multi-Purpose
Vehicle, Bradley Family of Vehicles, M88A2
HERCULES, M109 Family of Vehicles,
Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV), and
Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV)
– #1 supplier for the design, production
and support of survivable ground
combat vehicles
– The York facility represents the
predominant supplier to the U.S. Army
Heavy Brigades
– Vehicles produced at York are found in the
armies of allied nations across the world
– The site is a center of manufacturing
excellence and lean manufacturing
expertise, as well as key hubs of the
Platforms & Services engineering and
supply chain functions
Economic Impact on the Community
– One of the largest employers in the region
– Annual payroll of more than $100 million
– Annual regional economic impact:
more than $39 million spent with
114 area suppliers
Community Involvement
– The Higher Standard Project
– Junior Achievement of South Central
Pennsylvania
– Compeer of Lebanon County
– Pennsylvania College of Technology
– Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
– York College of Pennsylvania
– Pennsylvania State University, York
Supporter of STEM programs at local
K-12 schools as well as colleges and
universities. Member of numerous state
and regional business organizations,
such as the Pennsylvania Chamber of
Business and Industry, the York County
Economic Alliance and the Manufacturers
Association of South Central Pennsylvania.
Achievements/Unique Facts
– Produced the vehicle which the world
watched topple the statue of Iraqi
dictator Saddam Hussein in Baghdad in
April 2003
– The York site has been in continuous
operation since 1961
– A leader in manufacturing quality:
ISO 9001 quality system registered
– Technically proficient: CMMI Level
5 Software and System Engineering
certified
Committed to superior SHE (Safety,
Health and Environment) management:
OHSAS 18001/ISO 14001 registered.
BAE Systems, Inc.
Platforms & Services
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This document gives only a general description of products and
services and except where expressly provided otherwise shall
not form part of any contract. From time to time, changes may
be made in the products or conditions of supply.
For more information contact
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