Acquisition

BAE SYSTEMS PLC
06 July 2007

                                                                     6 July 2007


IFS DEFENCE PURCHASES INFORMATION SCIENCE CONSULTANTS LTD

IFS Defence Ltd, a joint venture between BAE Systems and IFS AB of Sweden, has
today acquired Information Science Consultants Ltd (iSC) for cash, from Dr. M.
Horton and Dr. I. Scullion.

iSC, a privately held company based in Cirencester, UK, specialises in naval
maintenance management applications and services and provides the Unit
Maintenance Management System (UMMS) to the UK Royal Navy fleet. iSC also
provides leading expertise in reliability-centred maintenance processes and
toolsets to a wide range of defence and commercial organisations.

iSC generated revenue of £2.4 million with an EBIT of £0.5 million in the year
ending September 30, 2006, on gross assets of £1.8m.


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BAE Systems
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