GE Aerospace was a business group of

General Electric General Electric Company (GE) was an American Multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in 1892, incorporated in the New York (state), state of New York and headquartered in Boston. Over the year ...

. GE Aerospace made electronics and systems for the military and aerospace industries, like radar, secure communications equipment and military and commercial

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. The majority of the group's business was in government and military applications.

History

During the late 1960s, GE Aerospace personnel developed the first realtime image generator. In 1991, the group had approximately 37,500 employees, most of whom were located in

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and the

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and

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regions. The

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alone accounted for roughly 17,600 employees. In 1993, the group was sold to

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for over three billion dollars (U.S.), nearly doubling that company's revenue. In 1995, Martin Marietta merged with Lockheed to form

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. In 2010, the large Systems Integration ("The SI") division from GE Aerospace, with roots tracing back to the

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, was spun off to form The SI Organization Inc.

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