[2][3] The group encompassed Sanders Associates, Fairchild Systems and Lockheed Martin Space Electronics & Communications.

The purchase of this group by BAE has been described as "precedent setting" given the advanced and classified nature of many of that company's products.

Boeing announced the sale of the division in 2003 as part of a move to outsource component manufacture and "concentrate on the integration and final assembly of commercial aircraft."

The Fort Worth Star Telegram said "Boeing has sought to sell several operations that it said are too narrowly focused and costly for the company to manage efficiently.

Hybrid and full electric drive systems for public transit, commercial truck, and military applications.