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NEW HAMPSHIRE: First in the Nation • Profiles in Excellence 187 And so, in the same textile mill on Canal Street in Nashua from which the field of electronic warfare (EW) originated, BAE Systems best and brightest continue to lead the way. e company's EW systems now operate on 80 percent of U.S. military fixed-wing aircra and provide capabilities for the world's largest ever defense program. BAE Systems leaders knew then what they still know now – that leveraging the company's legacy of innovation was and is the way forward and that promoting innovation is not only good for business, but also good for the world in which we live. e one constant resonating from leadership through the years has always been the recognition that it is the people who make the company. At the core of BAE Systems are thousands of men and women to whom work is more than a job, but rather a mission embedded in the knowing that what they do is vitally important to the service men and women who put their lives on the line for our freedoms. Our veterans have served our nation and a cause greater than themselves and the people who make up BAE Systems – many veterans themselves – show their great debt of gratitude day in and day out. From modernizing naval ships to helping intelligence analysts track national security threats, BAE Systems employees do work that matters. e company serves nearly 400 different commercial and defense customers, their products operate on more than 25,000 aircra in 80 countries with more than 400,000 servicemen and women protected by its systems. As the company has grown, its commitment to the community in which its employees live and work has never diminished. "We Protect ose Who Protect Us®" manifests itself not just in the products BAE Systems develops but in the proud heritage of community involvement that its people embrace. Each year, participating sites organize a day of community service projects called together! ™ Day. Inspired by BAE Systems' together! ™ initiative to help support the work of charities, schools and non- profits – employees and their family members attend local service projects, many of which are focused on organizations that help veterans and active duty military families. Major annual initiatives include programs to support families while loved ones are deployed; providing service animals for veterans in need; sending packages to military men and women overseas; and helping to integrate members of the armed services as they transition back to civilian life. A now global company but still with a local mind, BAE Systems goal is much the same as it was way back then – become the benchmark aerospace and defense company in the world by being the best at innovation, technology, and "really good engineering." Today, New Hampshire is one of the top states in the nation when it comes to the percentage of people employed in cutting-edge technology and in many ways because of what Royden Sanders set out to do so long ago. at's what BAE Systems means to New Hampshire. And it's what thousands of creative, dedicated people who still labor on the world's toughest engineering problems offer to BAE Systems and its mission. v From modernizing naval ships to helping intelligence analysts track national security threats, BAE Systems employees do work that matters.