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'''Royal Ordnance plc''' was formed on 2 January 1985 as a [[Public limited company|public corporation]], owning the majority of what until then were the remaining | '''Royal Ordnance plc''' was formed on 2 January 1985 as a [[Public limited company|public corporation]], owning the majority of what until then were the remaining United Kingdom government-owned [[Royal Ordnance Factory|Royal Ordnance Factories]] (abbreviated '''ROFs''') which manufactured [[explosive]]s, [[ammunition]], [[small arm]]s including the [[Lee–Enfield]] [[rifle]], [[cannon|guns]] and military vehicles such as [[tank]]s. It owned some 16 factories; and employed about 19,000 staff. | ||
Royal Ordnance plc was bought by [[British Aerospace]] (BAe) in April 1987, which became [[BAE Systems]] in 1999. The name Royal Ordnance was retained for almost another twenty years; and the sites retained their former names, either as ''Royal Ordnance'' or later ''RO Defence'' sites. The Royal Ordnance name was dropped in 2004 and after having traded as Land Systems, the division is now known as Land UK. | Royal Ordnance plc was bought by [[British Aerospace]] (BAe) in April 1987, which became [[BAE Systems]] in 1999. The name Royal Ordnance was retained for almost another twenty years; and the sites retained their former names, either as ''Royal Ordnance'' or later ''RO Defence'' sites. The Royal Ordnance name was dropped in 2004 and after having traded as Land Systems, the division is now known as Land UK. | ||