# BAE Systems to invest $285M in Rochester aerospace factory

BAE Systems will invest £220 million ($285 million) to upgrade its advanced aerospace technologies factory in Rochester, England, creating 300 jobs over five years.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-10-29
- Where: Rochester, England, United Kingdom
- Value: $285.0M
- Jobs: 300
- Status: announced
- Products: heads-up displays, flight-control computers, electronic systems
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [BAE Systems](https://endata.com/companies/4538.md)

## Sources

- [marketscreener.com](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/BAE-SYSTEMS-PLC-9583545/news/BAE-Systems-to-Invest-285-Million-in-U-K-Advanced-Aerospace-Technologies-Factory-48189720/), 2024-10-29: "BAE Systems said it would upgrade its advanced aerospace technologies factory in Rochester, southeast England."

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