A company based in London that started in 1999 is bringing over 200 jobs to Weld County in Northern Colorado. The U.S. operations of the company deal with the aerospace and defense industry.
Where is BAE Systems Coming to in Weld County?
From 2019 until the spring of 2026, Danfoss operated out of the facility in unincorporated Weld County near the town of Firestone (about one mile south of Highway 119 off of I-25). Danfoss dealt in technologies as well, so the facility is likely easy to transform into a BAE Systems facility.
The facility will manufacture space-based radiation-hardened hardware and sensor systems, according to Yahoo Finance. Hardware such as single-board computers, integrated circuits, space antennas, as well as defense payload and surveillance systems,
What is BAE Systems’ History?
BAE Systems was founded in 1999 when British Aerospace and Marconi Electric Systems merged. Today, they have over 100,000 employees in 40 countries. BAE Systems bought out Ball Aerospace and began manufacturing as BAE Systems in 2024; they also have facilities in Boulder and Westminster…