The company’s new 80,000 square foot facility will focus on research, development, testing and integration of large-scale C4I network systems to help solve current, emerging and future customer mission requirements.

Liberty Station will be the center of BAE Systems’ support to all regional Department of Defense, intelligence and homeland security contracting agencies, including Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command and the Joint Program Executive Office, Joint Tactical Radio System.

“The Liberty Station facility demonstrates BAE Systems’ commitment to the C4I community by providing an environment to develop innovative solutions through close interactions with our customers and end users,” said Mike Heffron, president of Electronics and Integrated Solutions for BAE Systems. “The technologies we develop here will increase commanders’ decision-making ability through timely, actionable intelligence.”

The company signed a 10-year lease with the Corky McMillin Cos., as the primary tenant of the 105,000 square foot office space in the Liberty Station, located at the former Naval Training Center. Initial occupancy is planned for June, with final construction expected to be complete in August.

“We are honored to have Liberty Station serve as a home to BAE Systems,” said Joe Haeussler, senior vice president of Corky McMillin. “BAE Systems’ presence at Liberty Station showcases McMillin’s hard work to create this well-designed, mixed-use community. Credit also goes to advance planning performed by the U.S. Navy and the City of San Diego’s Redevelopment Agency.”

The Liberty Station facility will complement the company’s other California locations in Rancho Bernardo, National City, Vista, Temecula and downtown San Diego, as well as support virtual operations with BAE Systems sites worldwide. About 200 BAE Systems employees will work at the Liberty Station facility, adding to the company’s work force of more than 3,000 in the region.

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