, ▁which ▁had ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁employees , ▁dealing ▁with ▁aer onaut ics , ▁rad ars , ▁naval ▁systems , ▁miss iles , ▁space ▁applications , ▁aircraft ▁engines , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁systems ▁for ▁environmental ▁protection . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁Al enia ▁was ▁split ▁into ▁two ▁companies ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁its ▁core ▁activities ▁more ▁effectively : ▁Al enia ▁Aer osp az io ▁special ising ▁in ▁the ▁design ▁and ▁production ▁of ▁aircraft ▁and ▁space ▁systems , ▁and ▁Al enia ▁D if esa ▁dealing ▁with ▁rad ars , ▁miss iles , ▁naval ▁systems , ▁av ion ics , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁company ▁O to bre da . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁Al enia ▁D if esa ▁decided ▁to ▁form ▁an ▁international ▁al liance . ▁The ▁chosen ▁partner ▁was ▁the ▁British ▁firm ▁G EC - Mar con i , ▁and ▁Al enia ▁Mar con i ▁Systems ▁( l ater ▁A MS ) ▁came ▁into ▁being ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁with ▁share hold ing ▁divided ▁equally ▁between ▁Fin me cc an ica ▁and ▁G EC - Mar con i . ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁later , ▁Mar con i ▁merged ▁with ▁British ▁A eros pace , ▁forming ▁B AE ▁Systems . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Fin me cc an ica ▁acquired ▁B AE ▁Systems ' ▁interests ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁operations ▁of ▁Al enia ▁Mar con i ▁Systems , ▁together ▁with