About AEI - AEI Systems Ltd

1961- Aircraft Equipment International Ltd
founded. Supplier of aircraft spares

1965 - Supplier of aircraft gun spares to
Hawker Siddeley Aviation

1986 - AEI became Royal Ordinance's
sole approved supplier of ADEN guns & spares

1988 - AEI recruit key Royal Ordnance design staff
to develop design capability

1991- AEI gain BSI Quality Assurance
approval for design, manufacture and supply of Air, Land and Naval weapon systems

1993 - AEI Gain UK MoD Design Authority (DA)
status for aircraft gun design

2005 - company relaunched as
AEI Systems Ltd

2011 - AEI attain capability to manufacture
rifled barrels 'In house'

2013 - present - New gun developments,
namely ASPEN, INSPEKTA, ALEXIS & VENOM