Private company

Aeronutronic

Aeronutronic was a defense related division of Ford Aerospace, owned by Ford Motor Company, and based in Newport Beach, Orange County, California. The 99 acres (40 ha) Engineering and Research Center campus was located on Jamboree Road at Ford Road, overlooking Balboa Bay and the Santa Catalina Strait of the Pacific Ocean in Newport Beach. The facility's master plan and main buildings were designed by Modernist architect William Pereira in 1958.2 It was founded in 1956.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

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  • Industryaerospace industry1

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Photo: NOAA Photo Library and Aeronutronic Public Affairs Office, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Aeronutronic was a defense related division of Ford Aerospace, owned by Ford Motor Company, and based in Newport Beach, Orange County, California.2

Corporate structure

Aeronutronic is part of a group headed by Ford Motor Company. 153 entities, 32 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The company was established in 1956 as Aeronutronic Systems, Inc.

The company provided major support for the development of Project Space Track (1957-1961).

From Wikipedia’s article on Aeronutronic, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

AGM-88 HARM (subcontractor)

AIM-9 Sidewinder

AN/AAS-38 (F/A-18 FLIR)

Have Dash

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LGM-118 Peacekeeper (subcontractor)

LGM-30 Minuteman (subcontractor)

MGM-51 Shillelagh

MIM-72 Chaparral

Pave Knife

Pave Tack

UGM-73 Poseidon (subcontractor)

Trident (missile) (subcontractor)

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

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Sources

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