Vickers
/ˈvɪkəz/
/ˈvɪkərz/
- a British company known for making military equipment, especially weapons and aircraft. Among the best known are the Vickers-Maxim machine-gun, the Spitfire and Wellington planes, the Challenger tank and the Trident submarine. After the Second World War the company split into different parts. The branches that built ships and aircraft became nationalized industries and then formed part of the private company BAE Systems. The branch building military vehicles continued to operate as an independent company until 2002, when it was bought by Alvis and changed its name to Alvis Vickers. Alvis Vickers was also bought by BAE Systems in 2004.
维克斯（Vickers）：一家以制造军事装备（尤其是武器和飞机）而闻名的英国公司。其中最著名的是维克斯马克西姆机枪，喷火和惠灵顿飞机，挑战者坦克和三叉戟潜艇。第二次世界大战后，公司分裂为不同的部分。建造船只和飞机的分支机构被国有化，然后成为私人公司BAE Systems的一部分。分支机构的军用车辆继续以独立公司的身份运营，直到2002年被Alvis收购并将其更名为Alvis Vickers。Alvis Vickers也于2004年被BAE Systems收购。