Janesis a globalopen-source intelligencecompany specialising inmilitary,national security,aerospaceand transport topics, whose name derives from British authorFred T. Jane.
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| Parent company | Montagu Private Equity |
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| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1898 |
| Founder | Fred T. Jane |
| Country of origin | England |
| Headquarters location | Croydon |
| Key people | Blake Bartlett (CEO) |
| Publication types | Databases, information, books, periodicals |
| Nonfiction topics | Military, defence, national security, aerospace, transportation,open-source intelligence |
| Official website | janes |
History
editJane's Information Group was founded in 1898 byFred T. Jane,who had begun sketching ships as an enthusiast naval artist while living inPortsmouth.This gradually developed into an encyclopedic knowledge, culminating in the publishing ofAll the World's Fighting Ships(1898).[1]The company then gradually branched out into other areas of military expertise. The books andtrade magazinespublished by the company are often considered thede factopublic source of information on warfare and transportation systems.
Based inGreater Londonfor most of its existence, the group was owned by theThomson Corporation,the Woodbridge Company,[2]thenIHS Markit,[3]before being acquired byMontagu Private Equityin 2019.[4]
In March 2022, Janes acquired Washington, D.C.-based RWR Advisory Group.[5]
Description
editThe company name is officially Jane's Information Group,[6][7]and it is as of 2023[update]located inCroydon.[8]The company continues to provideopen-source intelligencein the defence, security, aerospace and transport sectors.[9]
Publications
editOf their publications, books (published annually[10]) includeJane's All the World's Aircraft,Jane's Fighting Ships,Jane's Military Communications,[11]Jane's World Air Forces,[12]Jane's World Navies,[12]andJane's World Railways.Periodicals includeJane's Defence Weekly,Jane's Intelligence Review,Jane's International Defence Review,andJane's Navy International.Jane's Police Review(2011) andJane's Airport Review(2019) were discontinued.
Jane'sAll the World's AircraftandFighting Shipsare included in the 2019 edition of theAP stylebookas references for proper notation of aircraft and military ship names.[13]
Jane's Combat Simulationswas a brand ofcomputer flight simulation gamesand naval warfare simulations produced between 1996 and 2000 under license toElectronic Arts.
References
edit- ^Brooks, Richard (1997).Fred T Jane: An Eccentric Visionary.Coulsdon, Surrey, England: Jane's Information Group.ISBN0710617518.
- ^"Montagu Private Equity agrees to buy open-source intelligence company Jane's".24 September 2019.Retrieved5 March2024.
- ^Press release(12 June 2007)."IHS Acquires Jane's Information Group –Move Creates Global Powerhouse for Aerospace, Defense and Security Insight and Analysis",IHS.com. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^"Montagu picks up Jane's from IHS Markit".PitchBook.25 September 2019.
- ^"Janes Acquires RWR Advisory Group".8 March 2022.
- ^"Jane's Information Group [Library catalogue name authority]",Trove,retrieved9 April2021
- ^"Library of Congress Authorities".Library of CongressAuthorities.Archivedfrom the original on 4 December 2023.
- ^"JANE'S GROUP UK LIMITED overview".Find and update company information - GOV.UK.Archivedfrom the original on 17 March 2023.Retrieved17 March2023.
- ^"What we do".Janes.com.3 April 2020.Retrieved9 April2021.
- ^Jane's yearbooks, 1990–91 & 2000–01 issues
- ^"articles.janes.com".Archived fromthe originalon 5 September 2012.Retrieved23 January2012.
- ^abIHS Web site
- ^Froke, Paula; Bratton, Anna Jo; Garcia, Oskar; McMillan, Jeff; Minthorn, David; Schwartz, Jerry, eds. (2019).The Associated Press Stylebook 2019 and briefing on media law(54th ed.). New York: Associated Press.ISBN978-0-917360-68-8.OCLC1110729843.
