Jane's Information Group

Jane's Information Group
Parent company IHS Inc.
Status Active
Founded 1898
Founder Fred T. Jane
Country of origin England
Headquarters location London, England
Publication types Databases, books, periodicals
Nonfiction topics Military, Defence, Aerospace, Transportation
Official website janes.com

Jane's Information Group (often referred to as Jane's) is a British publishing company specialising in military, aerospace and transportation topics. It was acquired in 2007 by IHS Inc., and its open-source intelligence databases and publications continue to be produced under the IHS Jane's and IHS brands.

History

Jane's was founded in 1898 by Fred T. Jane who had begun sketching ships as an enthusiast naval artist while living in Portsmouth. This gradually developed into an encyclopaedic knowledge, culminating in the publishing of All the World's Fighting Ships (1898).[1] The company then gradually branched out into other arenas of military expertise. The books and trade magazines published by the company are often considered the de facto public source of information on warfare and transportation systems.

Based in London for most of its existence, Jane's Information Group was acquired by IHS Inc.[2] in June 2007, having previously been owned by The Woodbridge Company and before that the Thomson Corporation for a number of years. Major periodical competitors include Defense News, Flight International, Aviation Week & Space Technology and the Shephard Group. The company continues to provide open-source intelligence in the defence, security, aerospace and transportation sectors.

List of publications

Books

(annual)[3]

  • Jane's 3-D
  • Jane's Aero-Engines (1st issue 1997)
  • Jane's AFV Retrofit Systems (1st edition 1988–89)
  • Jane's Air Traffic Control (1st edition 1994–95)
  • Jane's Aircraft Component Manufacturers
  • Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide
  • Jane's Aircraft Upgrades (1st edition 1993–94)
  • Jane's Air-Launched Weapons (1st issue 1983)
  • Jane's Airports and Handling Agents: Central & Latin America, including the Caribbean (1st edition 1987–88)
  • Jane's Airports and Handling Agents: Europe
  • Jane's Airports and Handling Agents: Far East, Asia & Australasia
  • Jane's Airports and Handling Agents: Middle East & Africa
  • Jane's Airports and Handling Agents: US & Canada
  • Jane's Airports Equipment and Services (1st edition 1982–83)
  • Jane's All the World's Aircraft
  • Jane's All the World's Aircraft : Development & Production
  • Jane's All the World's Aircraft : In Service
  • Jane's All the World's Aircraft : Unmanned
  • Jane's Ammunition Handbook (1st edition 1992–93)
  • Jane's Amphibious and Special Forces
  • Jane's Amphibious Warfare Capabilities (1st issue 1999)
  • Jane's Armour and Artillery (1st edition 1979–80)
  • Jane's Armour and Artillery Upgrades (1st edition 1988–89)
  • Jane's Armoured Fighting Vehicle Systems (1st edition 1988–89)
  • Jane's Avionics (1st edition 1982–83)
  • Jane's Battlefield Surveillance Systems (1st edition 1989–90)
  • Jane's C3I Systems (1st edition 1989–90)
  • Jane's C4I Systems (1st edition 1989–90)
  • Jane's C4ISR & Mission Systems: Air
  • Jane's C4ISR & Mission Systems: Joint & Common Equipment
  • Jane's C4ISR & Mission Systems: Land
  • Jane's C4ISR & Mission Systems: Maritime
  • Jane's Containerisation Directory (1st edition 1969–70)
  • Jane's Chem-Bio Handbook
  • Jane's Chemical-Biological Defense Guidebook
  • Jane's Combat Support Equipment (1st edition 1978–79)
  • Jane's Counter Terrorism
  • Jane's Defence Industry News
  • Jane's Electronic Mission Aircraft
  • Jane's Electro-Optic Systems (1st edition 1995–96)
  • Jane's EOD & CBRNE Defence Equipment
  • Jane's Exclusive Economic Zones (1st edition 1999-00)
  • Jane's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (1st edition 2001-02)
  • Jane's Fighting Ships
  • Jane's Flight Avionics
  • Jane's Freight Containers (1st edition 1968–69)
  • Jane's Guns Recognition Guide
  • Jane's Helicopters Markets and Systems (1st issue 1995)
  • Jane's High Command
  • Jane's High Speed Marine Transportation (1st edition 1968–69)
  • Jane's Infantry Weapons (1st edition 1975–76)
  • Jane's Intelligence Watch Report
  • Jane's International ABC Aerospace Directory
  • Jane's International Defence Directory (1st edition 1986)
  • Jane's Land-Based Air Defence (1st edition 1988–89)
  • Jane's Land Warfare Platforms : Armoured Fighting Vehicles
  • Jane's Land Warfare Platforms : Artillery & Air Defence
  • Jane's Land Warfare Platforms : Logistics, Support & Unmanned
  • Jane's Land Warfare Platforms : System Upgrades
  • Jane's Marine Propulsion (1st issue 1998)
  • Jane's Merchant Ships (1st edition 1982)
  • Jane's Military Communications[4]
  • Jane's Military Training Systems (1st edition 1988–89)
  • Jane's Military Vehicles and Ground Support Equipment (1st edition 1980–81)
  • Jane's Military Vehicles and Logistics (1st edition 1980–81)
  • Jane's Mines & EOD Operational Guide
  • Jane's Mines and Mine Clearance (1st edition 1996–97)
  • Jane's Naval Construction and Retrofit Markets (1st issue 1995)
  • Jane's Naval Weapon Systems (1st issue 1984)
  • Jane's NBC Defence Systems (1st edition 1988–89)
  • Jane's NBC Protection Equipment (1st edition 1988–89)
  • Jane's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence (1st edition 1988–89)
  • Jane's Ocean Technology (1st edition 1974-75)
  • Jane's Personal Combat Equipment (1st edition 2000-01)
  • Jane's Police and Security Equipment
  • Jane's Police and Homeland Security Equipment
  • Jane's Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems (1st edition 1989–90)
  • Jane's Road Traffic Management (1st edition 1998–99)
  • Jane's Security and Counter-Insurgency Equipment (1st edition 1988–89)
  • Jane's Sentinel Security Assessments
  • Jane's Simulation and Training Systems (1st edition 1988–89)
  • Jane's Space Directory (1st edition 1985–86)
  • Jane's Spaceflight Directory (1st edition 1985–86)
  • Jane's Space Systems & Industry
  • Jane's Special Forces Recognition Guide
  • Jane's Strategic Weapon Systems (1st issue 1984)
  • Jane's Surface Skimmers Systems: Hovercraft and Hydrofoils (1st edition 1967–68)
  • Jane's Survey Vessels (1st edition 2000-01)
  • Jane's Terrorism Watch Report
  • Jane's Unconventional Weapons
  • Jane's Underwater Security Systems & Technology
  • Jane's Underwater Technology (1st edition 1998–99)
  • Jane's Underwater Warfare Systems (1st edition 1989–90)
  • Jane's Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Targets (1st issue 1993)
  • Jane's Unmanned Maritime Vehicles and Systems
  • Jane's Urban Transport Systems (1st edition 1982–83)
  • Jane's Vintage Aircraft Recognition Guide
  • Jane's Weapon Systems (1st edition 1969–70)
  • Jane's Weapons : Air-Launched
  • Jane's Weapons : Ammunition
  • Jane's Weapons : Infantry
  • Jane's Weapons : Naval
  • Jane's Weapons : Strategic
  • Jane's World Air Forces[5]
  • Jane's World Airlines (1st edition 1989–90)
  • Jane's World Armies[5]
  • Jane's World Defence Industry
  • Jane's World Insurgency and Terrorism
  • Jane's World Navies[5]
  • Jane's World Railways

Periodicals

Games

See also

References

  1. ↑ Brooks, Richard (1997). Fred T Jane: An Eccentric Visionary. Coulsdon, Surrey, England: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0710617518.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Jane's yearbooks, 1990–91 & 2000–01 issues
  4. ↑ articles.janes.com
  5. 1 2 3 IHS Web site
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