Janes Information Services

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Janes
Janes logo.png
Parent company Montagu Private Equity
StatusActive
Founded1898
Founder Fred T. Jane
Country of originEngland
Headquarters location Croydon
Key peopleBlake Bartlett (CEO)
Publication typesDatabases, information, books, periodicals
Nonfiction topics Military, defence, national security, aerospace, transportation, open-source intelligence
Official website janes.com

Janes Information Services, commonly known as Janes, is a global open-source intelligence company specialising in military, national security, aerospace, and transport topics. Its name derives from British author Fred T. Jane.

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History

Janes 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 encyclopedic knowledge, culminating in the publishing of JanesFighting Ships (1898). [1] The company then gradually branched out into other areas 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 Greater London for most of its existence, the group was owned by the Thomson Corporation, the Woodbridge Company, [2] and then IHS Markit, [3] before being acquired by Montagu Private Equity in 2019. [4]

In March 2022, Janes acquired Washington, D.C.-based RWR Advisory Group. [5]

Description

The company name is officially Janes Defense, [6] [7] and it is as of 2025 located in Croydon. [8] The company continues to provide open-source intelligence in the defence, security, aerospace, and transport sectors. [9]

Publications

Of their publications, books (published annually) [10] include Jane'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] and Jane's World Railways . Periodicals include Jane's Defence Weekly , Jane's Intelligence Review , Jane's International Defence Review , and Jane's Navy International. Jane's Police Review (2011) and Jane's Airport Review (2019) were discontinued.

Jane's All the World's Aircraft and Fighting Ships are included in the 2019 edition of the AP stylebook as references for proper notation of aircraft and military ship names. [13]

Jane's Combat Simulations was a brand of computer flight simulation games and naval warfare simulations produced between 1996 and 2000 under license to Electronic Arts (EA). [14]

References

  1. ↑ Brooks, Richard (1997). Fred T Jane: An Eccentric Visionary. Coulsdon, Surrey, England: Jane's Information Group. ISBN   0710617518.
  2. ↑ "Montagu Private Equity agrees to buy open-source intelligence company Jane's". 24 September 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Montagu picks up Jane's from IHS Markit". PitchBook. 25 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Janes Acquires RWR Advisory Group". 8 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Jane's Information Group [Library catalogue name authority]", Trove , retrieved 9 April 2021
  7. ↑ "Library of Congress Authorities". Library of Congress Authorities. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "JANE'S GROUP UK LIMITED overview". Find and update company information - GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "What we do". Janes.com. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  10. ↑ Jane's yearbooks, 1990–91 & 2000–01 issues
  11. ↑ "articles.janes.com". Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  12. 1 2 IHS Web site
  13. ↑ 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. ISBN   978-0-917360-68-8. OCLC   1110729843.
  14. ↑ Heath, Dave (13 May 2024). "7 Forgotten Electronic Arts Franchises". GameRant. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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