1990s The 1990s saw further company changes at Filton. With the collapse of the Soviet Union the Cold War ended. The collapse contributed to one of the major trends of the decade, the increase of globalisation and of world markets. The decade also saw the rapid growth of the internet, the birth of Britpop and the first Gulf War. 1993 Rolls-Royce Leavesden closes and UK helicopter engine business moves to Patchway. Other UK and world events this year: First B2 Stealth bomber is delivered to the USAF. December 1997 Last Pegasus engine built. Other UK and world events this year: New balloon distance record set by Steve Fossett. 1998 ASRAAM (Airborne Short Range Anti Aircraft Missile) delivered to RAF. Other UK and world events this year: RAF relinquishes nuclear role. 1999 Rolls-Royce Defence Aerospace established at Filton. British Aerospace merged with GEC’s Marconi Electronic Systems business; BAE Systems formed. Other UK and world events this year: NATO embark on systematic bombing campaign against Serbian forces in Kosovo.
				Pegasus undergoing checks (Rolls-Royce plc). Search the Aviation Archive for images of West of England aircraft in the 1990s.