AWE plc logoThe Atomic Weapons Establishment is responsible for the design, manufacture and support of warheads for the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent. AWE plc is responsible for the day-to-day operations of AWE. AWE plc is owned by BNFL, Lockheed Martin UK and Serco through AWE Management Ltd. The company is based close to Aldermaston (although the nearest town is Tadley in Hampshire), with major facilites at Burghfield.
Aldermaston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. During the 1950s and 1960s the name Aldermaston became synonymous with the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE),