Janes Information Services

{{short description|Open-source intelligence company}} {{EngvarB|date=February 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Infobox publisher | name = Janes | image = Janes_logo.png | parent = Montagu Private Equity | status = Active | founded = 1898 | founder = Fred T. Jane | successor = | country = England | headquarters = Croydon | distribution = | keypeople = Blake Bartlett (CEO) | publications = Databases, information, books, periodicals | topics = Military, defence, national security, aerospace, transportation, open-source intelligence | genre = | imprints = | revenue = | numemployees = | nasdaq = | website = {{URL|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.

==History== Janes was founded in 1898 by Fred T. Jane, who had begun sketching ships as a naval artist while living in Portsmouth. This culminated in the publication of ''Janes'' ''Fighting Ships'' (1898).<ref>{{cite book |last=Brooks |first=Richard |title=Fred T Jane: An Eccentric Visionary |year=1997 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surrey, England |isbn=0710617518}}</ref> Janes gradually branched out into other areas of military expertise. The books and trade magazines published by the company have become the ''de facto'' source of public information on warfare and transportation systems.

Based in Greater London for most of its existence, the company was owned by the Thomson Corporation, the Woodbridge Company,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/blog/banking-essentials-newsletter-7th-february-edition| title=Montagu Private Equity agrees to buy open-source intelligence company Jane's | date=24 September 2019|access-date=5 March 2024}}</ref> and then IHS Markit,<ref>Press release (12 June 2007). [https://www.ihs.com/News/Press-Releases/2007/IHSacquiresJanesInformationGroup.htm "IHS Acquires Jane's Information Group –Move Creates Global Powerhouse for Aerospace, Defense and Security Insight and Analysis"], IHS.com. Retrieved 4 March 2011.</ref> before being acquired by Montagu Private Equity in 2019.<ref>{{cite web | title=Montagu picks up Jane's from IHS Markit | website=PitchBook | date=25 September 2019 | url=https://pitchbook.com/newsletter/montagu-picks-up-janes-from-ihs-markit }}</ref>

In March 2022, Janes acquired Washington, D.C.-based RWR Advisory Group.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rwradvisory.com/janes-acquires-rwr-advisory-group/ | title=Janes Acquires RWR Advisory Group | date=8 March 2022 }}</ref>

==Description== The company name is officially Janes Defense,<ref>{{Citation | title=Jane's Information Group [Library catalogue name authority] | website=Trove | url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-995431 | access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://authorities.loc.gov/|website=Library of Congress Authorities | title=Library of Congress Authorities |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204102209/https://authorities.loc.gov/ |archive-date= Dec 4, 2023 }}</ref> and it is {{As of|2025|lc=yes}} located in Croydon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JANE'S GROUP UK LIMITED overview |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12199785 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Find and update company information - GOV.UK |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230317033608/https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12199785 |archive-date=2023-03-17 }}</ref> The company continues to provide open-source intelligence in the defence, security, aerospace, and transport sectors.<ref name="Janes.com 2020">{{cite web | title=What we do | website=Janes.com | date=3 April 2020 | url=https://www.janes.com/about-janes/what-we-do | access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref>

==Publications== Of their publications, books (published annually)<ref>Jane's yearbooks, 1990–91 & 2000–01 issues</ref> include ''Jane's All the World's Aircraft'', ''Jane's Fighting Ships'', ''Jane's Military Communications'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-Military-Communications/Department-of-Defense-Intelligence-Information-System-DoDIIS-Automated-Message-Handling-System-AMHS-United-States.html |title=articles.janes.com |access-date=23 January 2012 |archive-date=5 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905203600/http://articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-Military-Communications/Department-of-Defense-Intelligence-Information-System-DoDIIS-Automated-Message-Handling-System-AMHS-United-States.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Jane's World Air Forces'',<ref name=IHS>[http://www.ihs.com/products/janes/security/military-capabilities/world-air-forces.aspx IHS Web site]</ref> ''Jane's World Navies'',<ref name=IHS /> 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.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Associated Press Stylebook 2019 and briefing on media law |editor-last1=Froke |editor-first1=Paula |editor-last2=Bratton |editor-first2=Anna Jo |editor-last3=Garcia |editor-first3=Oskar |editor-last4=McMillan |editor-first4=Jeff |editor-last5=Minthorn |editor-first5=David |editor-last6=Schwartz |editor-first6=Jerry|year=2019|isbn=978-0-917360-68-8|edition=54th|location=New York|oclc=1110729843 |publisher=Associated Press }}</ref>

''Jane's Combat Simulations'' was a brand of computer flight simulation games and naval warfare simulations produced between 1996 and 2000 under licence to Electronic Arts (EA).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Heath|first=Dave|date=May 13, 2024|access-date=September 20, 2024|title=7 Forgotten Electronic Arts Franchises |url=https://gamerant.com/forgotten-electronic-arts-franchises/ |website=GameRant}}</ref>

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==External links==  * {{official website|https://www.janes.com}}

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