List of defense contractors
A defense contractor (or defence contractor, also sometimes called a military contractor) is a business organization or individual that provides products or services to a defense department of a government. Products typically include military aircraft, ships, vehicles, weaponry, and electronic systems. Services can include logistics, technical support and training and communications support.
Defense contractors do not generally provide direct support of military operations. Under 1949 Geneva Conventions defense contractors engaged in direct support of military operations may be legitimate targets of military attack. Compare to Private military contractor.
| Top 10 World-Wide Defense Contractors, 2007 | |||||
| Rank | Name | Country/ location |
2006 Rank | Defense Revenue (US$ billion) |
% of total revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lockheed Martin |  United States
|
1 | 36.090 | 91.0 |
| 2 | EADS |  European Union
|
2 | 30.800 | 50.0 |
| 3 | BAE Systems |  United Kingdom
|
4 | 25.070 | 93.0 |
| 4 | Northrop Grumman | United States
|
3 | 23.649 | 78.4 |
| 5 | Raytheon | United States
|
5 | 19.500 | 96.1 |
| 6 | General Dynamics | United States
|
6 | 18.769 | 78.0 |
| 7 | Boeing | United States
|
7 | 13.202 | 25.4 |
| 8 | L-3 Communications | United States
|
13 | 9.989 | 80.1 |
| 9 | Finmeccanica |  Italy
|
11 | 9.057 | 55.0 |
| 10 | United Technologies | United States
|
12 | 7.652 | 16.0 |
| Source: www.defensenews.com | |||||
See also
- List of United States defense contractors
- Arms industry
- Military-industrial complex
- Private military contractor
- Government contractor
External links
- The British Library - finding information on the defence industry
- Private Security Transnational Enterprises in Colombia
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