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Top 25 Aerospace and defense manufacturers based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 1,263 aerospace and defense manufacturers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 267,956 professional contacts across them, including 21,158 with verified work emails. Huntsville is the largest hub.

This list covers aerospace and defense manufacturers headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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267,956Contacts tracked
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The 25 largest aerospace and defense manufacturers based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 1,263 aerospace and defense manufacturers based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to aerospace and defense manufacturers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Strong evidenceArlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+109,053 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Boeing is a leading global aerospace company that designs, builds and supports commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2Partial evidenceArlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+13,818 contacts →

Partial evidence

“RTX is comprised of three market-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon – working as one to answer the biggest questions and solve the hardest…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3Indirect evidenceFalls Church, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+12,898 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4Partial evidence3801 S Oliver St, KS, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+11,598 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Inventing, designing and building what’s best in aerospace.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5Partial evidenceKent, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+10,934 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Blue Origin manufactures and operates rocket engines, reusable launch vehicles, lunar landers, and satellite systems.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6Indirect evidenceReston, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+8,739 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“From Gulfstream business jets and combat vehicles to nuclear-powered submarines and communications systems, people around the world depend on our products and services for their…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7Strong evidenceStamford, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+7,829 contacts →

Strong evidence

“ITT Inc.(NYSE: ITT) is a diversified global leading manufacturer of highly engineered critical components and customized technology solutions serving the flow, aerospace and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8Strong evidenceWood Dale, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20265,001-10,0004,675 contacts →

Strong evidence

“AAR is a $2.8B global aerospace and defense aftermarket solutions company with operations in 20+ countries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9Partial evidenceCharlotte, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+4,452 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Every second, a plane takes off with UTC Aerospace Systems equipment onboard.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10Indirect evidenceDulles, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+3,399 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Orbital ATK is built on the strong heritage of two great companies, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ATK, with a history of collaboration providing reliable, affordable and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11Partial evidenceDenver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20265,001-10,0003,310 contacts →

Partial evidence

“TRIUMPH designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs and overhauls a broad portfolio of aviation and industrial components, accessories, subassemblies, systems.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12Indirect evidenceProvidence, RI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+3,156 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Textron Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13Indirect evidenceAlbuquerque, NM, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0002,733 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Applied Research Associates, Inc.(ARA) is the company that government and industry turn to for innovative technologies and solutions to problems that improve our safety, security…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14Strong evidenceCharlotte, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+2,449 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global supplier of systems and services to the aerospace, defense and homeland security markets.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15Strong evidenceHaslet, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0002,006 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Textron Systems has been providing innovative solutions to the defense, homeland security and aerospace communities for more than 50 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16Strong evidenceLynnwood, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0001,923 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17Partial evidenceFort Worth, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0001,591 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Elbit Systems of America is a leading provider of high performance products and system solutions focusing on the defense, homeland security, commercial aviation and medical…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18Indirect evidenceCosta Mesa, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0001,452 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1849, Ducommun is the oldest company in California.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19Indirect evidenceDulles, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0001,054 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Orbital Sciences is now Orbital ATK!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20Partial evidenceCleveland, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20265,001-10,000997 contacts →

Partial evidence

“A global network of facilities across the United States, Mexico, and Europe; Consolidated Precision Products specializes in high-precision, geometrically complex aerospace…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21Indirect evidenceCharlotte, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000904 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Powering Partnerships.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22Strong evidenceWilmington, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000880 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Tecomet develops proven, full-spectrum scalable manufacturing solutions for leading medical device technology, aerospace, and defense companies for whom exceptional quality is…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23Strong evidenceHollywood, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+860 contacts →

Strong evidence

“HEICO Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of aerospace, defense, and electronics related products and services in the United States…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24Partial evidenceHuntsville, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000822 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Teledyne Brown Engineering is a leader in providing innovative systems engineering, integration, operations and advanced manufacturing solutions for defense, space, marine and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25Indirect evidenceAnchorage, AK, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500680 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Tyonek Native Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) in 1971.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

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Aerospace and defense manufacturers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026
7.9%Verified-email coverage
212.2Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
1.9%Largest-city concentration · Huntsville
Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
326
11-50
395
51-200
309
201-500
109
501-1,000
54
1,001-5,000
38
5,001-10,000
6
10001+
24

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 1,263 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among aerospace and defense manufacturers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “aerospace and defense manufacturers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names aerospace and defense manufacturers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among aerospace and defense manufacturers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 21,158 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names aerospace and defense manufacturers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many aerospace and defense manufacturers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,263 aerospace and defense manufacturers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Boeing, headquartered in Arlington, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most aerospace and defense manufacturers?

Huntsville leads with 24 headquartered companies, followed by Arlington (17) and Anaheim (16).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 21,158 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,263 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.