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Top 25 Defense contractor companies worldwide
RevenueBase identified 573 company matches for defense contractor companies worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 299,296 professional contacts across them, including 39,374 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Ankara the largest hub.
This list covers company matches for defense contractor companies worldwide, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 30, 2026. Country and city lists for defense contractor companies follow the table.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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.
The 25 largest defense contractor companies worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 74,984 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 2 | 42,937 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Raytheon, an RTX business, creates next-generation defense solutions that are smarter, faster and better than previously thought possible.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 3 | 32,836 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Leonardo is a global security company that realises multi-domain technological capabilities in AD & S.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 4 | 24,855 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 5 | 16,381 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “As a leading defence and security company, we offer solutions that range from the depths of the oceans to high in the sky, on land and in cyberspace, to keep people and society…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 6 | 12,898 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 7 | 12,657 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “ASELSAN is a company of Turkish Armed Forces Foundation, established in 1975 in order to meet the communication needs of the Turkish Armed Forces by national means.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 8 | 10,082 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “A world leader in missiles and missile systems.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 9 | 8,739 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “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…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 10 | 4,643 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.(IAI) is Israel’s largest aerospace and defense company specializing in developing and manufacturing advanced, state-of-the-art systems for air…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 11 | 2,699 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Anduril is not a traditional defense contractor.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 12 | 2,559 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “At Kratos, we deliver affordable, disruptive technologies that enable real-world readiness for national security.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 13 | 2,533 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “KNDS France and its subsidiaries bring together the French Defense Technological and Industrial Base (DTIB) around major programs, enabling armed forces to meet the challenges of…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 14 | 2,449 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global supplier of systems and services to the aerospace, defense and homeland security markets.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 15 | 2,116 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Elbit Systems is a leading global defense technology company, delivering advanced solutions for a secure and safer world.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 16 | 2,006 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Textron Systems has been providing innovative solutions to the defense, homeland security and aerospace communities for more than 50 years.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 17 | 1,799 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 18 | 1,708 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems provides the U.S.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 19 | 1,527 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Thales Defense & Security, Inc.(TDSI) Headquartered in Clarksburg, MD, Thales Defense & Security, Inc.(TDSI) is a U.S.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 20 | 1,525 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Defense is a silent shield in an unpredictable world.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 21 | 1,431 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “For more than 200 years, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has combined industrial experience with technology and creativity.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 22 | 1,201 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Patria is a modern and international defence and technology company with over 100 years of experience.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 23 | 1,168 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “VTG delivers force modernization and digital transformation solutions that expand America’s competitive advantage in the modern battlespace.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 24 | 1,054 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Orbital Sciences is now Orbital ATK!” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 25 | 986 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Diehl Defence delivers high-tech equipment for defence.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 30, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche business in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch compares the meaning of your description with company business descriptions compiled in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit.
This list uses Exact for “defense contractor companies”. Each Exact match badge shows membership in that saved search; it is not an individual similarity score or a service-quality rating. Recorded descriptions are shown where available.
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Defense contractor companies worldwide at a glance
As of Sep 30, 2026Companies by employee count
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The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- Coverage
- Every country. Country and city lists for defense contractor companies are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “defense contractor companies” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
- RevenueBase SmartSearch
- Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
- Public preview
- The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
- Match quality
- RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
- 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 displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 39,374 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. 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 30, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Record context
- Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.
Defense contractor companies by location
3 lists · largest firstEvery Defense contractor companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
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Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?
RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “defense contractor companies”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.
How many defense contractor companies are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 573 company matches for defense contractor companies worldwide as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.
What is the largest company on this list?
Northrop Grumman tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.
Which country has the most defense contractor companies?
The United States leads with 167 companies, followed by Türkiye (65) and India (46). Every defense contractor companies list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most defense contractor companies?
Ankara leads with 30 company records, followed by Bangalore (10) and Arlington (9).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 39,374 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 573 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 30, 2026.
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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 SmartSearch, 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.
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Top 25 defense contractor companies worldwide
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Describe the businesses you want in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch matches company descriptions by meaning.
RevenueBase records 573 matching company records for defense contractor companies worldwide, with 299,296 tracked contacts and 39,374 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 30, 2026.
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Top 25 defense contractor companies worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Northrop Grummannorthropgrumman.comHQ: Falls Church, VA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Falls Church, VA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 74,984 contacts → |
“We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 |  Raytheonrtx.comHQ: Arlington, VA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Arlington, VA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 42,937 contacts → |
“Raytheon, an RTX business, creates next-generation defense solutions that are smarter, faster and better than previously thought possible.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 |  Leonardoleonardo.comHQ: Roma, TürkiyeReported employees: 10001+ | Roma, Türkiye | 10001+ | Exact match | 32,836 contacts → |
“Leonardo is a global security company that realises multi-domain technological capabilities in AD & S.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 |  L3harris Technologiesl3harris.comHQ: Melbourne, FL, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Melbourne, FL, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 24,855 contacts → |
“L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | SAABsaab.com HQ: Stockholm, SwedenReported employees: 10001+ | Stockholm, Sweden | 10001+ | Exact match | 16,381 contacts → |
“As a leading defence and security company, we offer solutions that range from the depths of the oceans to high in the sky, on land and in cyberspace, to keep people and society…” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 |  BAE Systems, INCbaesystems.comHQ: Falls Church, VA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Falls Church, VA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 12,898 contacts → |
“Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 |  Aselsanaselsan.comHQ: Mehmet Akif Ersoy, TürkiyeReported employees: 10001+ | Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Türkiye | 10001+ | Exact match | 12,657 contacts → |
“ASELSAN is a company of Turkish Armed Forces Foundation, established in 1975 in order to meet the communication needs of the Turkish Armed Forces by national means.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 |  MBDAmbda-systems.comHQ: Stevenage, FranceReported employees: 10001+ | Stevenage, France | 10001+ | Exact match | 10,082 contacts → |
“A world leader in missiles and missile systems.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 |  General Dynamicsgeneraldynamics.comHQ: Reston, VA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Reston, VA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 8,739 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 |  IAIiai.co.ilHQ: Ben Gurion International Airport, IsraelReported employees: 10001+ | Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel | 10001+ | Exact match | 4,643 contacts → |
“Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.(IAI) is Israel’s largest aerospace and defense company specializing in developing and manufacturing advanced, state-of-the-art systems for air…” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 |  Anduril Industriesanduril.comHQ: CA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | CA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,699 contacts → |
“Anduril is not a traditional defense contractor.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 |  Kratos Defense And Security Solutionskratosdefense.comHQ: San Diego, CA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | San Diego, CA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,559 contacts → |
“At Kratos, we deliver affordable, disruptive technologies that enable real-world readiness for national security.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | Knds Franceknds.fr HQ: Versailles, FranceReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Versailles, France | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,533 contacts → |
“KNDS France and its subsidiaries bring together the French Defense Technological and Industrial Base (DTIB) around major programs, enabling armed forces to meet the challenges of…” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 |  Goodrichgoodrich.comHQ: Charlotte, NC, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Charlotte, NC, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 2,449 contacts → |
“Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global supplier of systems and services to the aerospace, defense and homeland security markets.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 |  Elbit Systemselbitsystems.comHQ: Haifa, IsraelReported employees: 10001+ | Haifa, Israel | 10001+ | Exact match | 2,116 contacts → |
“Elbit Systems is a leading global defense technology company, delivering advanced solutions for a secure and safer world.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 |  Textron Systemstextronsystems.comHQ: Haslet, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Haslet, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,006 contacts → |
“Textron Systems has been providing innovative solutions to the defense, homeland security and aerospace communities for more than 50 years.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 |  Rafael Advanced Defense Systemsrafael.co.ilHQ: Haifa, IsraelReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Haifa, Israel | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,799 contacts → |
“Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | HQ: St. Petersburg, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | St. Petersburg, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,708 contacts → |
“General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems provides the U.S.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 |  Thales Defense & Security, INCthalesdsi.comHQ: Clarksburg, MD, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Clarksburg, MD, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,527 contacts → |
“Thales Defense & Security, Inc.(TDSI) Headquartered in Clarksburg, MD, Thales Defense & Security, Inc.(TDSI) is a U.S.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 |  Terma Groupterma.comHQ: Lystrup, DenmarkReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Lystrup, Denmark | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,525 contacts → |
“Defense is a silent shield in an unpredictable world.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 |  Kongsberg Defence & Aerospacekongsberg.comHQ: Kongsberg, NorwayReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Kongsberg, Norway | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,431 contacts → |
“For more than 200 years, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has combined industrial experience with technology and creativity.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Patriapatriagroup.com HQ: Helsinki, FinlandReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Helsinki, Finland | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,201 contacts → |
“Patria is a modern and international defence and technology company with over 100 years of experience.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 |  VT Group VTGvtgdefense.comHQ: Alexandria, VA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Alexandria, VA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,168 contacts → |
“VTG delivers force modernization and digital transformation solutions that expand America’s competitive advantage in the modern battlespace.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | HQ: Dulles, VA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Dulles, VA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,054 contacts → |
“Orbital Sciences is now Orbital ATK!” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 |  Diehl Defencediehl.comHQ: Überlingen, GermanyReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Überlingen, Germany | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 986 contacts → |
“Diehl Defence delivers high-tech equipment for defence.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Defense contractor companies: dataset insights
September 30, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
571 records in the displayed employee bands.
2 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 573 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 30, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Defense contractor companies by location
3 lists · largest firstEvery Defense contractor companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
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Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for defense contractor companies?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many defense contractor companies did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 573 matching company records, 299,296 tracked contacts and 39,374 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
Select a company's contact count to open its filtered contacts in RevenueBase. Free signup is required and includes 500 credits and limited free results. Verified emails, direct dials and mobile numbers depend on available coverage.
How current is this list?
Snapshot: September 30, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 defense contractor companies worldwide. Snapshot: September 30, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/defense-contractor-companies.
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Top 25 defense contractor companies worldwide
RevenueBase records 573 matching company records for defense contractor companies worldwide, with 299,296 tracked contacts and 39,374 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 30, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 defense contractor companies worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northrop Grummannorthropgrumman.com HQ: Falls Church, VA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Falls Church, VA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 74,984 contacts → |
“We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | Raytheonrtx.com HQ: Arlington, VA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Arlington, VA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 42,937 contacts → |
“Raytheon, an RTX business, creates next-generation defense solutions that are smarter, faster and better than previously thought possible.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | Leonardoleonardo.com HQ: Roma, TürkiyeReported employees: 10001+ | Roma, Türkiye | 10001+ | Exact match | 32,836 contacts → |
“Leonardo is a global security company that realises multi-domain technological capabilities in AD & S.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | L3harris Technologiesl3harris.com HQ: Melbourne, FL, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Melbourne, FL, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 24,855 contacts → |
“L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | SAABsaab.com HQ: Stockholm, SwedenReported employees: 10001+ | Stockholm, Sweden | 10001+ | Exact match | 16,381 contacts → |
“As a leading defence and security company, we offer solutions that range from the depths of the oceans to high in the sky, on land and in cyberspace, to keep people and society…” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | BAE Systems, INCbaesystems.com HQ: Falls Church, VA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Falls Church, VA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 12,898 contacts → |
“Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | Aselsanaselsan.com HQ: Mehmet Akif Ersoy, TürkiyeReported employees: 10001+ | Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Türkiye | 10001+ | Exact match | 12,657 contacts → |
“ASELSAN is a company of Turkish Armed Forces Foundation, established in 1975 in order to meet the communication needs of the Turkish Armed Forces by national means.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | MBDAmbda-systems.com HQ: Stevenage, FranceReported employees: 10001+ | Stevenage, France | 10001+ | Exact match | 10,082 contacts → |
“A world leader in missiles and missile systems.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | General Dynamicsgeneraldynamics.com HQ: Reston, VA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Reston, VA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 8,739 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | IAIiai.co.il HQ: Ben Gurion International Airport, IsraelReported employees: 10001+ | Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel | 10001+ | Exact match | 4,643 contacts → |
“Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.(IAI) is Israel’s largest aerospace and defense company specializing in developing and manufacturing advanced, state-of-the-art systems for air…” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | Anduril Industriesanduril.com HQ: CA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | CA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,699 contacts → |
“Anduril is not a traditional defense contractor.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | Kratos Defense And Security Solutionskratosdefense.com HQ: San Diego, CA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | San Diego, CA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,559 contacts → |
“At Kratos, we deliver affordable, disruptive technologies that enable real-world readiness for national security.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | Knds Franceknds.fr HQ: Versailles, FranceReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Versailles, France | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,533 contacts → |
“KNDS France and its subsidiaries bring together the French Defense Technological and Industrial Base (DTIB) around major programs, enabling armed forces to meet the challenges of…” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | Goodrichgoodrich.com HQ: Charlotte, NC, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Charlotte, NC, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 2,449 contacts → |
“Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global supplier of systems and services to the aerospace, defense and homeland security markets.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | Elbit Systemselbitsystems.com HQ: Haifa, IsraelReported employees: 10001+ | Haifa, Israel | 10001+ | Exact match | 2,116 contacts → |
“Elbit Systems is a leading global defense technology company, delivering advanced solutions for a secure and safer world.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Textron Systemstextronsystems.com HQ: Haslet, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Haslet, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,006 contacts → |
“Textron Systems has been providing innovative solutions to the defense, homeland security and aerospace communities for more than 50 years.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Rafael Advanced Defense Systemsrafael.co.il HQ: Haifa, IsraelReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Haifa, Israel | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,799 contacts → |
“Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | HQ: St. Petersburg, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | St. Petersburg, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,708 contacts → |
“General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems provides the U.S.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Thales Defense & Security, INCthalesdsi.com HQ: Clarksburg, MD, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Clarksburg, MD, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,527 contacts → |
“Thales Defense & Security, Inc.(TDSI) Headquartered in Clarksburg, MD, Thales Defense & Security, Inc.(TDSI) is a U.S.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Terma Groupterma.com HQ: Lystrup, DenmarkReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Lystrup, Denmark | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,525 contacts → |
“Defense is a silent shield in an unpredictable world.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | Kongsberg Defence & Aerospacekongsberg.com HQ: Kongsberg, NorwayReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Kongsberg, Norway | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,431 contacts → |
“For more than 200 years, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has combined industrial experience with technology and creativity.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Patriapatriagroup.com HQ: Helsinki, FinlandReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Helsinki, Finland | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,201 contacts → |
“Patria is a modern and international defence and technology company with over 100 years of experience.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | VT Group VTGvtgdefense.com HQ: Alexandria, VA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Alexandria, VA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,168 contacts → |
“VTG delivers force modernization and digital transformation solutions that expand America’s competitive advantage in the modern battlespace.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | HQ: Dulles, VA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Dulles, VA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,054 contacts → |
“Orbital Sciences is now Orbital ATK!” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | Diehl Defencediehl.com HQ: Überlingen, GermanyReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Überlingen, Germany | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 986 contacts → |
“Diehl Defence delivers high-tech equipment for defence.” Recorded description excerpt · September 30, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Defense contractor companies: dataset insights
September 30, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
571 records in the displayed employee bands.
2 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 573 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 30, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Defense contractor companies by location
3 lists · largest firstEvery Defense contractor companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for defense contractor companies?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many defense contractor companies did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 573 matching company records, 299,296 tracked contacts and 39,374 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
Select a company's contact count to open its filtered contacts in RevenueBase. Free signup is required and includes 500 credits and limited free results. Verified emails, direct dials and mobile numbers depend on available coverage.
How current is this list?
Snapshot: September 30, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 defense contractor companies worldwide. Snapshot: September 30, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/defense-contractor-companies.
This is a selected public preview of saved company records, rather than an independently verified census. Open the source page ↗