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Top 25 Defense research organizations worldwide
RevenueBase identified 1,303 company matches for defense research organizations worldwide as of October 2026 and tracks 454,185 professional contacts across them, including 36,727 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Ankara the largest hub.
This list covers company matches for defense research organizations 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 October 11, 2026. Country and city lists for defense research organizations 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 research organizations worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100,526 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The world relies on what we do.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 2 | 76,380 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 3 | 44,552 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 · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 4 | 16,207 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The CEA is the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission ("Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives").” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 5 | 8,502 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “MITRE is a nonprofit systems engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 6 | 6,815 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Anduril is not a traditional defense contractor.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 7 | 5,791 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Roketsan, was founded on 14 June 1988 by the decision of the Defense Industries Executive Committee for the purpose of “Establishing a leading institution in the country for…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 8 | 5,786 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Every day, the people of Battelle apply science and technology to solving what matters most.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 9 | 3,074 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Southwest Research Institute is an independent, nonprofit, applied research and development organization.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 10 | 2,859 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “WHAT WE DO We lead the discovery, development and delivery of warfighting technologies for our air, space and cyberspace forces.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 11 | 2,712 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “At Kratos, we deliver affordable, disruptive technologies that enable real-world readiness for national security.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 12 | 2,246 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 · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 13 | 2,014 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Le centre français de recherches aérospatiales/ L’ONERA, acteur central de la recherche aéronautique et spatiale, emploie environ 2200 personnes.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 14 | 1,838 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Our purpose is to protect the UK through nuclear science and technology, and our mission is to design and manufacture warheads and provide nuclear services to meet the needs of…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 15 | 1,837 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 16 | 1,506 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “SRC, Inc, a not-for-profit research and development company, combines information, science, technology and ingenuity to solve “impossible” problems in the areas of defense…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 17 | 1,412 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “IDA (Institute for Defense Analyses) – a not-for-profit corporation headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia just outside Washington, DC – operates three Federally Funded Research…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 18 | 1,404 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “For over 60 years, QinetiQ US has been providing world-class technology development, engineering research and development and revolutionary products to the defense, security, and…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 19 | 1,346 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) was founded in 1966 as the premier multi-disciplinary research institute in Korea.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 20 | 1,289 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) is a government agency conducting world-renowned research within the fields of defence and security.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 21 | 1,284 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Launched in November 2019, the UAE’s EDGE is one of the world’s leading advanced technology groups, established to develop agile, bold and disruptive solutions for defence and…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 22 | 1,259 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The future doesn’t happen by chance, it’s something we work hard to build.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 23 | 1,198 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) is an independent, nonprofit, applied scientific research and development professional services organization.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 24 | 959 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Armscor is a legacy brand with specialised expertise in complex defence and security acquisition projects.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 25 | 898 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt (FFI) er et av landets ledende kompetansemiljøer innen teknologi.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 11, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
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Defense research organizations worldwide at a glance
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- 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 research organizations are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “defense research organizations” 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.
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- 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.
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- 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 36,727 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.
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Defense research organizations by location
4 lists · largest firstEvery Defense research organizations list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
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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 research organizations”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.
How many defense research organizations are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 1,303 company matches for defense research organizations worldwide as of October 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?
Lockheed Martin tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.
Which country has the most defense research organizations?
The United States leads with 425 companies, followed by India (131) and Türkiye (78). Every defense research organizations list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most defense research organizations?
Ankara leads with 26 company records, followed by Arlington (24) and Bangalore (19).
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 36,727 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 1,303 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 October 11, 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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RevenueBase records 1,303 matching company records for defense research organizations worldwide, with 454,185 tracked contacts and 36,727 verified work emails.
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Top 25 defense research organizations 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 | Lockheed Martinlockheedmartin.com HQ: Bethesda, MD, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Bethesda, MD, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 100,526 contacts → |
“The world relies on what we do.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 |  Northrop Grummannorthropgrumman.comHQ: Falls Church, VA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Falls Church, VA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 76,380 contacts → |
“We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 |  Raytheonrtx.comHQ: Arlington, VA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Arlington, VA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 44,552 contacts → |
“Raytheon, an RTX business, creates next-generation defense solutions that are smarter, faster and better than previously thought possible.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | CEAcea.fr HQ: Paris, FranceReported employees: 10001+ | Paris, France | 10001+ | Exact match | 16,207 contacts → |
“The CEA is the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission ("Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives").” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | MITREmitre.org HQ: Mclean, VA, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Mclean, VA, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 8,502 contacts → |
“MITRE is a nonprofit systems engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 |  Anduril Industriesanduril.comHQ: Orange County, GA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Orange County, GA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 6,815 contacts → |
“Anduril is not a traditional defense contractor.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | Roketsanroketsan.com.tr HQ: Ankara, TürkiyeReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Ankara, Türkiye | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 5,791 contacts → |
“Roketsan, was founded on 14 June 1988 by the decision of the Defense Industries Executive Committee for the purpose of “Establishing a leading institution in the country for…” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 |  Battellebattelle.orgHQ: Columbus, OH, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Columbus, OH, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 5,786 contacts → |
“Every day, the people of Battelle apply science and technology to solving what matters most.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Southwest Research Instituteswri.org HQ: San Antonio, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | San Antonio, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,074 contacts → |
“Southwest Research Institute is an independent, nonprofit, applied research and development organization.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 |  AIR Force Research Laboratoryafresearchlab.comHQ: Wright-patterson Afb, OH, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Wright-patterson Afb, OH, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 2,859 contacts → |
“WHAT WE DO We lead the discovery, development and delivery of warfighting technologies for our air, space and cyberspace forces.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 |  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 | 2,712 contacts → |
“At Kratos, we deliver affordable, disruptive technologies that enable real-world readiness for national security.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 |  Elbit Systemselbitsystems.comHQ: Haifa, IsraelReported employees: 10001+ | Haifa, Israel | 10001+ | Exact match | 2,246 contacts → |
“Elbit Systems is a leading global defense technology company, delivering advanced solutions for a secure and safer world.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | ONERAonera.fr HQ: Palaiseau, FranceReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Palaiseau, France | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,014 contacts → |
“Le centre français de recherches aérospatiales/ L’ONERA, acteur central de la recherche aéronautique et spatiale, emploie environ 2200 personnes.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 |  AWEawe.co.ukHQ: Reading, United KingdomReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Reading, United Kingdom | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,838 contacts → |
“Our purpose is to protect the UK through nuclear science and technology, and our mission is to design and manufacture warheads and provide nuclear services to meet the needs of…” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 |  Rafael Advanced Defense Systemsrafael.co.ilHQ: Haifa, IsraelReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Haifa, Israel | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,837 contacts → |
“Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 |  SRCsrcinc.comHQ: North Syracuse, NY, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | North Syracuse, NY, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,506 contacts → |
“SRC, Inc, a not-for-profit research and development company, combines information, science, technology and ingenuity to solve “impossible” problems in the areas of defense…” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | HQ: Alexandria, VA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Alexandria, VA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,412 contacts → |
“IDA (Institute for Defense Analyses) – a not-for-profit corporation headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia just outside Washington, DC – operates three Federally Funded Research…” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 |  Qinetiq USqinetiq.comHQ: Mclean, VA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Mclean, VA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,404 contacts → |
“For over 60 years, QinetiQ US has been providing world-class technology development, engineering research and development and revolutionary products to the defense, security, and…” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | HQ: Seoul, South KoreaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Seoul, South Korea | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,346 contacts → |
“The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) was founded in 1966 as the premier multi-disciplinary research institute in Korea.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | FOIfoi.se HQ: Stockholm, SwedenReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Stockholm, Sweden | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,289 contacts → |
“The Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) is a government agency conducting world-renowned research within the fields of defence and security.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | EDGEedgegroup.ae HQ: Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesReported employees: 10001+ | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 10001+ | Exact match | 1,284 contacts → |
“Launched in November 2019, the UAE’s EDGE is one of the world’s leading advanced technology groups, established to develop agile, bold and disruptive solutions for defence and…” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | HQ: Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,259 contacts → |
“The future doesn’t happen by chance, it’s something we work hard to build.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | HQ: Johnstown, PA, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Johnstown, PA, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 1,198 contacts → |
“Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) is an independent, nonprofit, applied scientific research and development professional services organization.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 |  Armscorarmscor.co.zaHQ: Pretoria, South AfricaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Pretoria, South Africa | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 959 contacts → |
“Armscor is a legacy brand with specialised expertise in complex defence and security acquisition projects.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | HQ: Kjeller, NorwayReported employees: 501-1,000 | Kjeller, Norway | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 898 contacts → |
“Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt (FFI) er et av landets ledende kompetansemiljøer innen teknologi.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Defense research organizations: dataset insights
October 11, 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
1,302 records in the displayed employee bands.
1 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 1,303 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: October 11, 2026.
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Defense research organizations by location
4 lists · largest firstEvery Defense research organizations 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 research organizations?
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 research organizations did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 1,303 matching company records, 454,185 tracked contacts and 36,727 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: October 11, 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 research organizations worldwide. Snapshot: October 11, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/defense-research-organizations.
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RevenueBase records 1,303 matching company records for defense research organizations worldwide, with 454,185 tracked contacts and 36,727 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: October 11, 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 research organizations 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 | Lockheed Martinlockheedmartin.com HQ: Bethesda, MD, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Bethesda, MD, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 100,526 contacts → |
“The world relies on what we do.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | Northrop Grummannorthropgrumman.com HQ: Falls Church, VA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Falls Church, VA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 76,380 contacts → |
“We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | Raytheonrtx.com HQ: Arlington, VA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Arlington, VA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 44,552 contacts → |
“Raytheon, an RTX business, creates next-generation defense solutions that are smarter, faster and better than previously thought possible.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | CEAcea.fr HQ: Paris, FranceReported employees: 10001+ | Paris, France | 10001+ | Exact match | 16,207 contacts → |
“The CEA is the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission ("Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives").” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | MITREmitre.org HQ: Mclean, VA, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Mclean, VA, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 8,502 contacts → |
“MITRE is a nonprofit systems engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | Anduril Industriesanduril.com HQ: Orange County, GA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Orange County, GA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 6,815 contacts → |
“Anduril is not a traditional defense contractor.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | Roketsanroketsan.com.tr HQ: Ankara, TürkiyeReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Ankara, Türkiye | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 5,791 contacts → |
“Roketsan, was founded on 14 June 1988 by the decision of the Defense Industries Executive Committee for the purpose of “Establishing a leading institution in the country for…” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | Battellebattelle.org HQ: Columbus, OH, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Columbus, OH, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 5,786 contacts → |
“Every day, the people of Battelle apply science and technology to solving what matters most.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Southwest Research Instituteswri.org HQ: San Antonio, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | San Antonio, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,074 contacts → |
“Southwest Research Institute is an independent, nonprofit, applied research and development organization.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | AIR Force Research Laboratoryafresearchlab.com HQ: Wright-patterson Afb, OH, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Wright-patterson Afb, OH, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 2,859 contacts → |
“WHAT WE DO We lead the discovery, development and delivery of warfighting technologies for our air, space and cyberspace forces.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | 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 | 2,712 contacts → |
“At Kratos, we deliver affordable, disruptive technologies that enable real-world readiness for national security.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | Elbit Systemselbitsystems.com HQ: Haifa, IsraelReported employees: 10001+ | Haifa, Israel | 10001+ | Exact match | 2,246 contacts → |
“Elbit Systems is a leading global defense technology company, delivering advanced solutions for a secure and safer world.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | ONERAonera.fr HQ: Palaiseau, FranceReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Palaiseau, France | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,014 contacts → |
“Le centre français de recherches aérospatiales/ L’ONERA, acteur central de la recherche aéronautique et spatiale, emploie environ 2200 personnes.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | AWEawe.co.uk HQ: Reading, United KingdomReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Reading, United Kingdom | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,838 contacts → |
“Our purpose is to protect the UK through nuclear science and technology, and our mission is to design and manufacture warheads and provide nuclear services to meet the needs of…” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | Rafael Advanced Defense Systemsrafael.co.il HQ: Haifa, IsraelReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Haifa, Israel | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,837 contacts → |
“Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | SRCsrcinc.com HQ: North Syracuse, NY, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | North Syracuse, NY, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,506 contacts → |
“SRC, Inc, a not-for-profit research and development company, combines information, science, technology and ingenuity to solve “impossible” problems in the areas of defense…” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | HQ: Alexandria, VA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Alexandria, VA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,412 contacts → |
“IDA (Institute for Defense Analyses) – a not-for-profit corporation headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia just outside Washington, DC – operates three Federally Funded Research…” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Qinetiq USqinetiq.com HQ: Mclean, VA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Mclean, VA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,404 contacts → |
“For over 60 years, QinetiQ US has been providing world-class technology development, engineering research and development and revolutionary products to the defense, security, and…” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | HQ: Seoul, South KoreaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Seoul, South Korea | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,346 contacts → |
“The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) was founded in 1966 as the premier multi-disciplinary research institute in Korea.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | FOIfoi.se HQ: Stockholm, SwedenReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Stockholm, Sweden | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,289 contacts → |
“The Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) is a government agency conducting world-renowned research within the fields of defence and security.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | EDGEedgegroup.ae HQ: Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesReported employees: 10001+ | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 10001+ | Exact match | 1,284 contacts → |
“Launched in November 2019, the UAE’s EDGE is one of the world’s leading advanced technology groups, established to develop agile, bold and disruptive solutions for defence and…” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | HQ: Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,259 contacts → |
“The future doesn’t happen by chance, it’s something we work hard to build.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | HQ: Johnstown, PA, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Johnstown, PA, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 1,198 contacts → |
“Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) is an independent, nonprofit, applied scientific research and development professional services organization.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Armscorarmscor.co.za HQ: Pretoria, South AfricaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Pretoria, South Africa | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 959 contacts → |
“Armscor is a legacy brand with specialised expertise in complex defence and security acquisition projects.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | HQ: Kjeller, NorwayReported employees: 501-1,000 | Kjeller, Norway | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 898 contacts → |
“Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt (FFI) er et av landets ledende kompetansemiljøer innen teknologi.” Recorded description excerpt · October 11, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Defense research organizations: dataset insights
October 11, 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
1,302 records in the displayed employee bands.
1 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 1,303 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: October 11, 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 research organizations by location
4 lists · largest firstEvery Defense research organizations 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 research organizations?
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 research organizations did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 1,303 matching company records, 454,185 tracked contacts and 36,727 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.
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Snapshot: October 11, 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 research organizations worldwide. Snapshot: October 11, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/defense-research-organizations.
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