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Top 25 Defense contractors based in the United States
This directory lists 248 defense contractors based in the United States, with contact details for 201,917 professionals and 7,609 email addresses. It was updated in September 2026. Arlington is the single most-represented city among the companies listed.
Defense contractors are companies that provide products or services to armed forces, defense agencies, government departments, or other defense contractors. This list covers companies that provide defense-related products or services through contracts with armed forces, defense agencies, government departments, or defense industry partners. Ranked by team size, largest first. Data current as of September 6, 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.
The 25 largest defense contractors based in the United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 74,984 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 42,937 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Raytheon, an RTX business, creates next-generation defense solutions that are smarter, faster and better than previously thought possible.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 24,855 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 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 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 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 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 8,318 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “General Dynamics Electric Boat is a business unit of General Dynamics with headquarters in Groton, CT.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 2,699 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Anduril is not a traditional defense contractor.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 2,559 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At Kratos, we deliver affordable, disruptive technologies that enable real-world readiness for national security.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 2,449 contacts → | ||||
Partial 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 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 2,006 contacts → | ||||
Partial 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 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 1,708 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems provides the U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 1,527 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Thales Defense & Security, Inc.(TDSI) Headquartered in Clarksburg, MD, Thales Defense & Security, Inc.(TDSI) is a U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 1,168 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “VTG delivers force modernization and digital transformation solutions that expand America’s competitive advantage in the modern battlespace.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 1,054 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Orbital Sciences is now Orbital ATK!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 798 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Arcfield was purpose-built to protect the nation and its allies through innovations in systems engineering and integration, space and mission launch assurance, cybersecurity and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 754 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Kay and Associates, Inc.(KAI) was established in 1960 by our founder Donald Kay to provide high quality, cost effective solutions in response to the need for engineering and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 687 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Right For Your Mission Headquartered in Simsbury, Connecticut, with additional locations in Graham, Kentucky, and Moorpark, California, EBAD is a global leader in mission-critical…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 680 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 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 679 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) is the leading provider of the highest value equipment for naval defense customers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 667 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “BlueHalo is now part of AV, a global defense technology leader built for scale, driven by innovation, and delivering #AllDomainDominance across every domain of modern…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 564 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “DRG is a premier global Aerospace and Defense Contractor, specializing in comprehensive operations, maintenance and training system integration, services, and support.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 489 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “AEVEX designs and delivers autonomous precision strike systems to dominate the modern battlespace.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 461 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Fidelity Technologies Corporation is a leading global supplier of quality services and products to Government and Department of Defense clientele in the areas of simulation and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 449 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Our mission is to give the warfighters we depend on, the critical equipment they depend on.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 440 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “TSC Recruiting and Talent Search” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: defense contractors. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names defense contractors.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of defense contractors, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name defense contractors. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Defense contractors based in the United States at a glance
As of Sep 6, 2026Companies by employee count
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How recently the business emails on this list were verified
Email last verified
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 defense contractors, 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 “defense contractors”. 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 defense contractors), 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 defense contractors, 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, 7,609 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 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
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Frequently asked
How many defense contractors are based in the United States?
The directory lists 248 defense contractors based in the United States.
Where are most defense contractors located?
Arlington is the single most-represented city among the companies on this list.
How can I find contacts at defense contractors?
The directory includes contact details for 201,917 professionals and 7,609 email addresses associated with the listed defense contractors.
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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 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.
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Top 25 defense contractors based in the United States
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Describe the businesses you want in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch matches company descriptions by meaning.
RevenueBase records 248 matching company records for defense contractors based in the United States, with 201,917 tracked contacts and 7,609 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 6, 2026.
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Top 25 defense contractors based in the United States
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 6, 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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 |  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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 |  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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 |  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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 |  General Dynamics Electric Boatgdeb.comHQ: Groton, CT, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Groton, CT, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 8,318 contacts → |
“General Dynamics Electric Boat is a business unit of General Dynamics with headquarters in Groton, CT.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 |  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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 |  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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 |  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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 |  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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | 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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 |  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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 |  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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | 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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 |  Arcfieldarcfield.comHQ: Chantilly, VA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Chantilly, VA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 798 contacts → |
“Arcfield was purpose-built to protect the nation and its allies through innovations in systems engineering and integration, space and mission launch assurance, cybersecurity and…” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 |  KAY And Associates, INCkayinc.comHQ: Buffalo Grove, IL, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Buffalo Grove, IL, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 754 contacts → |
“Kay and Associates, Inc.(KAI) was established in 1960 by our founder Donald Kay to provide high quality, cost effective solutions in response to the need for engineering and…” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | HQ: Simsbury, CT, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Simsbury, CT, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 687 contacts → |
“Right For Your Mission Headquartered in Simsbury, Connecticut, with additional locations in Graham, Kentucky, and Moorpark, California, EBAD is a global leader in mission-critical…” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 |  Tyonek Native Corptyonek.comHQ: Anchorage, AK, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Anchorage, AK, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 680 contacts → |
“Tyonek Native Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) in 1971.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 |  Fairbanks Morse Defensefmdefense.comHQ: Beloit, WI, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Beloit, WI, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 679 contacts → |
“Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) is the leading provider of the highest value equipment for naval defense customers.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 |  Bluehalo, An AV Companybluehalo.comHQ: Arlington, VA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Arlington, VA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 667 contacts → |
“BlueHalo is now part of AV, a global defense technology leader built for scale, driven by innovation, and delivering #AllDomainDominance across every domain of modern…” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 |  Delaware Resource Groupdrgok.comHQ: Oklahoma City, OK, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Oklahoma City, OK, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 564 contacts → |
“DRG is a premier global Aerospace and Defense Contractor, specializing in comprehensive operations, maintenance and training system integration, services, and support.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 |  AEVEXaevex.comHQ: Solana Beach, CA, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Solana Beach, CA, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 489 contacts → |
“AEVEX designs and delivers autonomous precision strike systems to dominate the modern battlespace.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 |  Fidelity Technologies Corporationfidelitytech.comHQ: Reading, PA, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Reading, PA, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 461 contacts → |
“Fidelity Technologies Corporation is a leading global supplier of quality services and products to Government and Department of Defense clientele in the areas of simulation and…” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 |  Marvin Engineering Companymarvingroup.comHQ: Inglewood, CA, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Inglewood, CA, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 449 contacts → |
“Our mission is to give the warfighters we depend on, the critical equipment they depend on.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 |  TSCtsc.comHQ: NY, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | NY, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 440 contacts → |
“TSC Recruiting and Talent Search” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Defense contractors: dataset insights
September 6, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Reported company sizes
247 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.
Freshness & accuracy
How recently the business emails on this list were verified
Email last verified
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.
Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
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 6, 2026.
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Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for defense contractors?
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 contractors did RevenueBase find based in the United States?
The saved snapshot records 248 matching company records, 201,917 tracked contacts and 7,609 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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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 6, 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 contractors based in the United States. Snapshot: September 6, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/defense-contractors/united-states.
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Company intelligence · public preview
Top 25 defense contractors based in the United States
RevenueBase records 248 matching company records for defense contractors based in the United States, with 201,917 tracked contacts and 7,609 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 6, 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 contractors based in the United States
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 6, 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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | 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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | 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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | 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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | General Dynamics Electric Boatgdeb.com HQ: Groton, CT, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Groton, CT, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 8,318 contacts → |
“General Dynamics Electric Boat is a business unit of General Dynamics with headquarters in Groton, CT.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | 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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | 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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | 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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | 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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | 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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | 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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | 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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | 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 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | Arcfieldarcfield.com HQ: Chantilly, VA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Chantilly, VA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 798 contacts → |
“Arcfield was purpose-built to protect the nation and its allies through innovations in systems engineering and integration, space and mission launch assurance, cybersecurity and…” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | KAY And Associates, INCkayinc.com HQ: Buffalo Grove, IL, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Buffalo Grove, IL, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 754 contacts → |
“Kay and Associates, Inc.(KAI) was established in 1960 by our founder Donald Kay to provide high quality, cost effective solutions in response to the need for engineering and…” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | HQ: Simsbury, CT, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Simsbury, CT, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 687 contacts → |
“Right For Your Mission Headquartered in Simsbury, Connecticut, with additional locations in Graham, Kentucky, and Moorpark, California, EBAD is a global leader in mission-critical…” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Tyonek Native Corptyonek.com HQ: Anchorage, AK, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Anchorage, AK, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 680 contacts → |
“Tyonek Native Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) in 1971.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Fairbanks Morse Defensefmdefense.com HQ: Beloit, WI, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Beloit, WI, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 679 contacts → |
“Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) is the leading provider of the highest value equipment for naval defense customers.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Bluehalo, An AV Companybluehalo.com HQ: Arlington, VA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Arlington, VA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 667 contacts → |
“BlueHalo is now part of AV, a global defense technology leader built for scale, driven by innovation, and delivering #AllDomainDominance across every domain of modern…” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | Delaware Resource Groupdrgok.com HQ: Oklahoma City, OK, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Oklahoma City, OK, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 564 contacts → |
“DRG is a premier global Aerospace and Defense Contractor, specializing in comprehensive operations, maintenance and training system integration, services, and support.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | AEVEXaevex.com HQ: Solana Beach, CA, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Solana Beach, CA, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 489 contacts → |
“AEVEX designs and delivers autonomous precision strike systems to dominate the modern battlespace.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Fidelity Technologies Corporationfidelitytech.com HQ: Reading, PA, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Reading, PA, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 461 contacts → |
“Fidelity Technologies Corporation is a leading global supplier of quality services and products to Government and Department of Defense clientele in the areas of simulation and…” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Marvin Engineering Companymarvingroup.com HQ: Inglewood, CA, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Inglewood, CA, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 449 contacts → |
“Our mission is to give the warfighters we depend on, the critical equipment they depend on.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | TSCtsc.com HQ: NY, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | NY, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 440 contacts → |
“TSC Recruiting and Talent Search” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Defense contractors: dataset insights
September 6, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Reported company sizes
247 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.
Freshness & accuracy
How recently the business emails on this list were verified
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How this company list was built
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Where the company descriptions come from
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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.
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Snapshot: September 6, 2026.
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What does Exact match mean for defense contractors?
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 contractors did RevenueBase find based in the United States?
The saved snapshot records 248 matching company records, 201,917 tracked contacts and 7,609 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: September 6, 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 contractors based in the United States. Snapshot: September 6, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/defense-contractors/united-states.
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