A defense contractor (sometimes called a ''military contractor'') is a business organization or individual that provides products or services to a defense department of a government. While most defense contractors provide logistics, technical and training (e.g., warfare simulation), and communications support, a few defense contractors are directly involved with weaponry. {| border="1" cellpadding="2" |+Top 10 Defense contractors 2004 |- !Rank !Name !Country !2003 Rank !Defense Revenue
($ million) !% of total revenue |- |1 |Lockheed Martin |United States |1 |$30,097 |94.6 |- |2 |Boeing |U.S. |2 |$27,360 |54.2 |- |3 |Northrop Grumman |U.S. |5 |$18,700 |71.4 |- |4 |BAE Systems |United Kingdom (1) |4 |$17,159 |76.7 |- |5 |Raytheon |U.S. |3 |$16,896 |93.3 |- |6 |General Dynamics |U.S. |6 |$12,782 |76.9 |- |7 |Thales Group |France |7 |$8,476 |63.7 |- |8 |EADS |Netherlands (2) |8 |$8,036 |21.3 |- |9 |Finmeccanica |Italy |9 |$5,895 |54.3 |- |10 |United Technologies |U.S. |11 |$5,300 |17.1 |- |} #''U.S. defense sales now surpass U.K. defense sales, see subsidiary: BAE Systems North America'' #''Incorporated in Netherlands, merger of French, German and Spanish aviation companies'' :''Source: [http://www.defensenews.com/content/features/2004chart1.html www.defensenews.com]'' ==See also== *:Category:Defence companies *list of US defense contractors, arms trade, military-industrial complex, private military contractor Defence companiesWar
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A defense contractor (sometimes called a ''military contractor'') is a business organization or individual that provides products or services to a defense department of a government. While most defense contractors provide logistics, technical and training (e.g., warfare simulation), and communications support, a few defense contractors are directly involved with weaponry. {| border="1" cellpadding="2" |+Top 10 Defense contractors 2004 |- !Rank !Name !Country !2003 Rank !Defense Revenue
($ million) !% of total revenue |- |1 |Lockheed Martin |United States |1 |$30,097 |94.6 |- |2 |Boeing |U.S. |2 |$27,360 |54.2 |- |3 |Northrop Grumman |U.S. |5 |$18,700 |71.4 |- |4 |BAE Systems |United Kingdom (1) |4 |$17,159 |76.7 |- |5 |Raytheon |U.S. |3 |$16,896 |93.3 |- |6 |General Dynamics |U.S. |6 |$12,782 |76.9 |- |7 |Thales Group |France |7 |$8,476 |63.7 |- |8 |EADS |Netherlands (2) |8 |$8,036 |21.3 |- |9 |Finmeccanica |Italy |9 |$5,895 |54.3 |- |10 |United Technologies |U.S. |11 |$5,300 |17.1 |- |} #''U.S. defense sales now surpass U.K. defense sales, see subsidiary: BAE Systems North America'' #''Incorporated in Netherlands, merger of French, German and Spanish aviation companies'' :''Source: [http://www.defensenews.com/content/features/2004chart1.html www.defensenews.com]'' ==See also== *:Category:Defence companies *list of US defense contractors, arms trade, military-industrial complex, private military contractor Defence companiesWar
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