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The SIPRI List of Top 100 arms-producing companies

This table contains financial data on the 100 world largest arms-producing companies (excluding China) in 2002. Figures are in US$ million, at current prices and exchange rates.

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To better understand this data and the definitions on which it is based, it is important to consult our sources and methods. Clicking on a letter next to a company name will launch the footnote for that company.

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Company Name Country Arms Sales Arms Sales Total Sales Arms Share
    m USD m USD m USD %
               
1
1
 Boeing USA 20500 18000 54069 38
2
2
 Lockheed Martin c USA 18870 17860 26578 71
3
5
 Northrop Grumman d USA 17800 10580 22652 79
4
4
 Raytheon USA 15250 14340 16760 91
5
3
 BAE SYSTEMS e UK 14070 14440 18233 77
6
6
 General Dynamics USA 9820 7790 13829 71
7
7
 Thales France 6840 5630 10451 65
8
8
 EADS f W. Eur. 5630 5510 28139 20
9
9
 United Technologies, UTC USA 4550 3800 28212 16
10
11
 Finmeccanica g Italy 3720 2860 7351 51
11
18
 L-3 Communications USA 3020 1720 4011 75
12
13
 Science Applications h USA 3000 2530 5903 51
13
16
 Computer Sciences Corporation i USA 2900 1770 13704 21
14
12
 Rolls Royce UK 2850 2590 8689 33
15
14
 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries j Japan 2780 2270 20687 13
S
S
 Pratt & Whitney (UTC) USA 2490 1710 7645 33
16
15
 General Electric USA 2200 1900 131698 2
17
. .
 DCN k France 2050 . . 2053 100
S
S
 MBDA (BAE/EADS/Finmeccanica) l W. Eur. 1880 . . 1882 100
18
19
 Honeywell International USA 1830 1630 22274 8
19
17
 GKN UK 1800 1730 6684 27
20
22
 United Defense, UD m USA 1730 1320 1725 100
21
20
 Rheinmetall FRG 1580 1440 4302 37
S
S
 Rheinmetall DeTec (Rheinm.) FRG 1580 1440 1578 100
22
23
 ITT Industries USA 1510 1300 4985 30
23
24
 Textron USA 1390 1230 10658 13
24
28
 Smiths UK 1380 1080 4609 30
25
31
 Saab Sweden 1310 1060 1698 77
26
21
 Israel Aircraft Industries Israel 1260 1320 2068 61
27
32
 Alliant Tech Systems USA 1250 1060 2172 58
28
-
 URS Corporation n USA 1200 0 3185 38
29
27
 SNECMA Groupe France 1160 1110 6121 19
30
42
 Dassault Aviation Groupe France 1140 730 3235 35
31
29
 Rockwell Collins USA 1120 1070 2492 45
32
34
 CEA France 1100 960 2700 41
33
37
 Goodrich USA 1020 840 3910 26
34
. .
 KnAAPO o Russia 960 . . 1008 95
35
36
 Harris p USA 960 860 1876 51
36
39
 QinetiQ q UK 930 810 1167 80
37
46
 DaimlerChrysler, DC r FRG 920 680 140771 1
38
52
 General Motors, GM USA 900 540 186763 . .
S
S
 General Motors Canada (GM, USA) s Canada 900 540 . . . .
39
33
 Kawasaki Heavy Industries Japan 880 1000 9886 9
40
41
 Elbit Systems Israel 860 760 860 100
41
43
 Jacobs Engineering Group USA 840 730 4556 18
42
40
 Singapore Technologies, ST Singap. 830 800 . . . .
S
S
 ST Engineering (ST) Singap. 830 800 1463 57
43
45
 Rafael Israel 760 710 762 100
44
44
 GIAT Industries France 730 710 731 100
45
51
 Titan t USA 730 550 1392 52
46
58
 FIAT Italy 720 490 . . . .
47
26
 Ordnance Factories u India 690 1130 778 88
48
59
 VT Group UK 660 490 848 78
49
49
 SAGEM Groupe v France 620 610 2601 24
50
55
 Korea Aerospace Industries w S. Korea 610 510 761 80
51
56
 DRS Technologies USA 610 510 676 90
52
38
 Mitsubishi Electric Japan 590 830 29101 2
53
68
 Oshkosh Truck USA 590 420 1744 34
54
57
 Anteon x USA 580 500 826 70
55
50
 Krauss-Maffei Wegmann FRG 570 600 569 100
56
53
 EDS y USA 570 530 21502 3
57
47
 Ishikawajima-Harima HI Japan 550 670 8127 7
58
54
 Samsung z S. Korea 550 520 . . . .
59
63
 Cobham UK 540 460 1103 49
S
S
 FIAT Avio (FIAT) aa Italy 530 310 1444 37
60
60
 Diehl FRG 510 470 1349 38
61
61
 Hindustan Aeronautics India 510 470 642 80
62
. .
 Irkut o Russia 510 . . 562 90
63
84
 Veridian bb USA 500 330 1016 49
64
. .
 Aerokosmicheskoe oborud. o Russia 480 . . 530 90
S
S
 MTU Friedrichshafen (DC) FRG 480 320 1198 40
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 ThyssenKrupp, TK FRG . . . . 34536 . .
S
S
 ThyssenKrupp Marine (TK) FRG . . . . 857 . .
66
64
 RUAG Switzerl. 470 450 645 72
67
86
 Fincantieri cc Italy 460 320 2059 23
68
48
 Devonport Management dd UK 450 620 563 80
69
65
 Stewart & Stevenson USA 450 430 1176 38
70
66
 The Aerospace Corp. ee USA 450 430 506 89
71
67
 Babcock International Group UK 440 420 636 68
72
82
 CACI International USA 430 330 682 64
73
76
 ManTech International ff USA 430 370 500 87
S
S
 MTU Aero Engines (DC) FRG 430 360 2085 21
74
72
 Mitre gg USA 420 390 740 57
S
S
 Samsung Techwin (Samsung) S. Korea 420 430 1147 36
75
80
 Bharat Electronics India 410 330 516 79
76
75
 Toshiba Japan 400 370 43018 1
77
70
 AM General Corporation hh USA 400 400 550 73
78
-
 Vertex Aerospace ii USA 400 0 . . . .
79
74
 CAE Canada 390 380 720 54
80
62
 NEC Japan 390 470 37443 1
81
89
 SEPI Spain 390 290 . . . .
S
S
 Izar (SEPI) jj Spain 390 290 1446 27
82
83
 Engineered Support Systems USA 380 330 408 93
83
69
 Israel Military Industries Israel 360 400 361 100
84
88
 Indra Spain 360 290 822 43
85
90
 Tenix Australia 350 280 451 78
S
S
 Elisra Israel 350 300 363 96
86
-
 Alvis UK 340 220 339 100
87
73
 Silicon Graphics kk USA 340 390 1341 25
88
94
 Kongsberg Gruppen Norway 330 250 874 38
S
S
 ADI (Tenix/Thales, France) Australia 330 320 394 84
89
. .
 Ufimskoe MPO o Russia 320 . . 341 95
90
79
 Denel S. Africa 320 350 415 77
91
96
 Ultra Electronics UK 320 250 391 81
92
92
 Cubic Corporation USA 310 280 560 56
93
93
 Integrated Defense Technologies ll USA 300 260 304 100
94
-
 Moog USA 300 180 718 42
95
87
 Komatsu Japan 290 310 . . . .
96
-
 EDO USA 290 220 329 88
97
85
 Bombardier Canada 280 320 15080 2
98
. .
 MiG o Russia 270 . . 285 95
99
. .
 Uralvagonzavod o Russia 270 . . 475 57
S
S
 Samsung Thales (Thales/Samsung) S. Korea 260 190 258 100
S
97
 United States Marine Repair (UD) USA 260 250 255 100
100
99
 SMA France 230 220 234 100

 

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