defense contractors
Military equipment suppliers
Defense contractors are companies that develop and manufacture military equipment, weapons systems, and related services for government armed forces.
The term usually refers to large corporations with lucrative government contracts: Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are major defense contractors.
The relationship between these companies, military leadership, and Congress is sometimes called the military-industrial complex.
Critics note that defense contractors profit from war and often lobby for increased military spending.
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
- dronesUnmanned aerial vehicles
- tanksStorage vessels for liquids
- fighter jetsArmed military aircraft
- weaponsTools for fighting
ammunition · supply chains · Beltway · geopolitical strategy · arms race · cost overruns · cost plus · black budget · revolving door · iron triangle · risk assessment · Raytheon · artificial intelligence · lobbying · DARPA · military technology · Lockheed Martin · data analytics
- Defense ContractorsLockheed Martin, Raytheon, RTX, Boeing, Thales
- armed forcesarmy, military, soldiers, troops, marines
- defense industrymilitary contracts, arms production, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon
- defense researchDARPA, weapons labs, military research, weapons testing, naval research
- government contractorsLockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, shipbuilders, ammunition
- veteran careersveteran jobs, job placement, veteran preference, hiring programs, career services
defense contractorscommercial enterprises
For-profit organizations
humanitarian organizations · toy manufacturers · educational institutions · tech startups
defense contractorspacifist movements
Organized opposition to armed conflict
Doctors Without Borders · diplomatic corps · humanitarian organizations · peace activists · peace corps
defense contractorssmall businesses
Independently owned, limited-scale companies