defense contracts
Pentagon spending agreements
Defense contracts are agreements between governments and private companies to supply military equipment, weapons, technology, or services.
The term often appears in discussions of government spending and the relationship between military institutions and industry: The company landed a major defense contract worth billions.
Defense contractors range from aerospace giants building fighter jets to small firms providing logistics support.
- armored vehiclesPlated military transport machines
- weapons systemsMilitary attack apparatus
- appropriationsDesignated funds for purposes
- radar systemsEquipment detecting objects via radio waves
- missile systemsGuided explosive delivery platforms
military industrial complex · export controls · bid rigging · contract · fighter jets · cost overruns · electronic warfare · war economy · artificial intelligence · stealth technology · classified projects · black budget · DARPA · risk assessments · boots on the ground · naval vessels · supply chain management · equipment maintenance
- Canadian MilitaryCanadian Armed Forces, Canadian Army, DND, military branches, service branches
- defense industryarms production, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, munitions
- defense researchDARPA, weapons labs, military research, weapons testing, naval research
- defense spendingmilitary spending, army budget, war funding, military funding, security spending
- government spendinggovernment spending, federal budget, expenditures, allocations, military spending
- military defenseradar station, command center, interceptor, surveillance, early warning systems
defense contractsinfrastructure development
Building essential shared systems
peace dividend · disarmament agreements · development aid · public works projects · healthcare spending
defense contractsprivate enterprise
Individually owned business operation