1, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is an American aerospace manufacturer, which was formed by the merger of Lockheed and Martin marietta in 1995. Lockheed Martin is headquartered in Bethesda, montgomery county, Maryland.
In terms of turnover, Lockheed Martin is the largest defense industry contractor in the world. By 2005, 95% of Lockheed Martin's turnover came from the US Department of Defense, other US federal agencies and foreign troops. Lockheed Martin Company (hereinafter referred to as Lockheed Martin Company), one of the largest defense industry contractors in the United States, was formed by the merger of the former Lockheed Company and Martin marietta Company in 1995. At present, its core business is aviation, electronics, information technology, aerospace systems and missiles. The main products include all submarine-launched ballistic missiles of the US Navy, theater high-altitude area air defense system, communication satellite system, fighter planes such as F- 16, F-22 and F-35(JSF), U-2 spy reconnaissance plane and SR-7 1 Blackbird strategic reconnaissance plane. C-5 series "Yinhe" large military transport aircraft and shore-based anti-submarine aircraft P-3 series, C- 130 series military transport aircraft, military electronic systems, flight training AIDS, fire control systems and air traffic control equipment. , accounting for 1/3 of the annual procurement budget of the US Department of Defense, and controlling 40% of the world defense market, covering almost all the production and launch business of US military satellites.
Lockheed Martin's secret skunk factory was built in 1943, hidden in a plain in burbank, and its workshop was disguised as a residential area with the help of Walter Disney company.
Lockheed Martin is the world's largest arms manufacturer and the largest military aircraft manufacturer. Representative products: F- 16 fighter, F-22 stealth fighter, F-35 stealth fighter, F-17 stealth fighter, P-3 anti-submarine aircraft, S-3 patrol aircraft, U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, C-1. Joint General Purpose Missile, Army Tactical Missile System, Patriot -3 Ground-to-Ground Hellfire Anti-tank Missile, Compact Kinetic Energy Missile, Gemstone Road Guided Bomb, Multi-barrel Rocket System, High Mobile Artillery System, Littoral Combat Ship, MK48 Torpedo and Aegis Weapon System.
Boeing is the largest airline in the world. Its predecessor was 19 16, Pacific Aviation Products Company founded by william Boeing (Seaplane Factory, 19 12, which was ordered by the US Department of Defense to manufacture military aircraft), 1934, when Boeing Aircraft Company was established,19/kloc. Headquartered in Seattle before, it moved to Chicago, Illinois in September, 200 1. Aircraft factories are concentrated in Washington and Kansas. 1996, Boeing acquired the defense and space systems department of Rockwell. 1997, Boeing merged with McDonnell Douglas. June, 5438+October, 2000 10, Boeing reached an agreement with General Motors, and invested 3.75 billion dollars to acquire the aerospace and communication business department of Hughes Electronics, making Boeing the largest commercial satellite manufacturer in the world. Boeing is not only the world's largest manufacturer of civil and military aircraft, but also one of the largest aircraft exporters. In terms of sales, Boeing is the largest exporter in the United States.
Boeing is the second largest arms manufacturer in the world. Its representative products are: B- 1 bomber, B-52 bomber, P-8 anti-submarine aircraft, E-3 early warning aircraft, E-737 early warning aircraft, E-4 command aircraft, E-6 command aircraft, C- 17 transport aircraft, C-40 transport aircraft and KC-6540. YAL- 1 airborne laser, "Air Force One" presidential aircraft, C-32 VIP aircraft, X-45 unmanned combat aircraft, F- 15 fighter aircraft, F/A- 18 fighter aircraft, AV-8 attack aircraft, T-45 trainer aircraft and AH-64 armed forces.
3. Northrop Grumman ranks third among global defense companies and is also the largest manufacturer of radar and warships. Headquartered in San Diego, California, the company has factories or offices in more than 65,438+000 regions around the world, with 65,438+025,400 employees and an annual income of $30.7 billion.
Company history
1929, Northrop Airlines was acquired by United Air Transport Company and later merged into Douglas Aircraft Company.
1930, Grumman Aircraft Engineering Company was established.
1939, Northrop Corporation was re-established.
1994, Northrop merged with Grumman.
200 1 Acquisition of Litton Industries.
200 1 Acquisition of Newport Shipbuilding and Dry Docking Company.
In 2002, TRW was acquired.
Northrop Grumman is the third largest arms manufacturer, the largest radar manufacturer and the largest warship manufacturer in the world. Representative products: B-2 stealth bomber, E-2 early warning aircraft, E-8 early warning aircraft, E- 10 early warning aircraft, EA-6 electronic fighter, KC-30 tanker, X-47 UAV, rq-4. CVN2 1 Future aircraft carrier, Zumwalt class destroyer, Virginia class nuclear submarine, advanced seal conveying system, Hornet class amphibious assault ship, LHA-6 Future amphibious assault ship, San Antonio class amphibious dock transport ship, maritime security patrol ship and Ella class frigate.
Raytheon is one of the largest defense contractors in the United States, and its headquarters is in Waltham, Massachusetts. Raytheon has 80,000 employees worldwide and a turnover of about $22 billion. More than 90% of Raytheon's turnover comes from defense contracts, that is, by 2005, Raytheon will become the fifth largest defense contractor in the world.
Company history
Lawrence, two former school roommates? k？ Marshall and Vanessa? Bush and scientist Charlie? g？ On 1922, Mr. and Mrs. Smith established "American Instruments Company" in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The first product of this company is a helium rectifier based on Smith's past research and development. This kind of vacuum tube is named Raytheon, which is used in AC junction box. This product uses socket instead of large battery to supply power to radio receiver. 1925 The company name was changed to Raytheon.
During World War II, Raytheon began to manufacture magnetrons for radar, and then produced the whole radar system. 1945, Percy of Raytheon? Percy Spencer invented the microwave oven. He found that the magnetron can also be used to cook food. 1948, Raytheon began to manufacture guided missiles. In the years after the war, Raytheon also manufactured radio and television transmitters and related products, and obtained D. C. Heath Publishing House to participate in the education publishing industry. Raytheon began to participate in transistor manufacturing in the 1950 s, and its products included the popular CK722, which was sold to amateurs.
Raytheon 1980 acquired Beech Aircraft Manufacturing Company, and 1993 acquired BAe commercial passenger aircraft production line. Raytheon Aircraft Company was established after the merger of two cases: 1994.
In the mid-1990s, Raytheon acquired the military-related businesses of E- Systems and Texas Instruments. During the period of 1997, Raytheon Company purchased Hughes Aircraft Company from General Motors, including some product lines previously purchased by Hughes Company, including missile business purchased from General Dynamics Company, military departments of Delcaux Electronics Company and Magnavox Electronic Systems Company. These acquisitions and mergers have increased the production capacity of Raytheon.
Raytheon is the fourth largest arms manufacturer and the largest missile manufacturer in the world. Its representative products are: cub air-to-surface missiles, high-speed anti-radiation missiles, advanced cruise missiles, weapons outside the joint defense zone, Tomahawk cruise missiles, rattlesnake air-to-air missiles, advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, and Patriot/Patriot -2. Kinetic interceptor, javelin anti-tank missile, Tao -2 anti-tank missile, standard -2/ standard -3 ship-to-air missile, sea sparrow ship-to-air missile, Ram ship-to-air missile, Gemstone road guided bomb, Excalibur guided projectile, T.
6. General Dynamics is an American defense enterprise group. In 2005, General Dynamics was the sixth largest defense contractor in the world.
history
1899, the electric boat company was established.
1952, the company was renamed General Dynamics.
1953, Conville was acquired.
1982 acquired Chrysler combat system and formed a general power combat system.
1992 Tactical Missile Division sold to Hughes Electric and Cessna sold to Teflon.
1993, the fixed-wing military aircraft division (including the F- 16 production line) was sold to Lockheed. Sell the space systems division to Martin marietta.
1994, Conville Aircraft Structure Department was sold to McDonnell Douglas.
1995, the bath iron works established in 1890 was acquired.
1996, shut down Conville.
1998, acquisition of national steel and shipbuilding.
1999, acquisition of Gulfstream Aerospace.
200 1, after the acquisition of Motorola integrated information system, a general power decision-making system was established.
In 2002, it acquired advanced technology products.
In 2003, General Motors was renamed General Motors. Acquisition of Steyr Daimler puch spezialfahrzeug. Acquisition of Veridan.
General Dynamics: the fifth largest arms manufacturer and the largest armored vehicle manufacturer in the world. Representative products: Abrams tank, EFV expeditionary vehicle, future combat systems, piranha/Shrek/Ralph series wheeled armored vehicles, Pandol wheeled armored vehicles, Pizarro infantry fighting vehicles, sea wolf class nuclear submarines, Los Angeles class nuclear submarines, and ". Burke class destroyer, Lewis and Clark class dry cargo ship, littoral combat ship, Hydra -70 rocket, expedition fire support system.
All the above companies are privately owned. Although the United States is a military power with advanced weapons and equipment, there is no special defense industry department, and national defense research and production are mainly undertaken by private enterprises. For example, Shangluoma Company, Boeing Company and Raytheon Company, the largest arms manufacturing company in the United States, are all private enterprises run by both the military and the people. In the United States, private enterprises account for 90% of its military enterprises, and about13 of the enterprises in the United States are closely related to military production, which can be called "typical" of private military products. Whether it is "small pieces" such as military uniforms, helmets and stretchers, or "big pieces" such as fighters, missiles, radars, submarines and tanks, most of them are designed and manufactured by private enterprises. At the same time, the US military is not limited to purchasing products directly from private enterprises, but also includes leasing products and purchasing services. 35% of the maintenance and repair tasks of US Navy and Air Force aircraft are undertaken by private enterprises. In the next few years, this proportion will increase to more than 40%.
In addition, there are McDonnell Douglas, Curtis, American Airlines, Northrop, Grumman, Hewlett-Packard, Dassault France and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan.
Springfield Weapons Company, the predecessor of Springfield Arsenal in Ohio, USA, was founded at the end of 18, originally owned by the state, and was privatized after the Vietnam War.
Smith Wesson Weapons Company, founded in 1897, is now one of the mainstream gun brands in the United States.
Founded at the beginning of19th century, Colt is the largest weapons company in the United States.
Browning, founded at the same time as Colt, was originally in Belgium, and later its trademark and patent were bought out by the United States, becoming the largest weapon design company in the United States.