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Defense Industry

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The global industry, also known as the arms or military industry, that manufactures and sells weapons, munitions and other military technology to armed forces of states as well as, in some jurisdictions, civilian customers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Sector
Manufacturing and government contracting 1
Connections

Associated With

Aerospace Industry, Industries

Major defense contractors build both military aircraft and civil aerospace products; the arms and aerospace industries substantially overlap.

Source Wikipedia, Arms Industry
Firearms Industry, Industries

Firearms manufacturing overlaps heavily with military small arms production, tying the sector to the defense industry.

Source Wikipedia, Small arms trade
Shipbuilding Industry, Industries

Naval shipbuilding for warships and submarines is a major segment of the defense industry, built by many of the same yards.

Source Wikipedia, Shipbuilding
Space Industry, Industries

Military satellites, launch vehicles and missile systems tie much of the space industry closely to defense contractors and government defense budgets.

Source Wikipedia, Space Industry

Companies In Industry

Aselsan, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Aselsan
Avio S.p.A., Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: Avio S.p.A.
BAE Systems plc, Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: BAE Systems plc
Beretta, Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: Beretta
Colt CZ Group, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Colt CZ Group
General Dynamics Corporation, Companies and Brands

A major defense contractor; classified in the atlas defense-industry.

Hanwha Aerospace, Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: Hanwha Aerospace
L3Harris Technologies, Inc., Companies and Brands

A major defense contractor; classified in the atlas defense-industry.

Leonardo S.p.A., Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Leonardo S.p.A.
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Companies and Brands

A major defense contractor; classified in the atlas defense-industry.

Metals and Engineering Corporation, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Metals and Engineering Corporation
Norinco, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Norinco
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Companies and Brands

A major defense contractor; classified in the atlas defense-industry.

QinetiQ, Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: QinetiQ
Remington Arms, Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: Remington Arms
Rheinmetall, Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: Rheinmetall
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Rolls-Royce Holdings
RTX Corporation, Companies and Brands

A major defense contractor; classified in the atlas defense-industry.

Saab AB, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Saab AB
Thales S.A., Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Thales Group
ZF Friedrichshafen, Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: ZF Friedrichshafen
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Arms Industry
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    The arms industry, also known as the defense (or defence) industry or military industry is a global industry which manufactures and sells weapons and other military technology to a variety of customers, including the armed forces of states and civilian individuals and organizations.
  • Associated With: Aerospace Industry, Aerospace systems section
    Encompassing military aircraft (both land-based and naval aviation), conventional missiles, and military satellites, this is the most technologically advanced sector of the market.
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Wikipedia, Shipbuilding
WikipediaAssociated With: Shipbuilding IndustryView the Source
Wikipedia, Space Industry
WikipediaAssociated With: Space IndustryView the Source
Wikipedia, Small arms trade
WikipediaAssociated With: Firearms IndustryView the Source
Wikipedia: Saab AB
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Saab AB, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Saab AB, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q392933, matched to the live industry entity "Defense Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Rolls-Royce Holdings
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q392933, matched to the live industry entity "Defense Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Leonardo S.p.A.
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Leonardo S.p.A., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Leonardo S.p.A., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q392933, matched to the live industry entity "Defense Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Thales Group
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Thales S.A., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Thales S.A., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q392933, matched to the live industry entity "Defense Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Norinco
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Norinco, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Norinco, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q392933, matched to the live industry entity "Defense Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Metals and Engineering Corporation
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Metals and Engineering Corporation, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Metals and Engineering Corporation, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q392933, matched to the live industry entity "Defense Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Aselsan
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Aselsan, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Aselsan, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q392933, matched to the live industry entity "Defense Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Colt CZ Group
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Colt CZ Group, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Colt CZ Group, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q392933, matched to the live industry entity "Defense Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: ZF Friedrichshafen
WikidataCompanies In Industry: ZF Friedrichshafen, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: ZF Friedrichshafen, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q392933, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: BAE Systems plc
WikidataCompanies In Industry: BAE Systems plc, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: BAE Systems plc, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q392933, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: Rheinmetall
WikidataCompanies In Industry: Rheinmetall, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Rheinmetall, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q392933, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: Beretta
WikidataCompanies In Industry: Beretta, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Beretta, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q392933, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: Remington Arms
WikidataCompanies In Industry: Remington Arms, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Remington Arms, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q392933, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: Hanwha Aerospace
WikidataCompanies In Industry: Hanwha Aerospace, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Hanwha Aerospace, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q392933, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: Avio S.p.A.
WikidataCompanies In Industry: Avio S.p.A., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Avio S.p.A., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q392933, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: QinetiQ
WikidataCompanies In Industry: QinetiQ, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: QinetiQ, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q392933, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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