Aerospace Defense companies
This page indexes 112 aerospace defense companies across the United States, organized from public data. Use the state breakdown to find aerospace defense firms near you. Figures for public companies are sourced from SEC filings and dated.
By state
Alabama (6)Arizona (2)California (18)Colorado (3)Connecticut (3)Florida (7)Idaho (2)Illinois (2)Kansas (3)Massachusetts (2)Michigan (3)Minnesota (2)Nevada (2)New Jersey (2)North Carolina (6)Ohio (3)Oklahoma (3)Oregon (11)Texas (9)Utah (2)Virginia (4)Wyoming (4)
All aerospace defense companies
| Company | State | Industry | Type | Ticker | Revenue (dated) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AeroVironment | California | Aerospace Defense | public | AVAV | $2.0B (FY 2026) |
| Boeing | Illinois | Real Estate, Aerospace Defense | public | BA | $77B (FY 2019) |
| Curtiss-Wright | New Jersey | Aerospace Defense | public | CW | $3.5B (FY 2025) |
| Delta Air Lines | Georgia | Transportation, Aerospace Defense | public | DAL | $63B (FY 2025) |
| General Dynamics | Virginia | Aerospace Defense | public | GD | $53B (FY 2025) |
| Honeywell | North Carolina | Healthcare, Retail, Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | public | HON | $37B (FY 2025) |
| Lockheed Martin | Maryland | Technology, Aerospace Defense | public | LMT | $60B (FY 2019) |
| RTX Corporation | Virginia | Aerospace Defense | public | RTX | $89B (FY 2025) |
| Virgin Galactic | California | Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | SPCE | $2M (FY 2025) |
| Williams International | Michigan | Aerospace Defense | public | WMB | $15B (FY 2025) |
| Woodward, Inc. | Colorado | Aerospace Defense | public | WWD | $3.6B (FY 2025) |
| AerSale | Florida | Aerospace Defense | public | ASLE | $335M (FY 2025) |
| American Airlines Group | Texas | Transportation, Aerospace Defense | public | AAL | $55B (FY 2025) |
| StandardAero | Arizona | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | public | SARO | $6.1B (FY 2025) |
| TransDigm Group | Ohio | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | public | TDG | $7.9B (FY 2024) |
| AAR Defense Systems & Logistics | Oklahoma | Aerospace Defense | public | — | — |
| Allegiant Air | Nevada | Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| B/E Aerospace | Florida | Aerospace Defense | public | — | — |
| Bombardier Capital | Florida | Aerospace Defense | public | — | — |
| Cytec Industries | New Jersey | Aerospace Defense | public | — | — |
| GE Aerospace | Ohio | Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| Harris Corporation | Florida | Aerospace Defense | public | — | — |
| Northrop Grumman | California | Technology, Aerospace Defense | public | — | — |
| Precision Castparts Corp. | Oregon | Aerospace Defense | public | — | — |
| Raytheon | Massachusetts | Aerospace Defense | public | — | — |
| Rockwell Collins | Iowa | Aerospace Defense | public | — | — |
| SpaceX | California | Aerospace Defense | public | — | — |
| Spirit AeroSystems | Kansas | Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| Mesa Air Group | Arizona | Transportation, Aerospace Defense | public | — | — |
| Raven Industries | South Dakota | Aerospace Defense | public | — | — |
| Signature Aviation | Florida | Aerospace Defense | public | — | — |
| Triumph Group | Pennsylvania | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | public | — | — |
| Aerojet | California | Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings | California | Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| Aeronca Aircraft | Ohio | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Airbus Helicopters, Inc. | Texas | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Beechcraft | Kansas | Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| Bell Helicopter | Texas | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| Blue Origin | Washington | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Boeing Defense, Space & Security | Virginia | Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| Bulova | New York | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| Cessna | Kansas | Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| Chelton Flight Systems | Idaho | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Cirrus Aircraft | Minnesota | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Collins Aerospace | North Carolina | Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| Continental Aerospace Technologies | Alabama | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| Dynetics | Alabama | Manufacturing, Transportation, Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| Great Lakes Aircraft Company | Colorado | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Honda Aircraft Company | North Carolina | Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| ILC Dover | Delaware | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Jeppesen | Colorado | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Lancair | Oregon | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Piper Aircraft | Florida | Manufacturing, Real Estate, Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Pratt & Whitney | Connecticut | Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| Robinson Helicopter Company | California | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Rolls-Royce North America | Virginia | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Sierra Nevada Corporation | Nevada | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Sikorsky Aircraft | Connecticut | Real Estate, Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| SpaceXAI | Texas | Technology, Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| SSL | California | Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| The Spaceship Company | California | Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| Thiokol | Utah | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| UTC Aerospace Systems | North Carolina | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Van's Aircraft | Oregon | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Accelrys | California | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| Aero Adventure Aviation | Florida | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Astronautics Corporation of America | Wisconsin | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Aviat | Wyoming | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Ballistic Recovery Systems | Minnesota | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Beaujon Aircraft | Oklahoma | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Boeing Phantom Works | California | Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| Brantly International | Texas | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Budd Company | Michigan | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Call Aircraft Company | Wyoming | Transportation, Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Camber Corporation | Alabama | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Carter Aviation Technologies | Texas | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Cobray Company | North Dakota | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Columbia Aircraft | Oregon | Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| Columbia Helicopters | Oregon | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Command-Aire | Arkansas | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Croman Corporation | Oregon | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Cubic Corporation | California | Transportation, Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| deciBel Research | Alabama | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Eclipse Aviation | New Mexico | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Epic Aircraft | Oregon | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Firefly Balloons | North Carolina | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| GE Measurement & Control | Massachusetts | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| General Atomics | California | Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| General Dynamics Land Systems | Michigan | Transportation, Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| Hamilton Sundstrand | Connecticut | Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| Honda Aero | North Carolina | Aerospace Defense | subsidiary | — | — |
| Intercontinental Manufacturing Company | Texas | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Intermountain Manufacturing Company | Wyoming | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Miro Technologies | California | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Mooney International Corporation | Texas | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| New Kolb Aircraft | Kentucky | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Oregon Iron Works | Oregon | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Quest Aircraft | Idaho | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Roberts Aircraft | Wyoming | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Rocketplane Limited, Inc. | Oklahoma | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Ryan Aeronautical | California | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Scaled Composites | California | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Skycraft Airplanes | Utah | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| SpaceDev | California | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Strayer Voigt Inc | Texas | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Sundstrand Corporation | Illinois | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Swanson Group Aviation | Oregon | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Torch Technologies | Alabama | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Vari-Prop | Oregon | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering | Alabama | Manufacturing, Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| Windward Performance | Oregon | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |
| XCOR Aerospace | California | Aerospace Defense | private | — | — |