Aircraft Manufacturing Industry
Aircraft Manufacturing Company List
- BAE Systems, Inc.
- Subsidiary BAE Systems, Inc. takes care of business in North America for parent BAE SYSTEMS plc -- the largest foreign player in the US defense market. Operations...more
- The Boeing Company
- Boeing is the 800-pound gorilla of US aerospace. The world's largest aerospace company, Boeing is the #2 maker of large commercial jets (behind rival Airbus) and the #2...more
- Boeing United Kingdom Limited
- Boeing, the world's largest aerospace company, is also the #2 defense contractor (behind Lockheed Martin) and the #2 maker of commercial aircraft (behind...more
- CIC International Ltd.
- Like a veteran goalie, CIC International holds its own on defense. The company makes military equipment and systems for governments and defense contractors worldwide. CIC's main products include...more
- Dukane Corporation
- Flipper loves Dukane because the company helps keep tuna sandwiches dolphin-free. Its Seacom division is a world leader in producing acoustic beacons known as "pingers," which warn marine mammals...more
- Erickson Air-Crane, Inc.
- Q: If a gallon of water weighs eight pounds, how do you get enough gallons into the sky to make a difference in fighting a forest fire? A: Ask Erickson...more
- Finmeccanica SpA
- Italy's largest engineering and aerospace/defense group, Finmeccanica makes helicopters, military aircraft, defense systems, satellites, and much more. The company operates through some 100...more
- General Atomics
- General Atomics has more than nuclear energy these days. The company, which was founded in 1955 to research atomic energy, continues to develop and operate nuclear power reactor systems, but may...more
- General Dynamics Corporation
- Defense contractor General Dynamics brings it on by land, air, and sea. It operates in four areas: Information Systems & Technology (command and control systems), Marine Systems (warships and...more
- Hawker Beechcraft Corporation
- Hawker Beechcraft (formerly Raytheon Aircraft) is flying solo now. The company manufactures passenger planes, and offers service and support as well as aircraft management and charter services. The...more
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
- This HAL has much more benign intentions than the villainous computer from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) isn't concerned with interplanetary travel; it...more
- Kaman Corporation
- Kaman makes military helicopters, but it's the distribution of industrial products that makes the company fly. The company distributes industrial products such as...more
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Land, sea, or sky, Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) gets things moving. KHI's consumer products and machinery division makes motorcycles, personal watercraft (the Jet Ski brand), and all-terrain...more
- Lagardère SCA
- Lagardère is shedding its missiles in favor of media. The company, whose primary holdings include media firm Lagardère Active (publisher of...more
- Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Lockheed Martin moves product in times of crisis -- the company is the world's #1 defense contractor (ahead of Boeing and Northrop...more
- Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
- Satellites have come a long way since Russia launch the 183-pound, basketball-sized Sputnik I in 1957. Today, Lockheed Martin Space Systems designs and produces much larger and infinitely more...more
- Lockheed Martin UK Holdings, Limited
- US aerospace and defense giant Lockheed Martin formed Lockheed Martin UK Holdings Limited in 1999 to consolidate its UK operations. The aforementioned operations...more
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Thanks to its diverse portfolio of manufacturing and service businesses, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is sailing more or less smoothly through the rough seas of the world economy. MHI, a member...more
- Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Avast there! The acquisitions of Litton Industries, Newport News, and TRW have made Northrop Grumman the world's #1 shipbuilder and the #3...more
- Northrop Grumman Space Technology
- Much of the technology that used to populate science fiction is now science fact. Witness Northrop Grumman's Space Technology (ST) division: Its advanced satellites, missile defense systems, and...more
