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Defense Contractors
Top Florida Contractors
• Lockheed Martin
$1.36 billion / Employees: 11,000
Range of work: Simulations for training, logistics, flight training as well as R&D and production of smart combat systems, high-performance missiles and fire control systems
• Raytheon
$1.28 billion / Employees: 2,300
Range of work: Communications systems, training services, cybersecurity
• Northrop Grumman
$748 million / Employees: 4,300
Range of work: Airborne electronic warfare, aircraft, lasers, simulation, intelligence collection and analysis, software, systems, communications
• DRS Technologies
$513 million / Employees: 1,450
Range of work: Ultra-rugged tactical computers, reconnaissance and surveillance equipment
• Hellfire Systems
$454 million
Range of work: Lockheed-Martin employees perform all work on behalf of Hellfire.
• General Dynamics
$395 million / Employees: 2,500
Range of work: Next-gen computers and communications, training and simulation, aviation maintenance, combat-vehicle electronic systems and munitions production services
• Jacobs Engineering
$302 million / Employees: 2,000
Range of work: Professional technical services
• Harris Corp.
$282 million / Employees: 6,500
Range of work: Communications
• Honeywell
$252 million / Employees: 2,290
Range of work: Primarily avionics work for space and defense
• Hensel Phelps Construction
$237 million / Employees: 235
Range of work: Builder, 7th Special Forces complex, Eglin Air Force Base; U.S. Southern Command HQ in Doral
Source: Department of Defense, 2009 figures; employment numbers from companies