European Military Contractors
| Principal Lines Of Defense Business : A - aircraft AR - artillery AV - armored vehicles C - communications DE - defense electronics E - engines H - helicopters M - missiles NV - naval vessels O - ordnance SI - systems integration SP - space systems T - trucks Ex - Exited Defense Sector M - merged NA - not available NR - not ranked |
The development of national champions (monopoly suppliers in individual European countries) and proliferating transnational consolidation have been the two dominant trends in the European defense industry since the 1980s. The small national markets made it impossible to sustain competition in individual countries, but the emergence of national champions was only an interim solution. The problem of the fragmented European market was increasingly solved by transnational (primarily European) corporate consolidation.
With a turnover of €961 billion in 2012, the European defence industry brings a major contribution to the growth of the wider economy. It provides thousands of highly skilled jobs, as it directly employs about 400,000 people. Moreover, driven by a multiplier effect of between 2.2 and 2.4, it generates up to another 960,000 indirect jobs. The defence industry is a major industrial sector, generating innovation and centred on highend engineering and technologies. Its cutting-edge research has created important knock-on effects in other sectors, such as electronics, space and civil aviation. Therefore, it is a sector that is essential to retain if Europe is to remain a world-leading center for manufacturing and innovation.
| Company | Country | Principal Lines Of Defense Business | 2000 world Rank | 2000 Defense Revenue | 2011 world Rank | 2011 Defense Revenue |
| Alvis plc | U.K. | AV | 68 | 316 | ... | ... |
| Aselsan Elecktronik | Turkey | DE | 80 | 180 | ... | ... |
| Babcock | U.K. | 30 | 2,850 | |||
| BAE SYSTEMS | U.K. | A,AR,C,DE,M,NV,O,SP,SI | 4 | 13,248 | 3 | 29,150 |
| CASA | Spain | A | NR | NR | 3,940 | |
| Chemring Group plc | U.K. | A,DE | 91 | 86 | ... | ... |
| CMN | France | NV | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cobham plc | U.K. | A,C,DE,H | 56 | 413 | 47 | 2,160 |
| Damen Schelde | Netherlands | NV | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dassault Aviation S.A. | France | A,SI | 32 | 991 | ... | ... |
| Diehl Stiftung & Co. | Germany | AR,DE,M,O | 45 | 651 | ... | ... |
| DCNS | France | C,DE,NV,SI | 23 | 1,238 | 24 | 3,610 |
| Dornier | Germany | A | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| EADS | France | A,M,SP,DE,NV,E,H,C | 7 | 4,560 | 7 | 16,390 |
| EADS Eurocopter | EU | A | NR | NA | NR | 3,540 |
| Ericsson | Sweden | SP,DE,C | 75 | 256 | ... | ... |
| Finmeccanica | Italy | A,M,NV,DE,AR,AV,E,H,C,O | 26 | 1,178 | ... | ... |
| Finavitec | Finland | A | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fokker | Netherlands | A | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| GIAT Industries | France | AV,AR,O | 54 | 450 | ... | ... |
| GKN Group | U.K. | AV,H | 20 | 1,415 | ... | ... |
| Hägglunds | Sweden | AV | NR | -- | -- | -- |
| Hava Elektronik Sanayii | Turkey | DE | 96 | 42 | ... | ... |
| HDW | Germany | NV | NR | -- | -- | -- |
| Hunting Defence Ltd. | U.K. | M,SP,DE,O | 53 | 476 | ... | ... |
| Indra Systemas S.A. | Spain | C,DE,SP,SI, | 76 | 253 | ... | ... |
| Kockums | Sweden | NV | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Krauss-Maffei Wegmann | Germany | AV,AR,SI | 42 | 701 | ... | ... |
| Leonardo | Italy | A,M,NV,DE,AR,AV,E,H,C,O | ... | ... | ||
| MBDA | EU | M | NR | ... | NR | 4,170 |
| Merwede Shipyard B.V. | Netherlands | NV | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Navantia | Spain | NV | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Oerlikon Contraves AG | Switzerland | O | 30 | 1,026 | ... | ... |
| QinetiQ8 (DERA) | U.K. | NA | NR | 920 | ... | ... |
| RDM | Netherlands | NV | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rheinmetall | Germany | AV,AR,C,DE,O,SI | 38 | 795 | ... | ... |
| Rolls-Royce plc | U.K. | AV,E | 15 | 2,179 | 17 | 4,670 |
| Ruag Suisse | Switzerland | A,AV,AR,C,DE,H,M,O,SP,SI | 47 | 608 | ... | ... |
| Saab AB | Sweden | A,M,SP,DE | 28 | 1,119 | 25 | 3,080 |
| SAGEM S.A. | France | C,DE,SI | 37 | 875 | M | M |
| Safran | France | N/R | N/R | 15 | 5,240 | |
| Serco | U.K. | NR | NR | 45 | 2,230 | |
| Short Brothers | U.K. | A,M | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Smiths Industries pl | U.K. | DE | 17 | 1,698 | ... | ... |
| SNECMA Group | France | A,M,NV,E | 39 | 781 | ... | ... |
| Steyr | Austria | AV | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| TAI | Turkey | |||||
| Thyssen-Krupp | Germany | NR | NR | 49 | 2,080 | |
| Thales | France | AR,C,DE,M,NV,O,SI | 8 | 4,262 | 11 | 9,480 |
| Tusas Aerospace | Turkey | A | 97 | 32 | ... | ... |
| Vosper Thornycroft | U.K. | NV,SI | 57 | 413 | ... | ... |
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