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Defying fiscal disruption: Defense revenues on Top 100 continue to climb, despite supply chain turmoil

Businesses faced a thorny mess in 2021 amid supply chain snarls, labor shortages and government budget uncertainty. Even so, there are signs of the global defense industry’s continued resilience.

10 months ago

The list is here: Find out how global defense companies performed in FY21

We reveal who’s up and who’s down for 2022, based on fiscal 2021 defense revenue.

By Marjorie Censer

10 months ago

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Turkey’s defense industry eyes export expansion as government navigates geopolitical stage

Joint efforts with Ukraine; emerging markets in Africa; exports reaching all-time highs. The Turkish defense industry has been incredibly busy, but it's not all good news for the marketplace.

By Burak Ege Bekdil

10 months ago

India’s private defense firms seek level playing field as MoD preps new arms embargo

India has banned hundreds of defense technologies from import, but is the domestic industry seeing the benefits of government action?

By Vivek Raghuvanshi

China’s military modernization spurs growth for state-owned enterprises

What's the state of China's defense-industrial base, and which specific sectors are seeing increasing business?

By Fenella McGerty and Meia Nouwens

Why most of the Top 100 saw defense revenue grow

Barring another major merger or acquisition deal among the other top 10 contractors, or even a breakup of Lockheed Martin, it’s difficult to see how organic sales growth alone could knock the company from it’s top position anytime soon.

By Byron Callan

Even in a challenging period, publicly traded defense stocks thrive

Last year began with optimism following a weak 2020 marked by the pandemic and the uncertainties of a presidential election year. Then everything changed with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

By Scott Sacknoff

Riding the wave: Defense revenues rise despite a dark 2020

Defense revenues of the top 100 defense companies in the world climbed for a fifth straight year, a sign that fiscal 2020 was good for the industry in spite of the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the global economy.

The list is here: Find out how global defense companies performed in FY20

We reveal who’s up and who’s down for 2021, based on fiscal 2020 defense revenue.

By Mike Gruss

Japanese defense firms prosper amid futuristic tech orders, export drives

Japan is continuing to push its defense-industrial base to grow as the country slowly builds up its self-defense forces to counter China’s growing military. Here are the companies benefiting from the government programs.

The German ‘new space’ industry is booming. So why isn’t Berlin buying in?

The government has articulated the importance of space, but has yet to put many actual euros behind the statement, according to analysts.

By Vivienne Machi

How COVID-19 and sanctions harmed Russian defense biz — and how the country could recover

The task of converting a defense industry "sharpened to ensure defense and security" is a difficult one, but Russia's president is determined to implement evolution.

By Staff