As of November 2026, Latka tracks 3 defense & aerospace companies with $100M+ in annual revenue. They have combined revenues of $1.4B and employ 4.2K people. They have raised $7.2B.
Every company below is ranked by its most recent annual revenue. Revenue, funding, headcount and customer figures come from CEO interviews on the Latka podcast, public company filings, and Latka estimates where a company has not disclosed a number.
Defense and aerospace companies build military and space systems: aircraft, radar, counter-drone interceptors, spacecraft, sensor networks and AI-enabled command-and-control for defense and security customers.
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Showing 3 of 3 companies ranked by annual revenue.
Orange County, California, United States
Unlike traditional defense contractors that focus on hardware, Anduril's core product is its “Lattice” software, which uses AI to run drones, surveillance cameras, and underwater vessels nearly autonomously. These vehicles can work in sync to create a single 3D rendering of an entire area, enabling the protection of land borders and military bases.
Fuerstenfeldbruck, Germany
ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik is a provider of information technology services. The company develops, integrates and operates electronic and information technology systems for the military, public authorities and companies in the automobile, aerospace and defense industries and from the areas of industrial goods and commercial vehicles. Founded in 1967 the company is headquartered in Fuerstenfeldbruck, Germany. Through certain mergers and acquisitions the company plans to expand its information technology services.
Cedar Park, United States
CHAOS Industries builds next-gen solutions for surveillance, detection, and protection. The company is focusing on advanced technologies for defense and critical industry sectors.
Latka tracks 3 defense & aerospace companies with $100M+ in annual revenue. Together they generate $1.4B in annual revenue and employ 4.2K people.
Anduril Industries is the largest, with $1B in annual revenue, founded in 2017.
The average defense & aerospace company in this list makes $481.5M a year, across 3 companies with reported revenue.
Ranked by annual revenue, the leaders are Anduril Industries, ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH and CHAOS Industries.
The 3 defense & aerospace companies with $100M+ in annual revenue tracked here have raised $7.2B in disclosed funding between them.
- Must sell defense, security or space systems as its main product - May sell the software that runs its own systems - Civil drone makers belong in Robotics & Drones