List of defense contractors
A
communications support, and engineering
support in cooperation with the government.
Security contractors do not generally provide direct support of military operations. Under the 1949 Geneva Conventions, military contractors engaged in direct support of military operations may be legitimate targets of military interrogation.
In the
Iraq surge and 23 times greater than other allied military personnel numbers.[1] In Afghanistan, the presence of almost 100,000 contractors has resulted in a near 1-to-1 ratio with military personnel.[1] The surge in spending on defense services contractors that began in 2001 came to a halt in 2009, leading to the Better Buying Power initiative of 2010.[2][3]
List of companies
This is a list of the world's largest arms manufacturers and other
US dollars
.
See also
- Arms industry
- Government contractor
- List of private military contractors
- List of United States defense contractors
- Military–industrial complex
- Private intelligence agency
- Private military company
References
- ^ a b c Singer, Peter W. "The Regulation of New Warfare", The Brookings Institution, February 2010.
- ^ Fryer-Biggs, Zachary. head "Price Wars Prompt Firms To Abandon Service Sector." Defense News, 9 September 2012.
- ^ "Better Buying Power (Public Site)."
- ^ "The SIPRI Top 100 arms-producing and military services companies in the world, 2022 | SIPRI". www.sipri.org. Retrieved 2024-02-16.