![]() Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (formerly known as Aerospace Systems) is a division of Northrop Grumman Systems. | ![]() Thales Thales (formerly known as Thomson-CSF) is a company that provides cybersecurity and data protection solutions. | BAE Systems BAE Systems (formerly known as British Aerospace) is a company that designs, develops, and manufactures defense and aerospace systems. | ||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1994 | Founding Date 1893 | Founding Date 1999 | Founding Date 1952 |
Type | Type Subsidiary | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public |
Tags | ||||
Locations | Locations Palmdale, US HQ | Locations Meudon, FR HQ Buenos Aires, AR Sydney, AU Wien, AT Tubize, BE São Bernardo Do Campo, BR Burlington, CA see more | Locations London, GB HQ Adelaide, AU Alice Springs, AU Alice Springs, AU Barton, AU Canberra, AU Clovelly Park, AU see more | Locations Reston, US HQ Wien, AT Calgary, CA Cole Harbour, CA Nicolet, CA Ottawa, CA Repentigny, CA see more |
Employees | Employees 20,500 | Employees 84,958 | Employees 111,4002% increase | Employees 117,000 |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 33.4 b | Valuation ($) 50.1 b | Valuation ($) 80 b |
Financial | ||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $13b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) €22.1b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) £28.3b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $52.6b (FY, 2025) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods €5.6b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods £9.9b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods $44.6b (FY, 2025) |
Gross profit | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit €16.6b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit £18.6b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit $8b (FY, 2025) |
Net income | Net income N/A | Net income €1.6b (FY, 2025) | Net income £2.2b (FY, 2025) | Net income $4.2b (FY, 2025) |
Operating ⚠ | ||||
Backlog | Backlog $19b (Q1, 2024) | Backlog N/A | Backlog £69.8b (FY, 2023) | Backlog $93.7b (Q1, 2024) |
Backlog Funded | Backlog Funded $9.2b (Q1, 2024) | Backlog Funded N/A | Backlog Funded N/A | Backlog Funded $73.2b (Q1, 2024) |
Backlog Unfunded | Backlog Unfunded $9.8b (Q1, 2024) | Backlog Unfunded N/A | Backlog Unfunded N/A | Backlog Unfunded $20.6b (Q1, 2024) |
Order Intake | Order Intake N/A | Order Intake €8.6b (H1, 2023) | Order Intake £37.7b (FY, 2023) | Order Intake N/A |
Funding | ||||
Total funding raised | Total funding raised $ 13.3m | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 77.6m | Total funding raised N/A |

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