Military Aircraft Manufacturing Industry Competitors

Russian warplane maker IRKUT wants to be known for more than its Sukhoi fighter jets. The company designs and builds combat and amphibian aircraft that have, for over 70 years, been delivered to more than 37 countries. While military aircraft account for about three-quarters of sales, IRKUT also makes unmanned aerial vehicles, combat navigation and targeting systems, aircraft components, and civil airplanes....

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AeroVironment is giving US soldiers their own birds-eye view. The company designs, manufactures, and supports a variety of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for the Department of Defense and its component military branches....

"It's a bird, it's a plane -- it's a Predator with a Hellfire missile! RUN!" General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' Predator UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) gained fame when it became the first UAV ever to identify and attack a target (an Al Qaeda convoy)....

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), formerly Israel Aircraft Industries, is flying high as one of Israel's largest companies. IAI makes components, parts, and systems for military and commercial operations worldwide. The state-owned company consists of BEDEK Aviation Group (commercial and military aircraft support), ELTA Systems (defense electronics), Military Aircraft Group (maintenance and manufacture), Commercial Aircraft Group (executive jets, engineering and hydraulics), and Systems Missile and Space Group....