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6B47 helmet
The 6B47 (6Б47) is the standard ballistic helmet of the Russian Armed Forces, developed by Armokom and introduced in 2014 as part of the Ratnik combat equipment system.
6B5 "Ulej"
The 6B5 "Ulej" (Zh-86) was a Soviet body armor vest family developed by NII Stali in 1985 and widely used by Russian forces in the Chechen wars.
AAI Corporation
AAI Corporation, originally Aircraft Armaments Incorporated, is an American defense contractor founded in 1950, best known for the RQ-2 Pioneer and RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aircraft.
Accuracy International
Accuracy International is a British manufacturer of precision bolt-action sniper rifles, founded in 1980 in Portsmouth, England, and best known for the Arctic Warfare rifle family.
AeroVironment
AeroVironment is an American defense technology company in Arlington, Virginia, founded in 1971 by Paul MacCready and known for its Switchblade loitering munitions and Raven and Puma drones.
Agency for Defense Development
The Agency for Defense Development (ADD; 국방과학연구소) is South Korea's central government institute for weapons research and development, established in 1970 and headquartered in Daejeon.
AI Next
AI Next is a multi-year research campaign of DARPA, announced in September 2018 with more than $2 billion for artificial intelligence programs aimed at contextual reasoning and the third wave of AI.
Air Force Research Laboratory
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is the primary scientific research and development center of the United States Department of the Air Force, established in 1997.
Amentum
Amentum, also known as Amentum Holdings, is an American government services company providing engineering and technology services, listed on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker AMTM since 2024.
Anduril
Anduril is an American defense technology company founded in 2017 by Palmer Luckey and headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, building autonomous aircraft, undersea vehicles, missiles, and the Lattice software platform.
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries is an American private defense technology company founded by Palmer Luckey in 2017 and headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, specializing in autonomous systems.
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
The Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) is a U.S. Defense Department institute in Bethesda, Maryland, and the DoD's only medical research facility dedicated to nuclear and radiological defense.
Arms Export Control Act
The Arms Export Control Act is the United States federal law authorizing and governing sales of defense articles and services abroad, first enacted in 1968.
Arms industry
The arms industry, also known as the weapons or defense industry, comprises companies producing weapons and military equipment, with 2024 arms revenues of $679 billion.
Arms-to-Iraq affair
The Arms-to-Iraq affair was a British political scandal in which John Major's government relaxed export controls on defense goods sold to Iraq, then prosecuted exporters for it.
Arsenal
An arsenal is an industrial complex for the manufacture, repair, storage, and supply of arms and munitions, a word also used for the weapons stock a state holds.
Aselsan
Aselsan, formally ASELSAN Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., is a Turkish defense electronics company founded in 1975, the largest in Turkey and owned by the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation.
Babcock International
Babcock International Group is a British engineering and defense services company, a FTSE 100 firm that supports the UK's nuclear submarine fleet and manages two naval bases.
BAE Systems
BAE Systems is a British defense, aerospace, and security company formed in 1999 by the merger of British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems, with sales of £30.7bn in 2025.
Basil Zaharoff
Basil Zaharoff, born Basileios Zacharoff, was a Greek-born arms dealer who made a fortune as sales agent for Maxim-Nordenfelt and Vickers, becoming the archetypal merchant of death.
Bharat Electronics (भारत इलेक्ट्रॉनिक्स लिमिटेड)
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) is an Indian state-owned defense electronics company under the Ministry of Defence. Founded in 1954, it is a Navratna company headquartered in Bengaluru.
Bofors
Bofors (Aktiebolaget Bofors) is a Swedish arms manufacturer from Karlskoga, best known for the 40 mm anti-aircraft gun, the most widely used such weapon of World War II.
Bofors scandal
The Bofors scandal was an Indian corruption affair over alleged bribes by Swedish arms maker Bofors to win a 1986 howitzer contract, ending with no convictions.
Brave1
Brave1 is Ukraine's state defense-technology cluster, launched by the government in April 2023, giving non-repayable grants to defense developers and linking them with military testers and investors.
Chengdu Aircraft Corporation
Chengdu Aircraft Corporation, formally Chengdu Aircraft Industrial (Group) Co., Ltd., is a Chinese fighter aircraft manufacturer in Chengdu, founded in 1958 and known for the J-10, J-20, JF-17, and Wing Loong drones.
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (中国航天科工集团, CASIC) is a Chinese state-owned defense conglomerate headquartered in Beijing, specializing in missile weapon systems, air and missile defense, and aerospace electronics.
Collins Aerospace
Collins Aerospace is an aerospace and defense systems segment of RTX Corporation, formed in 2018 from UTC Aerospace Systems and Rockwell Collins and making avionics, interiors, and spacesuits.
Colt's Manufacturing Company
Colt's Manufacturing Company, known as Colt Firearms, is an American firearms maker founded by Samuel Colt in 1836 and owned by the Czech Colt CZ Group since 2021.
COTECMAR
COTECMAR, the Science and Technology Corporation for the Development of Naval, Maritime and Riverine Industry, is Colombia's largest shipyard, founded in 2000 in Cartagena by the Colombian Navy and three universities.
Crye Precision
Crye Precision is an American manufacturer of tactical gear for military and law enforcement, founded in New York City in 2000 and known for MultiCam camouflage.