TOP DEFENSE CONTRACTORS
The 100 companies (including their subsidiaries) receiving the largest dollar volume of prime contract awards from the Department of Defense during fiscal 1998.
Rank Contractor Dollars in Thousands
RDT&E Other Services Supplies Total
1 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 4,847,559 2,883,348 4,608,033 12,341,236
2 BOEING COMPANY, THE INC 2,092,767 1,657,024 7,115,603 10,865,899
3 RAYTHEON COMPANY INC 1,115,590 1,779,191 2,763,650 5,661,161
4 GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 757,692 290,561 2,631,567 3,679,867
5 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 981,396 643,428 1,063,198 2,690,742
6 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 341,366 73,632 1,567,969 1,983,147
7 TEXTRON INC 494,208 24,058 1,316,885 1,837,815
8 LITTON INDUSTRIES, INC 89,994 320,609 1,232,884 1,644,465
9 NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING INC 1,324 1,427,297 118,012 1,546,634
10 TRW INC 592,707 687,505 63,841 1,347,903
11 CARLYLE GROUP, THE 382,761 416,363 529,694 1,328,834
12 SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATI 349,446 822,306 52,148 1,223,978
13 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY INC 152,885 122,585 885,706 1,161,392
14 HUMANA INC 0 867,453 885,706 867,453
15 GTE CORPORATION 68,252 449,216 269,065 787,073
16 ITT INDUSTRIES, INC 95,529 322,280 363,011 780,794
17 THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. PLC 83,430 375,842 270,007 732,057
18 ALLIEDSIGNAL INC 31,023 235,173 389,798 655,994
19 COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION 194,652 435,843 16,160 646,655
20 FOUNDATION HEALTH SYSTEMS INC 0 592,990 16,160 592,990
21 CBS CORPORATION 18,265 355,959 192,945 567,485
22 DYNCORP 29,540 505,489 2,300 537,330
23 STANDARD MISSILE COMPANY, LLC 0 0 475,088 475,088
24 IT GROUP INC, THE 0 435,920 475,088 435,920
25 ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORA 62,463 179,816 192,935 435,264
26 TRIWEST HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CO 0 419,973 192,935 419,973
27 AVONDALE INDUSTRIES INC 0 828 397,993 398,821
28 MITRE CORPORATION, THE 391,614 2,619 397,993 394,233
29 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TEC 369,499 2,344 40 371,883
30 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 136,233 67,525 143,465 349,120
31 ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 14,627 47,899 282,527 345,054
32 AEROSPACE CORPORATION, THE 339,055 0 282,527 339,055
33 LONGBOW LIMITED LIABILITY CORP 1,812 12,446 316,808 331,067
34 ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC 63,034 37,876 215,566 316,569
35 WORLDCORP, INC 0 316,215 215,566 316,215
36 HIGHMARK, INC 0 314,923 215,566 314,923
37 BOOZ ALLEN & HAMILTON INC 29,609 263,984 17,758 311,704
38 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY INC 302,751 3,091 17,758 305,842
39 PHILIPP HOLZMANN AKTIENGESELLS 0 300,544 1,404 304,869
40 NEW ENERGY VENTURES, LLC 0 0 0 297,075
41 FDX CORPORATION 0 288,926 28 288,999
42 HALLIBURTON COMPANY (INC) 0 284,512 1,111 285,623
43 UNISYS CORPORATION 3,222 235,930 41,679 281,197
44 OCEAN SHIPHOLDINGS, INC 0 278,784 41,679 278,784
45 GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATE 14,577 12,840 237,836 265,291
46 ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPOR 46 208,304 52,455 260,804
47 NASSCO HOLDINGS INC 1,266 46,946 209,438 257,650
48 SVERDRUP CORPORATION, THE 142,685 113,110 39 255,834
49 SHELL OIL COMPANY 0 0 0 254,625
50 NICHOLS RESEARCH CORPORATION 134,413 75,668 33,642 243,722
51 RENCO GROUP, THE INC 2,061 450 240,880 243,391
52 MOTOROLA, INC 21,643 20,953 197,203 240,122
53 PRIMEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC 125,602 12,613 98,174 236,389
54 MCI WORLDCOM INC 0 234,317 223 234,541
55 L-3 COMMUNICATIONS HOLDING, IN 37,913 48,387 139,030 225,331
56 PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE 0 0 217,451 217,451
57 ANTHEM INSURANCE COMPANIES INC 0 217,102 217,451 217,102
58 HARRIS CORPORATION 40,219 24,106 139,804 204,198
59 COASTAL CORPORATION, THE 0 1,417 0 202,493
60 BECHTEL GROUP, INC 4,057 188,529 7,838 200,425
61 T I/MARTIN JAVELIN JOINT VENTU 14,715 0 182,913 197,628
62 MAERSK, INC 0 197,390 182,913 197,390
63 BOEING SIKORSKY COMANCHE TEAM 197,201 0 182,913 197,201
64 EXXON CORPORATION 0 0 0 195,535
65 GENERAL ATOMIC TECHNOLOGIES CO 29,177 16,770 145,201 191,149
66 HONEYWELL INC 34,232 21,091 132,905 188,228
67 MOBIL CORPORATION 0 0 0 185,220
68 DRAPER, CHARLES STARK LABORATO 26,770 156,350 800 183,920
69 ALLEGHENY TELEDYNE INCORPORATE 73,352 28,034 74,475 176,059
70 STEWART & STEVENSON SERVICES, 0 8,570 165,687 174,257
71 GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 0 11,715 160,860 172,706
72 FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC 0 2,303 163,845 167,626
73 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE 7,658 100,105 58,145 165,909
74 FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 0 165,437 58,145 165,437
75 AT&T CORP 2,728 159,922 566 163,217
76 DAMES & MOORE GROUP 975 155,195 148 156,318
77 OLIN CORPORATION 93 103,481 35,648 155,948
78 MCKESSON CORPORATION (DELAWARE 1,418 1,936 150,314 153,667
79 HUNT BUILDING CORPORATION 0 152,851 150,314 152,851
80 CUBIC CORPORATION 28,289 59,409 64,883 152,553
81 INTERNATIONAL SHIPHOLDING CORP 0 148,330 64,883 148,330
82 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 45,211 9,515 92,457 147,182
83 BINDLEY WESTERN INDUSTRIES INC 0 0 143,946 143,946
84 ESCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 3,584 25,197 113,934 142,714
85 BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION 2,180 13,098 126,679 141,999
86 BERGEN BRUNSWIG CORPORATION 0 0 141,888 141,888
87 VSE CORPORATION 8,423 129,262 441 138,126
88 BRAINTREE II MARITIME CORP 0 137,773 441 137,773
89 OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION 141 4,861 132,386 137,389
90 TITAN CORPORATION, THE 53,501 70,806 10,389 136,490
91 PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES INC 0 0 136,195 136,195
92 GENCORP INC. 112,151 4,076 19,798 136,025
93 JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC 825 132,912 519 134,257
94 LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC 9,811 63,500 57,594 132,760
95 DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION 0 3,304 127,487 131,198
96 JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC 0 129,518 127,487 129,518
97 ARINC INCORPORATED 32,251 94,408 2,500 129,159
98 ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM 30,072 91,286 6,968 128,326
99 AZIMUTH TECHNOLOGIES INC 22,018 96,824 4,427 123,269
100 TURNER CORPORATION, THE 0 121,899 4,427 121,899

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