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Leading European defence companies by revenue

This month our new defence industry key list brings you the 15 largest European defence companies by revenue as ranked by GlobalData's Aerospace, Defense & Security Intelligence Centre. All numbers as of February 2020.

Company nameAnnual revenue ($million)Headquarters location
Airbus SE75,273Netherlands
Accenture PLC36,766Ireland
BAE Systems PLC23,590UK
Safran SA19,098France
Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc19,073France
Thales SA18,709Italy
Leonardo SpA12,996UK
GKN Ltd12,451Russia
United Aircraft Corporation7,751Germany
Rheinmetall AG6,647UK
Babcock International Group Plc5,999Italy
Fincantieri SpA5,659France
Dassault Aviation SA5,525UK
Serco Group plc3,799Sweden
Saab AB3,708UK
Company nameAnnual revenue ($million)Headquarters location
Airbus SE75,273Netherlands
Accenture PLC36,766Ireland
BAE Systems PLC23,590UK
Safran SA19,098France
Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc19,073
France
Thales SA18,709France
Leonardo SpA12,996Italy
GKN Ltd12,451UK
United Aircraft Corporation7,751Russia
Rheinmetall AG6,647Germany
Babcock International Group Plc5,999UK
Fincantieri SpA5,659Italy
Dassault Aviation SA5,525France
Serco Group plc3,799UK
Saab AB3,708Sweden

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