List of Acquisitive Defense Companies

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
VTG PE Backed Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners 2023-09-19 Chantilly, Virginia, United States website	Defense	-	14	14	-
Axon NASDAQ : AXON Scottsdale, Arizona, United States website	Defense	2,083	10	10	-
BAE System London Stock Exchange : BA Camberley, United Kingdom website	Defense	40,505	35	28	7
Spectra PE Backed Vance Street Capital 2021-02-18 Alpharetta, Georgia, United States	Defense	-	4	4	-
Anduril Private Washington, District of Columbia, United States website	Defense	-	3	3	-
Byrna NASDAQ : BYRN Andover, Massachusetts, United States website	Defense	86	3	3	-
CAE NYSE : CAE Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada website	Defense	3,578	13	12	1
Sayres and Associates PE Backed Broadtree Partners Granite Creek Partners Gold Ridge Asset Management JPMorgan Chase 2021-08-02 Washington, District of Columbia, United States website	Defense	-	2	2	-
Rheinmetall Frankfurt (FWB) : RHM Dusseldorf, Germany website	Defense	10,988	4	4	-
Arena PE Backed Bernhard Capital Partners 2023-05-01 $100M United States website	Defense	-	2	2	-
Arotech PE Backed Albion River 2025-02-03 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States website	Defense	97	3	3	-
BWXT NYSE : BWXT Lynchburg, Virginia, United States website	Defense	2,704	7	5	2
Kratos NASDAQ : KTOS San Diego, California, United States website	Defense	1,136	16	14	2
XFS Global Private Natural Bridge, Virginia, United States website	Defense	-	2	2	-
HDT Global PE Backed Nexus Capital Management 2021-05-18 Solon, Ohio, United States website	Defense	-	10	9	1
L3Harris NYSE : LHX Melbourne, Florida, United States website	Defense	21,325	53	30	23

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