List of 26 Florida-based Defense Companies

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
L3Harris NYSE : LHX Melbourne, Florida, United States website	Defense	21,325	53	30	23
GD-OTS Acquired Repkon USA 2025-04-02 Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States website	Defense	-	1	1	-
Ultra Defense Corp. Private Tampa, Florida, United States website	Defense	-	1	1	-
Phalanx Defense Systems, LLC Private Gainesville, Florida, United States website	Defense	-	1	1	-
Protective Products Enterprises LLC Acquired Point Blank Enterprises 2012-05-03 Sunrise, Florida, United States website	Defense	-	1	1	-
Global Ordnance LLC Private Sarasota, Florida, United States website	Defense	-	1	1	-
Vaya Space Private Cocoa, Florida, United States website	Defense	-	1	1	-
TRU Simulation + Training, Inc. Acquired CAE 2020-11-24 $40M Lutz, Florida, United States website	Defense	-	-	-	-
AO Precision Manufacturing Private Daytona Beach, Florida, United States website	Defense	-	-	-	-
Azimuth Technology PE Backed CCI 2020-09-29 Naples, Florida, United States website	Defense	-	-	-	-
Collins Aerospace - Global Positioning System (GPS) & Raytheon’s Airborne Tactical Radios (ATR) Business. Acquired BAE System 2020-01-20 $2.2B West Palm Beach, Florida, United States	Defense	-	-	-	-
Ballistic Advantage LLC Acquired Aero Precision 2014-12-05 Apopka, Florida, United States website	Defense	-	-	-	-
Paraclete Armor & Equipment, Inc. Acquired Protective Products Enterprises LLC 2011-10-14 Pompano Beach, Florida, United States	Defense	-	-	-	-
L3 Harris Technologies - Military Training Business Acquired CAE 2021-03-01 $1.05B Tampa, Florida, United States	Defense	500	-	-	-
Chemring Military Products, Inc. Acquired Global Ordnance LLC 2019-04-08 $4M Perry, Florida, United States	Defense	-	-	-	-
DEI Services Corp. Acquired Kratos 2010-08-11 $6M Winter Park, Florida, United States website	Defense	-	-	-	-

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