Top 12 Biggest Defense Contractors in America in 2017

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9. Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (NYSE:HII)

Total Value of Contracts: $4.43 Billion

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (NYSE:HII) is one of the largest military shipbuilding companies in the U.S, so it mainly conducts its business with the US government. The Department of Defense awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (NYSE:HII) 2,780 contracts in 2016, which include the building of amphibious assault and expeditionary ships, the National Security Cutters for the US Coast Guard. Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (NYSE:HII) was also commissioned to build the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford that was delivered to the US Navy in the second quarter of 2017.

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