Revenues from the top 100 companies totaled $679 billion in 2024, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a new report released on Monday. This is a surge of 5.9 percent from 2023 in real terms, the research organization said. Many countries, including NATO members, have rushed to up defense spending in the past few years against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine from early 2022 and the start of Israel's war in Gaza in fall 2023.
tirsdag 2. desember 2025
World’s Largest Weapons Makers Hit Highest Ever Recorded Revenues
The combined revenue from the world's largest weapons manufacturers and defense-related companies climbed by close to 6 percent last year, reaching the highest level ever recorded, according to one of the major defense monitoring institutes.
Revenues from the top 100 companies totaled $679 billion in 2024, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a new report released on Monday. This is a surge of 5.9 percent from 2023 in real terms, the research organization said. Many countries, including NATO members, have rushed to up defense spending in the past few years against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine from early 2022 and the start of Israel's war in Gaza in fall 2023.
Revenues from the top 100 companies totaled $679 billion in 2024, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a new report released on Monday. This is a surge of 5.9 percent from 2023 in real terms, the research organization said. Many countries, including NATO members, have rushed to up defense spending in the past few years against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine from early 2022 and the start of Israel's war in Gaza in fall 2023.
