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      FACT SHEET

      Prepared by the Center for Defense Information
      Ph: (202) 332-0600/Fax: (202) 462-4559

      Christopher Hellman, Senior Analyst

      May 1, 1999

      Contractors and Subcontractors of
      Selected Major Weapons Systems

      (Prime Contractors Appear in Bold)

      F/A-18E/F Fighter - Boeing/McDonnell-Douglas, Northrop, General Electric
      F-22 Fighter - Lockheed Martin Corp., Boeing Company, Pratt & Whitney
      Joint Strike Fighter - Lockheed Martin Corp. (Partnered with Northrop Grumman), Boeing Company, Pratt & Whitney
      F-15 Fighter - Boeing/McDonnell-Douglas, Pratt & Whitney
      F-16 Fighter Aircraft - Lockheed Martin Corp., Pratt & Whitney, General Electric
      C-17 Transport Aircraft - Boeing Company, Pratt & Whitney
      E-8C Joint STARS Reconnaissance Aircraft - Northrop Grumman Corp.
      V-22 Osprey Aircraft - Boeing, Bell-Textron, Allison
      RAH-66 Comanche Helicopter - Boeing Rotocraft, Sikorsky Aircraft, Inc., LHTEC
      AH-64D Apache Longbow Helicopter Upgrade - Boeing Company's McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems
      DDG-51 Destroyer - Bath Iron Works, Ingalls Shipbuilding
      SSN-21 Seawolf Submarine - General Dynamics Electric Boat Division
      NSSN New Attack Submarine ("Virginia" Class) - General Dynamics Electric Boat Division, Newport News Shipbuilding
      LPD-17 Amphibious Transport Dock - Avondale Industries, Inc., Bath Iron Works, General Dynamics, Hughes Aircraft Company, and Intergraph Corp.
      LHD-1 Amphibious Assault Ship - Ingalls Shipbuilding
      Trident II D-5 Missile - Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space
      Tomahawk Cruise Missile - Raytheon Systems Company, Williams International
      MILSTAR Communications Satellite - Lockheed
      M1A2 Tank Upgrade - General Dynamics Land Systems
      Bradley Fighting Vehicle Upgrade - United Defense
      Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) - Stewart & Stevenson
      Crusader Artillery System - United Defense

      For more information please email Christopher Hellman.


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