https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2019-12/1912_fs_top_100_2018.pdf

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Lockheed Martin is, by far, the largest arms producer in the world: in 2018 its share of total Top 100 arms sales was 11 per cent and its arms sales grew by 5.2 per cent. It has occupied the first position in the Top 100 every year since 2009. An important driver of Lockheed Martin’s higher arms sales in 2018 was an increase in the deliveries of F-35 combat aircraft to the USA and other countries. In 2018 the arms sales of Boeing—the second-largest arms producer in the world—were $29.2  billion or 6.9  per cent of total Top 100 arms sales. Northrop Grumman’s arms sales grew by 14 per cent in 2018, to $26.2 billion, making it the third-largest arms producer. The $3.3 billion growth in its arms sales was the largest absolute increase of any company listed in the Top 100 for 2018 and was driven by its acquisition of Orbital-ATK and strong domestic and international demand for its weapons, including intercontinental ballistic missiles and missile defence systems. Arms sales by Raytheon (ranked 4th) and General Dynamics (ranked 5th) rose by 3.9 and 10 per cent, respectively