Aerospace & Defense in the United States

December 2025 | 47 pages | ID: AC0AC9E52303EN
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Abstracts

Summary

Aerospace & Defense in the United States industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

• Market size of the aerospace & defense sector includes the sum of the revenues generated from military signed deals that remain under contract and new contracts signed within a particular calendar year.
• The US aerospace & defense sector recorded revenues of $147 billion in 2024, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.3% between 2019 and 2024.
• The systems & ordnance segment accounted for the sector's largest proportion in 2024, with total revenues of $70.8 billion, equivalent to 48.2% of the sector's overall value.
• In 2024, the US accounted for an 86.6% share in the North American aerospace & defense sector.

Scope

• Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the aerospace & defense market in the United States
• Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the aerospace & defense market in the United States
• Leading company profiles reveal details of key aerospace & defense market players’ global operations and financial performance
• Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the United States aerospace & defense market with five year forecasts

Reasons to Buy

• What was the size of the United States aerospace & defense market by value in 2024?
• What will be the size of the United States aerospace & defense market in 2029?
• What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United States aerospace & defense market?
• How has the market performed over the last five years?
• What are the main segments that make up the United States's aerospace & defense market?

Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive landscape

2 MARKET OVERVIEW

2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis

3 MARKET DATA

3.1. Market value

4 MARKET SEGMENTATION

4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation

5 MARKET OUTLOOK

5.1. Market value forecast

6 FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry

7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strategies of the leading players?
7.3. What are the recent developments in the sector?

8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1. The Boeing Co
8.2. Lockheed Martin Corp
8.3. Northrop Grumman Corp
8.4. RTX Corp
8.5. General Dynamics Corp

9 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

9.1. Country data

10 APPENDIX

10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: United States aerospace & defense sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 2: United States aerospace & defense sector category segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 3: United States aerospace & defense sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 4: United States aerospace & defense sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 5: The Boeing Co: Key Facts
Table 6: The Boeing Co: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 7: The Boeing Co: Key Employees
Table 8: Lockheed Martin Corp: Key Facts
Table 9: Lockheed Martin Corp: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 10: Lockheed Martin Corp: Key Employees
Table 11: Northrop Grumman Corp: Key Facts
Table 12: Northrop Grumman Corp: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 13: Northrop Grumman Corp: Key Employees
Table 14: RTX Corp: Key Facts
Table 15: RTX Corp: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 16: RTX Corp: Key Employees
Table 17: General Dynamics Corp: Key Facts
Table 18: General Dynamics Corp: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 19: General Dynamics Corp: Key Employees
Table 20: General Dynamics Corp: Key Employees Continued
Table 21: United States Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 22: United States Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 23: United States GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 24: United States Inflation, 2020-24
Table 25: United States Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 26: United States Exchange Rate, 2019-24

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: United States aerospace & defense sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 2: United States aerospace & defense sector category segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 3: United States aerospace & defense sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 4: United States aerospace & defense sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the aerospace & defense sector in the United States, 2024
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the aerospace & defense sector in the United States, 2024
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the aerospace & defense sector in the United States, 2024
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the aerospace & defense sector in the United States, 2024
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the aerospace & defense sector in the United States, 2024
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the aerospace & defense sector in the United States, 2024