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A list of the top 10 Aerospace companies worldwide
| Rank | Company | Revenues |
| 1 | Boeing | 101,000 |
| 2 | Airbus | 75,100 |
| 3 | Lockheed Martin | 53,800 |
| 4 | United Technologies | 36,030 |
| 5 | General Electric | 30,600 |
| 6 | Northrop Grumman | 30,100 |
| 7 | Raytheon | 27,100 |
| 8 | Safran | 25,200 |
| 9 | Rolls-Royce | 15,000 |
| 10 | Leonardo | 14,400 |
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