Which companies provide robotic systems to the military?

Robohub is running a week-long series of focused stories about robotics for defense, security and surveillance purposes. In an attempt to add to the conversation, here is a list of some of the companies that produce these types of robotic devices. This list is comprised of publicly-traded stocks in various stock exchanges in America, Canada and Europe. There are many more privately-held companies not included in this posting because of time constraints.

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• AAR Corp (AIR:NYSE) – a diversified provider of products and services to the worldwide aviation and government and defense markets. Is developing unmanned aerial refueling and other UAV systems.
• API Technologies (ATNY:NASDAQ) – provides UAVs, aiming systems and secure communications products to defense and industry.
• AeroVironment (AVAV:NASDAQ) – designs, develops, produces and supports a portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems.
• BAE Systems (BA/:LON) – a UK-based global defense provider with a marine and unmanned aerial vehicle division.
• CAE Inc (CAE:TSE) – a Canadian company that provides pilot simulation and modeling to the civil aviation and defense forces worldwide.
• Dassault Aviation (AM:FP) – a French aircraft manufacturer that also makes UAVs and other systems and components for UAVs for the military.
• Elbit Systems Ltd (ESLT:NASDAQ) – an Israeli-based international defense and electronics company with a line of unmanned land, naval and aerial systems.
• European Aeronautic Defense and Space (EADS:IX) – an aerospace conglomerate with a group providing robotic space vehicles, UAVs and UA Copters.
• Exponent, Inc. (EXPO:NASDAQ) – a science and engineering consulting firm that designs UAV communications and complete systems.
• Finmeccanica Spa (FINMF:PINK) – an Italian military/aerospace conglomerate with a series of unmanned robotic surveillance devices.
• FLIR Systems, Inc. (FLIR:NASDAQ) – a designer, manufacturer and marketer of thermal imaging systems.
• General Dynamics (GD:NYSE) – an aerospace defense conglomerate with a Robotics Systems line of products.
• Honeywell International (HON:NYSE) – a diversified technology and manufacturing company that makes accelerometers, MAVs and force sensors.
• Inrob Tech, Ltd. (IRBL:PINK) – an Israeli provider of engineering and services to the military for UVRs.
• iRobot Corp (IRBT:NASDAQ) – Packbots, SUGVs, Warriors and Seagliders from iRobot’s Defense & Security division.
• ITT Exelis (XLS:NYSE) – a provider of command, control, UAV communications and other secure systems to the military.
• L3 Communications (LLL:NYSE) – has an Unmanned Systems division and manufactures small UAS and component parts and secure communications systems.
• Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT:NYSE) – an aerospace and security conglomerate with a full range of unmanned aerial and underwater products as well as exoskeletons and other robotic systems.
• MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) (MDA:TSE) – a Canadian provider of secure communications systems including space and unmanned robotics systems and UAVs.
• Moog Inc. (MOG.A:NYSE) – a designer, manufacturer and integrator of precision motion control systems and sensors for aerospace and defense.
• Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC:NYSE) – provides products, services and integrated solutions in aerospace and defense; unmanned aerial, underwater and land vehicles as well as bomb disposal robots are just a part of a wide range of robotic products and services.
• QinetiQ Group PLC (QQ/:LON) – a UK-based science and technology research company working closely with the British Government for defense research; makes competing robotics products to iRobot.
• Raytheon Company (RTN:NYSE) – a technology company specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets; robot snakes, arms and exoskeletons and an unmanned aircraft systems framework are just a few of their robotic products.
• Rockwell Collins (COL:NYSE) – a provider of optics, navigation and guidance systems and controls for unmanned military vehicles of all types.
• Teledyne Technologies Inc (TDY:NYSE) – provides electronic subsystems, instrumentation and digital imaging for marine and environmental applications for aerospace and defense systems.
• Textron Inc. (TXT:NYSE) – UAVs and unmanned copters and systems integration of different vendor’s robots and devices.
• Thales Group (THLEF:PINK) – a French military conglomerate that produces camcopters and other UAVs as well as their secure communications systems.
• The Boeing Company (BA:NYSE) – an aerospace company with a defense and security division that makes UAVS and support systems.
• United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) – an aerospace conglomerate that also produces autopilot systems for UAVs.

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.