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Former defense companies of the United States

  • Douglas Aircraft CompanyOn the 22nd of July 1921, Donald Wills Douglas Sr. established the Douglas Company in Santa Monica, California. This new entity emerged after the dissolution…
  • North American AviationOn the 6th of December 1928, Clement Melville Keys established North American Aviation as a holding company. It bought and sold interests in various airlines…
  • Pratt & Whitney RocketdyneThe year 2005 marked a significant shift in the American rocket engine industry. Pratt & Whitney Space Propulsion and Boeing Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power…
  • RocketdyneIn 1955, North American Aviation spun off Rocketdyne as a separate division within its corporate structure. The new entity established its headquarters in…
  • Glenn L. Martin CompanyGlenn Luther Martin stood in Santa Ana, California on the 16th of August 1912. He opened a small workshop to build military training aircraft for the U.S.