Side-by-side comparison of AI visibility scores, market position, and capabilities
Bethesda largest defense contractor (NYSE: LMT) ~$71B FY2024 revenue; F-35 $12.5B contract (Lots 18-19, ~300 fighters Sept 2025), Sikorsky Black Hawk, 122,000 employees competing with RTX and Northrop Grumman.
Lockheed Martin Corporation is a Bethesda, Maryland-based global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technologies company — publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LMT) as an S&P 500 Industrials component — designing, developing, manufacturing, and sustaining advanced technology systems and services for the US government, US allies, and international defense customers through approximately 122,000 employees worldwide. Lockheed Martin is the world's largest defense contractor by revenue, generating approximately $71 billion in fiscal year 2024 revenue primarily from the US Department of Defense. The company's flagship program — the F-35 Lightning II stealth multirole fighter — is the costliest weapons program in US history, with total program lifetime cost exceeding $1.7 trillion through the 2070s. In September 2025, the Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin a finalized $12.5 billion contract definitizing 148 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters from Lot 18 and adding scope for 148 additional fighters in Lot 19 — building on the initial $11.8 billion contract from December 2024 — continuing the F-35's multi-decade production run for US Air Force (F-35A), US Navy (F-35C), and US Marine Corps (F-35B STOVL) along with 8 international partner nations and 3 Foreign Military Sales customers. CEO Jim Taiclet leads Lockheed's digital transformation strategy — "21st Century Security" — integrating artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, advanced manufacturing, and network-centric warfare capabilities across Lockheed's platforms.
Dublin physical security and access control (NYSE: ALLE) at $3.8B 2024 revenue; Q2 2025 record $1B+ quarterly with Salto Systems and Gatewise acquisitions expanding electronic access competing with ASSA ABLOY for global door security.
Allegion plc is a Dublin, Ireland-headquartered global security products company — publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ALLE) as an S&P 500 component — generating $3.8 billion in revenue in 2024 and setting a quarterly revenue record exceeding $1 billion in Q2 2025 for the first time in company history, with approximately 14,400 employees across operations in 130+ countries. Allegion's portfolio spans 25+ brands including Schlage (US residential and commercial locks), Von Duprin (exit devices since 1908), LCN (door closers since 1876), CISA (European locks), SimonsVoss (wireless electronic locking), and Interflex (workforce management). The company generates 75%+ of sales in the United States. CEO John H. Stone. Allegion was spun off from Ingersoll Rand on December 1, 2013, joining the NYSE and S&P 500 on the same day. Recent acquisitions include Salto Systems (2024, cloud-connected access control), Gatewise (2025, multifamily access control), and ELATEC (2025 pending, RFID/NFC reader technology).
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