In 2022, it was forecast that Boeing would spend the most on research and development (R&D) of any aerospace and defense company, with an R&D expenditure of 3.7 billion U.S dollars. BAE Systems followed behind with 2.4 dollars, with Lockheed Martin in third.
Aerospace and defense companies with the highest spending on research and development (R&D) in 2022
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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R&D WORLD. (May 31, 2022). Aerospace and defense companies with the highest spending on research and development (R&D) in 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102967/global-research-and-development-top-aerospace-defense-spenders/
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