Whether you've heard about it or not, sequestration is a big deal to a lot of people and is directly tied to the economy.
When the subcommittee failed to agree on $1.2 trillion in budget cuts last November, it agreed to take it all from defense if nothing was worked out by Jan 1, 2013.
Surprising no one apparently except members of Congress, no other solutions have been offered, and the Pentagon looks to face 10 percent cuts across the board for the next decade come New Year's.
That's a lot of jobs, and has become a big talking point on the issue of national defense and military readiness. Whether sequestration falls remains to be seen, but these are the 25 largest defense companies in America that will feel those cuts the most.
The data is by SIPRI based on numbers from 2010 and rank in terms of sales.
#25 CACI International
Arms sales: $2.3 billion
Total profit: $107 million
Employees: 13,100 people
While CACI International doesn't make weapons, they supply the U.S. Army with an information lifeline.
The TROJAN satellite communication systems provide the Army with a global network of shared mission-critical intelligence.
Source: SIPRI
#24 Goodrich
Arms sales: $2.2 billion
Total profit: $579 million
Employees: 16,300 people
Goodrich is yet another company to get a piece of the F-35 Lightning II cake. They work on the fighter aircraft's landing system.
The U.S. Air Force trusts Goodrich with making their ejection seat of choice, the ACES II. It is most widely used ejection seat today and is credited with saving more than 600 lives.
#23 DynCorp International
Arms sales: $2.4 billion
Total profit: $9 million
Employees: 23,000 people
DynCorp International provides logistical support to the U.S. government defense programs.
In Afghanistan, they are engaged in removing and destroying landmines and light weapons.
They are also involved with supporting air operations and have big contracts with the Department of Defense to maintain rotary and fixed-wing aircraft for all U.S. military branches.
Source: SIPRI
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