NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP.
Spent $20.7 million last year to lobby the federal government, nearly double what it spent in 2007 and far more than other major defense contractors with corporate units in Southern Arizona.
Stats
Sales: $33.9 billion
Headquarters: Los Angeles and London
Employees worldwide: 123,000
Jobs in Southern Arizona: 1,000
RAYTHEON CO.
Spent $6.6 million on lobbying in 2007; paid a little less — $6 million — last year.
Stats
Sales: $23.2 billion
Headquarters: Waltham, Mass.
Employees worldwide: 73,000
Jobs in Southern Arizona: 11,539
Note: Sales for all three companies above are for 2008. Jobs based on full-time equivalency as reported in the Star 200.
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP.
Also had its most expensive lobbying year, spending $8.5 million last year, an increase of 18 percent.
Stats
Sales: $29.3 billion
Headquarters: Falls Church, Va.
Employees worldwide: 92,300
Jobs in Southern Arizona: 1,055
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