2008 Top 100

72: Textron Inc.
Top 100 Revenue: $198,951,058
Defense Revenue: $193,290,558
Civilian Revenue: $5,660,499
2007 Revenue: $13.2 billion
2007 Earnings: $917 million
2006 Revenue: N/A
2006 Earnings: N/A
Number of employees: 44,000
Headquarters: Providence, R.I.
Website: http://www.textron.com/
Leadership:

Lewis B. Campbell, chairman, president and CEO

Frank Tempesta, president, Textron Systems

Ticker: TXT
Lines of business: Bell, Cessna, defense and intelligence, industrial and finance
Major customers: Air Force, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, NASA, Army and Energy Department
Major contracts/projects: Textron Defense Systems is working on a $24 million contract from the NASA Ames Research Center to develop alternate heat shield materials for the Orion crew exploration spacecraft.
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