List of private military contractors

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The following is a list of notable private military contractors and companies.

## Africa

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### South African companies

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See also: Private security industry in South Africa

* Executive Outcomes, (ceased operations on January 1, 1999; apparently restarted operations in November 2020)[1][2][3]

## Americas

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### Peruvian companies

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* Defion Internacional

### US companies

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Main article: List of United States defense contractors

Name | HQ | Portfolio | Notes

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AirScan | Titusville, FL | US Department of Defense, United States Air Force, and a number of private companies |
Academi | McLean, VA |  | Consulting. Formerly known as Blackwater and Xe and it is part of the Constellis Group.
American International Security Corp | Woburn, MA |  | Dissolved
Custer Battles | McLean, VA | Iraq and oil sector (at present, have ceased operations in Iraq) | Dissolved
Jorge Scientific Corporation | Arlington, VA |  | Consulting
KBR | Houston, TX |  | Formerly a Division of Halliburton
MAG Aerospace | Fairfax, VA |  |
MPRI, Inc. | Alexandria, VA |  |
MVM, Inc. | Vienna, VA | CIA and NSA contractor |
Northbridge Services Group | Lexington, KY |  | Advisory, Training, Operational Support, etc.
Northrop Grumman | Falls Church, VA |  |
Raytheon | Arlington, VA |  |
Titan Corporation | San Diego, CA |  | Sold to L3 Communications in 2005
Triple Canopy | Herndon, VA | South America, Iraq, Syria | It is part of the Constellis Group.
Vinnell Corporation | Fairfax, VA | Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iraq |

## Asia

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### Turkish companies

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* SADAT International Defense Consultancy

## Europe

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### French companies

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* GEOS[4]

### German companies

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* Asgaard – German Security Group

### Gibraltar companies

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* STTEP, registered in Gibraltar, mainly uses former SANDF forces.

### Polish companies

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* European Security Academy

### Russian companies

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* Africa Corps
* E.N.O.T. Corp. (disbanded in 2019)
* Paladin PMC[5][6][7][8][9]
* Patriot
* Redut (Nationalised in 2022)
* Slavonic Corps (disbanded in 2013)
* Wagner Group (Nationalised in November 2023)

### Spanish companies

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* UC Global
* Shadow Lynx

### UK companies

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Name | HQ | Portfolio | Notes

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Aegis Defence Services | London | Iraq, Afghanistan, and others | Contracted by the U.S. department of Defense during the most recent War in Iraq.
Aegis Defence Services Ltd was acquired by GardaWorld International Protective Services.[10]
Erinys International | Dubai |  | A joint South African-British private security company registered in the British Virgin Islands.
G4S[11][12] | London |  |
Rubicon International Services | London |  | Ex commonwealth SF. Acquired by Aegis Defence Services on 28 October 2005.
International Intelligence Limited | Eastington, Stroud |  | Specialist contracts. Operates in the security and intelligence sectors.
Sandline International | London |  | Ceased operations on April 16, 2004

## Oceania

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### Australian companies

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* Paladin Group (security company)
* Unity Resources Group

## See also

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* List of mercenaries
* List of private security companies

## References

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1. ^ Mirror of Executive Outcomes' official website in 1998, from archive. org. Accessed January 2012.
2. ^ Eeben Barlow's autobiography: Executive Outcomes – Against all Odds. Archived 2007-12-29 at the Wayback Machine Accessed January 2012.
3. ^ Esau (i_esau), Iain (2020-12-03). "Africa awaits: Mercenary outfit Executive Outcomes is reborn | Upstream Online". Upstream Online | Latest oil and gas news. Archived from the original on 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
4. ^ "#2 Le marché français des ESSD : quelle évolution à terme ? — RNMPS". Rendre notre monde plus sûr (in French). 2019-02-05. Archived from the original on 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
5. ^ Motyl, Alexander (2024-08-22). "Another Russian mercenary leader has turned against Putin". The Hill. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
6. ^ Tagtik (2024-08-14). "These Russians want to get rid of Putin". MSN.com. Archived from the original on 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
7. ^ Varga, John (2024-08-16). "Russian commander revolts against Vladimir Putin and demands coup over Ukraine failure". Daily Express. Archived from the original on 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
8. ^ RADAR (2024-08-17). "Russian Commander Revolts Against Vladimir Putin, Calls For A Coup". Radar Online. Archived from the original on 2024-08-21. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
9. ^ Hodgkin, Emily; Varga, John (2024-08-17). "Vladimir Putin faces coup over Ukraine failure as Russia teeters on 'brink of disaster'". Irish Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
10. ^ Norton-Taylor, Richard (April 23, 2009). "Foreign Office to propose self-regulation for private military firms". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
11. ^ "G4S hit by new scandal over immigration detention centre: Private companies should not be doing this sort of work". The Independent. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
12. ^ "Torture victims were wrongly imprisoned in UK, high court rules". The Guardian. 18 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2017.