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Formerly | Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. |
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Company type | Public company |
Industry | Aerospace and defense |
Founded | 1981 |
Headquarters | Andover, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Key people | William L. Ballhaus [1] (Interim President/CEO) |
Revenue | US$988 million (2022) [2] |
US$31 million (2022) [2] | |
US$11 million (2022) [2] | |
Total assets | US$2.3 billion (2022) [2] |
Total equity | US$1.53 billion (2022) [2] |
Number of employees | 2,386 (2022) [2] |
Website | www |
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Mercury sells its products to defense prime contractors, the US government and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) commercial aerospace companies.
Mercury is based in Andover, Massachusetts, with more than 2300 employees and annual revenues of approximately US$988 million for its fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. [3]
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