List of private military contractors explained

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

Africa

South African companies

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

Peruvian companies

• Defion Internacional

US companies

See main article: List of United States defense contractors.

Name	HQ	Portfolio	Notes
		US Department of Defense, United States Air Force, and a number of private companies
			Consulting. Formerly known as Blackwater and Xe and it is part of the Constellis Group.
American International Security Corp	Woburn, MA		Dissolved
		Iraq and oil sector (at present, have ceased operations in Iraq)	Dissolved
			Consulting
			Formerly a Division of Halliburton
-
	Vienna, VA	CIA and NSA contractor
Northbridge Services Group	Lexington, KY		Advisory, Training, Operational Support, etc.
	Falls Church, VA
	San Diego, CA
Triple Canopy		South America, Iraq, Syria	It is part of the Constellis Group.
		Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iraq

Asia

Turkish companies

• SADAT International Defense Consultancy

Europe

French companies

• GEOS^[4]

German companies

• Asgaard – German Security Group

Gibraltar companies

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

Polish companies

• European Security Academy

Russian companies

• E.N.O.T. Corp.
• Fakel
• Paladin PMC^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}
• Patriot
• Redut (till 2022)
  • Slavonic Corps Wagner Group (till 2023)
• PMC "Combat"

Spanish companies

• UC Global

UK companies

Name	HQ	Portfolio	Notes
		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]
			A joint South African-British private security company registered in the British Virgin Islands.
G4S[11] [12]
Rubicon International Services			Ex commonwealth SF. Acquired by Aegis Defence Services on 28 October 2005.
International Intelligence Limited			Specialist contracts. Operates in the security and intelligence sectors.
Sandline International			Ceased operations on April 16, 2004

Oceania

Australian companies

• Paladin Group (security company)
• Unity Resources Group

See also

• List of mercenaries
• List of private security companies

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/19981212024722/http://www.eo.com/ Mirror of Executive Outcomes' official website in 1998, from archive. org
2. http://www.galago.co.za/CAT1_025.htm Eeben Barlow's autobiography: Executive Outcomes – Against all Odds.
3. Web site: Esau (i_esau). Iain. 2020-12-03. Africa awaits: Mercenary outfit Executive Outcomes is reborn Upstream Online. 2021-03-04. Upstream Online Latest oil and gas news. en. 2020-12-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20201203151251/https://www.upstreamonline.com/people/africa-awaits-mercenary-outfit-executive-outcomes-is-reborn/2-1-921836. live.
4. Web site: 2019-02-05 . #2 Le marché français des ESSD : quelle évolution à terme ? — RNMPS . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190513103457/https://rendre-notre-monde-plus-sur.goron.fr/le-marche-francais-des-essd-quelle-evolution-a-terme/ . 2019-05-13 . 2021-11-05 . Rendre notre monde plus sûr . fr-FR.
5. News: Motyl. Alexander. 2024-08-22. Another Russian mercenary leader has turned against Putin. The Hill. 2024-08-22.
6. News: Tagtik. 2024-08-14. These Russians want to get rid of Putin. live. MSN.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20240822195945/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/these-russians-want-to-get-rid-of-putin/ar-AA1oNrL8. 2024-08-22. 2024-08-22.
7. News: Varga. John. 2024-08-16. Russian commander revolts against Vladimir Putin and demands coup over Ukraine failure. live. Daily Express. https://web.archive.org/web/20240822042803/https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1937097/russia-commander-vladimir-putin-removal-kremlin-wagner. 2024-08-22. 2024-08-22.
8. News: RADAR. 2024-08-17. Russian Commander Revolts Against Vladimir Putin, Calls For A Coup. live. Radar Online. https://web.archive.org/web/20240821115106/https://radaronline.com/p/russian-commander-revolts-against-vladimir-putin-demands-coup/. 2024-08-21. 2024-08-22.
9. News: Hodgkin. Emily. Varga. John. 2024-08-17. Vladimir Putin faces coup over Ukraine failure as Russia teeters on 'brink of disaster'. live. Irish Daily Star. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/1WfWA. 2024-08-22. 2024-08-22.
10. Web site: Norton-Taylor, Richard . April 23, 2009 . Foreign Office to propose self-regulation for private military firms . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130906101949/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/apr/24/private-military-firms-government . September 6, 2013 . January 2, 2012 . The Guardian.
11. News: 1 September 2017 . G4S hit by new scandal over immigration detention centre: Private companies should not be doing this sort of work . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171108205013/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/g4s-hit-by-new-scandal-over-immigration-detention-centre-private-companies-should-not-be-doing-this-a7923871.html . 8 November 2017 . 8 November 2017 . The Independent.
12. News: 18 October 2017 . Torture victims were wrongly imprisoned in UK, high court rules . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180706121826/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/oct/10/torture-victims-were-wrongly-imprisoned-in-uk-high-court-rules . 6 July 2018 . 8 November 2017 . The Guardian.