Pittacus
Naamloze Vennootschap | |
Traded as | PTC |
Industry | Aerospace, Defence |
Predecessor | Lindiaanse Signaalwerken |
Founded | 6 December 2000 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Peter de Jagt CEO |
Products | Tactical radios, Remote controlled weapon stations, radars, aerospace electronics |
Revenue | |
Number of employees | 80,000 (2019) |
Pittacus NV is a Lindian multinational arms manufacturing company that designs and builds high tech electrical systems, radars and munitions for militaries all over Sunalaya. Its headquarters are in Dorningen in Lindenholt. The company's shares are traded on the Artwinger Stock Exchange (ASX).
It is Lindenholt's second largest defence contractor, after Aerobus, and is one of the largest in the world generating over 15 billion dollars in revenue in 2017. In addition to defence products the company also makes civilian products and satellites, however the majority of its sales (around 60%) are in the defence industry.
The company was founded after the Second World War as Lindiaanse Signaalwerken (Lindian signal works), they produced commercial and military use radios as well as radar and sonar systems for the Lindian military. In the 1990's the company merged with several other electronics and defence companies to form Pittacus, named after ancient Mysenean general Pittacus.