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Dillon Aero

Logo: dillonaero.com3

American firearms manufacturer

Dillon Aero, Inc. is an armament manufacturer in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. It is owned by the Dillon family, who also own Dillon Precision, a manufacturer of reloading presses and other reloading equipment, as well as Dillon Optics, a sunglasses manufacturer.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Dillon Aero, Inc. is an armament manufacturer in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. It is owned by the Dillon family, who also own Dillon Precision, a manufacturer of reloading presses and other reloading equipment, as well as Dillon Optics, a sunglasses manufacturer.2

Products and brands

  • M134 Minigun

Listed on Wikidata.1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$199.4M 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $199.4M in all. PPP loans $1.5M; Federal contracts $197.9M.$0$10M$20M$30M2008 · Federal contracts: $13.9M20082009 · Federal contracts: $16.6M2010 · Federal contracts: $21.7M20102011 · Federal contracts: $11.7M2012 · Federal contracts: $4.9M20122013 · Federal contracts: $6.6M2014 · Federal contracts: $4.8M20142015 · Federal contracts: $13.8M2016 · Federal contracts: $16.1M20162017 · Federal contracts: $9.4M2018 · Federal contracts: $4.0M20182019 · Federal contracts: $11.2M2020 · PPP loans: $1.5M2020 · Federal contracts: $2.1M20202021 · Federal contracts: $2.2M2022 · Federal contracts: $6.2M20222023 · Federal contracts: $15.5M2024 · Federal contracts: $11.3M20242025 · Federal contracts: $10.9M2026 · Federal contracts: $14.9M2026
Without federal contracts$1.5M 2020–2020
Without federal contractsWithout federal contracts, 2020–2020: $1.5M in all. PPP loans $1.5M.$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2020 · PPP loans: $1.5M2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansFederal contractsTotal
2026–$14.9M$14.9M
2025–$10.9M$10.9M
2024–$11.3M$11.3M
2023–$15.5M$15.5M
2022–$6.2M$6.2M
2021–$2.2M$2.2M
2020$1.5M$2.1M$3.7M
2019–$11.2M$11.2M
2018–$4.0M$4.0M
2017–$9.4M$9.4M
2016–$16.1M$16.1M
2015–$13.8M$13.8M
2014–$4.8M$4.8M
2013–$6.6M$6.6M
2012–$4.9M$4.9M
2011–$11.7M$11.7M
2010–$21.7M$21.7M
2009–$16.6M$16.6M
2008–$13.9M$13.9M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov4, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest contracts

  1. Dec 27, 2010$9.3M from Department of the Army: M134d-h mini gun and system kits5 To DILLON AERO, INC. Award 0140
  2. May 11, 2026$8.2M from Department of the Army: The purpose of this effort is to procure multiple items on behalf of the fms partner.6 To DILLON AERO, INC. Award W15QKN26C0004
  3. Sep 16, 2015$6.3M from Department of the Army: M134 weapons7 To DILLON AERO, INC. Award 0002
  4. Aug 30, 2024$6.2M from Department of the Army: Bolt assembly8 To DILLON AERO, INC. Award W912CH24C0027
  5. Dec 27, 2023$5.8M from Department of the Army: Purchase of m134 miniguns for uk9 To DILLON AERO, INC. Award W15QKN24F0055

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA10. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 15, 2020$1.5M PPP loan (first draw) from BOKF, National Association10To DILLON AERO, INC, Scottsdale AZ; $1.6M forgiven May 21, 2021

Sources

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