Batteries are good business for U.S. Defense contractors. From vehicles and drones to lights and communication equipment, batteries power the military. These items have a shelf life that requires regular replacement, guaranteeing ongoing business for companies in this sector.
As with many industries a handful of suppliers are winning a large amount of this business. Enersys Energy is clearly the top supplier and this is not including their recent acquisition of Bren-Tronics. Enersys brought in $44 Million with Eastern Carolina in second place at $20 Million.
Below are the top selling batteries. Many of these have only one competitor. Items with AMC 3Z are Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) items. Some of these companies like Eastern Carolina re-package bulk batteries like 9 volts into smaller packages for distribution.
| NSN | qty | sales | Offers | AMC |
| 6140-01-485-1472 | 154530 | 54,215,707 | 2 | 1C |
| 6140-01-446-9498 | 85447 | 20,502,228 | 3 | 1G |
| 6135-01-481-7127 | 6095 | 11,600,065 | 1 | 3C |
| 6140-01-633-9444 | 37063 | 9,258,273 | 4 | 1G |
| 6140-00-168-3803 | 38000 | 6,089,440 | 1 | 3R |
| 6135-01-333-6101 | 191256 | 5,735,767 | 1 | 1Z |
| 6135-01-517-6060 | 7110 | 5,537,268 | 1 | 1G |
| 6135-01-438-9450 | 20101 | 4,227,004 | 2 | 1G |
| 6135-00-985-7845 | 580052 | 4,135,088 | 1 | 1Z |
| 6140-01-374-2243 | 24837 | 4,018,476 | 1 | 1B |
| 6140-01-446-9506 | 20525 | 3,409,318 | 1 | 1G |
| 6140-01-662-7350 | 11407 | 3,243,638 | 1 | 3D |
| 6140-01-678-7176 | 5112 | 3,062,028 | 1 | 3D |
| 6140-01-507-3448 | 119 | 2,914,598 | 1 | 3C |
| 6140-01-441-4272 | 14483 | 2,787,274 | 1 | 3Z |
| 6140-01-378-8232 | 18617 | 2,744,246 | 1 | 3Z |
| 6140-01-400-2901 | 1537 | 2,690,572 | 1 | 3D |
| 6140-01-521-8584 | 3080 | 2,517,072 | 1 | 3D |
| 6140-01-665-0882 | 5310 | 2,472,621 | 1 | 3Z |
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