J.F. Taylor, Inc

Employee Size

201-500

Organization Type

Privately Held

Headquarters

Great Mills, MD

Founded

1983

Founded by former Navy Commander John F. Taylor in 1983, J.F. Taylor designs and manufactures military simulation, avionics, aircraft-modification, and ground-based systems. The company has grown from a one-person operation into a 500-plus-employee defense manufacturer, with 280,000 square feet across ten Southern Maryland facilities and an added Union, Missouri operation through its 2025 acquisition of Bugeye Technologies. Its quality system is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D:2016.

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