i would double this. i worked on various software for a smaller defense contractor and it mostly sucked and a lot of it never saw the light of day or one off r&

i would double this. i worked on various software for a smaller defense contractor and it mostly sucked and a lot of it never saw the light of day or one off r&d demos. years later i ended up on the hardware side writing firmware for various hardware widgets (many truly defensive and life saving), and minor pcb and circuit design for smaller projects. it was very satisfying, tangible work