General Atomics Federal Spending Profile
General Atomics is a mid-sized federal recipient, with $239.7M in total federal obligations spread across 25 awards reported on USAspending.gov. That places General Atomics #335 among federal contractors ranked by total obligations.
Every one of General Atomics's 25 federal awards is a procurement contract rather than a grant — the company sells goods or services to the government rather than receiving grant funding.
General Atomics's federal business is heavily concentrated in one customer: Department of Defense accounts for roughly 94% of its top-agency obligations, with Department of Homeland Security a distant second. Across the full record the company works with 2 agencies, but a single relationship dominates the dollars.
What the federal government buys from General Atomics is led by Other Services ($6.9B), followed by Defense & Weapons ($3.7B); together these categories describe the goods and services the company is paid to deliver.
Its largest single recent award is a $1.7B contract from the Department of Defense, described in the federal record as "Cvn 79 Emals Long Lead Time Material."
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Spending by Agency
Recent Awards
| Description | Agency | Start Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| REQUIREMENT IS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE MQ-1C GRAY EAGLE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM. | Department of Defense | Apr 24, 2019 | $1.9B |
| CVN 79 EMALS LONG LEAD TIME MATERIAL | Department of Defense | May 8, 2014 | $1.7B |
| IGF::CT::IGF FY17 GRAY EAGLE PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS (PBL) EFFORT. | Department of Defense | Oct 24, 2016 | $936.9M |
| 200310!000495!1700!A8050 !NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER, AIRCRA!N6833503C0205 !A!N! !N! !20030728!20041028!067638957!067638957!859181984!N!GENERAL ATOMICS !3550 GENERAL ATOMICS COURT!SAN DIEGO !CA!92121!66000!073!06!SAN DIEGO !SAN DIEGO !CALIFORNIA!+000004883000!N!N!000107026822!1710!AIRCRAFT LANDING EQUIPMENT !C9E!ALL OTHER SUPPLIES AND EQUIPME!2000!NOT DISCERNABLE OR CLASSIFIED !336413!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !99990909!B! ! !A! !A!Y!U!2!002!B! !A!Y!Z! ! !N!C!N! ! ! !A!A!A!A!000!A!C!N! ! ! ! ! ! !0001! ! | Department of Defense | Jul 28, 2003 | $928.2M |
| CVN 81 EMALS PRE-PRODUCTION PLANNING | Department of Defense | Jan 1, 2022 | $758.5M |
| GRAY EAGLE PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS 2024-2029 | Department of Defense | Apr 23, 2024 | $648.2M |
| CY24-25 MQ-9 (REAPER) SUPPORT AND SERVICES. | Department of Defense | Jan 1, 2024 | $646.4M |
| MQ-9 REAPER CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SERVICES | Department of Defense | Jan 1, 2022 | $584.8M |
| UAS OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT | Department of Homeland Security | Apr 1, 2022 | $555.2M |
| MQ-9B PRODUCTION FMS TAIWAN | Department of Defense | Apr 28, 2023 | $465.7M |
| REQUIREMENT IS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF FULL RATE PRODUCTION 5. | Department of Defense | Jul 15, 2019 | $398.0M |
| PRODUCTION READY TEST ASSET UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACT ACTION | Department of Defense | Dec 1, 2023 | $367.4M |
| CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SERVICES FOR MQ-1 PREDATOR AND MQ-9 REAPER | Department of Defense | Jan 1, 2018 | $349.7M |
| CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SERVICES (CLS) FOR MQ-9 REAPER | Department of Defense | Jan 1, 2019 | $332.8M |
| GRAY EAGLE LOW RATE INITIAL PRODUCTION II | Department of Defense | Apr 8, 2011 | $325.7M |
| MQ-9 REAPER FY19 AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION | Department of Defense | Sep 12, 2019 | $313.2M |
| MQ-9 REAPER CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT (CLS) 2019-2023 FMS UNITED KINGDOM | Department of Defense | Jul 1, 2019 | $312.8M |
| MQ-9 REAPER FISCAL YEAR 21 UNILATERAL AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION BUY | Department of Defense | Apr 21, 2021 | $310.4M |
| UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACT ACTION FOR FMS UK MQ-9B PROTECTOR | Department of Defense | Mar 30, 2018 | $303.6M |
| CLS CY12 FOR MQ-1&MQ-9 | Department of Defense | Dec 28, 2011 | $299.7M |
All federal spending data sourced from USAspending.gov, the official source for federal award data as mandated by the Government Accountability Office.
General Atomics Federal Contracts FAQ
General Atomics has received $239,716,800 in total federal obligations across 25 awards and 25 contracts.
General Atomics works with 2 federal agencies, including Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security. The largest agency relationships are based on total dollar obligations.
General Atomics has received federal awards in multiple states.
General Atomics is ranked #335 among the largest federal contractors by total obligation amount. Rankings are based on USASpending.gov data for FY2024.
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Spending figures represent total federal obligations for FY2024, as reported through USASpending.gov. Rankings are based on aggregate obligation amounts across all contract, grant, and direct payment awards.