Federal Defense & Weapons Contracts
99.06% of total federal contract spending
Military equipment, weapons systems, aircraft, ships, missiles, and defense-related manufacturing and maintenance contracts.
Top Defense & Weapons Contractors
| Rank | Contractor | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lockheed Martin Corp. | $131.8B |
| #2 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $121.4B |
| #3 | The Boeing Company | $47.3B |
| #4 | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC | $40.8B |
| #5 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $28.5B |
| #6 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. | $27.8B |
| #7 | Raytheon Company | $16.9B |
| #8 | Bell Boeing Joint Project Office | $11.2B |
| #9 | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | $8.3B |
| #10 | Amentum Services, Inc. | $4.6B |
| #11 | Bell Textron Inc. | $4.0B |
| #12 | General Atomics | $3.7B |
| #13 | United Launch Services, LLC | $3.6B |
| #14 | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. | $2.8B |
| #15 | Textron Systems Corp. | $2.7B |
Industry Outlook
Steady growth driven by modernization programs and geopolitical tensions. The defense & weapons sector accounts for 99.06% of all federal contract spending, distributed across 469 active contractors.
Federal Defense & Weapons Contracts FAQ
The federal government obligated $520,301,841,761 on defense & weapons contracts in FY2024, representing 99.06% of total federal contract spending across 469 contractors.
The largest federal defense & weapons contractors include Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Corporation, The Boeing Company. These companies receive the bulk of federal defense & weapons spending.
The top agencies for defense & weapons spending include Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security.
Industry categorization is based on Product and Service Code (PSC) classifications from the Federal Procurement Data System. Spending figures represent total federal obligations for FY2024.