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General Atomics

combines 2 subsidiaries and business units ≈ inferred
$2.2B
obligated · FY2025
5
funding agencies
89%
from Defense
96%
single-source
7
states
100%
in California
18
industries

≈ computedSingle-source: 96% of this recipient’s $2B in federal contracts was awarded without competition (FPDS extent-competed codes); the rest was competed or unclassified. A high share often reflects sole-source or specialized work, not wrongdoing.

Obligations by year

≈ computed
$2.4B
FY20
$2.3B
FY21
$2.3B
FY22
$2.4B
FY23
$2.7B
FY24
$2.2B
FY25
▼ 10%
since FY20

Where this money comes from

✓ from source
FUNDING AGENCIES
GENERAL ATOMICS
Defense
$1.9B
Energy
$0.2B
3 other agencies
$0.1B
General Atomics
$2.2B
FY2025 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2025 · source: USASpending.gov

Biggest awards (total value)

Procurement of Performance Based Logistics Support Services for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle…
awarded 2019$1.9B
CVN 79 Emals Long Lead Time Material
awarded 2014$1.7B
Diii-D National Fusion Program and Advanced Fusion Technology Research and Development
awarded 2003$1.2B
Award of Undefinitized Contract Action (Uca) for Fy 12 MQ-1C Gray Eagle Program of Record…
awarded 2012$1.1B
Fy 13 Full Rate Production of the Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System and Fy 12 Backfill…
awarded 2013$1.1B
FY17 Gray Eagle Performance Based Logistics (Pbl) Effort
awarded 2016$936.9M
Contract N6833503C0205
awarded 2003$928.2M
CVN 81 Emals Pre-Production Planning
awarded 2022$762.9M

Total value over each award’s life, for awards active in FY2025: a decades-long contract can exceed one year’s obligations above.

What it does (NAICS / PSC)

Aircraft Manufacturing$984.2M
Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing$379.1M
Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing$309.4M
Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services$138M
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$131.5M
Office of Science Financial Assistance Program$112M
Other Support Activities for Air Transportation$74.6M
Engineering Services$26M

Where the work lands

California✓ from source$2.2B
Mississippi✓ from source$274.7K
Ohio✓ from source$36.5K
New Mexico✓ from source$5K

Competitors

Lockheed Martin Corporation≈ computed$39.5B
The Boeing Company≈ computed$12.5B
Sierra Nevada Company, LLC≈ computed$1.5B
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation≈ computed$1.4B
Bell Textron Inc≈ computed$1.3B
Textron Aviation Inc≈ computed$466.9M
Bell Boeing Joint Project Office≈ computed$436.9M
Aerovironment, Inc≈ computed$410.8M

computed from shared NAICS, not a stated rivalry.

Subsidiaries & business units

Subsidiaries and business units grouped under General Atomics by corporate ownership. ≈ inferred Source: General Atomics (wholly owns General Atomics Aeronautical Systems).

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.ZH4NVFG3Z526$1.6B
General AtomicsTVRYQ3N3B8H5$518.6M

Political contributions

General Atomics Political Action Committee≈ inferredgave$1.7Mto members of Congress✓ from source
Pete Aguilar (Democrat)$40K
Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)$40K
Betty McCollum (Democrat)$40K
Scott H. Peters (Democrat)$40K
Mike Rogers (Republican)$40K
Trent Kelly (Republican)$37.5K
Robert B. Aderholt (Republican)$37K
Tom Cole (Republican)$36K
Sam Graves (Republican)$35K
Marcy Kaptur (Democrat)$32.5K

linked through public filings, not a claim of coordination. contribution reported to the FEC, a public campaign-finance record.

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