Contractor profile

General Atomics

FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

combines 2 subsidiaries and business units Inferred
$2.9B
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
7
Funding agencies
67%
From Defense
96%
Non-competed
6
States
99%
In California
18
Industries

In FY2026, General Atomics received $2.9B in federal awards from 7 agencies, 67% of it from the Department of Defense, with 99% of the work performed in California. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $17.1B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
FUNDING AGENCIES
GENERAL ATOMICS
Defense
$1.9B
Homeland Security
$0.8B
Energy
$0.2B
4 other agencies
$0B
General Atomics
$2.9B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
California$2.9B
Mississippi$21.2M
Georgia$1.3M
Maryland$397.7K
Texas$2.5K
Alabama$1K

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • General Atomics received $2.9B in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $2.2B in FY2025.
  • It ranked #40 among federal contractors by contract obligations in FY2026 (data still posting).
  • The Department of Defense accounted for 66% of it.
  • Of its $2.8B in contract obligations, 96% was non-competed, based on FPDS extent-competed codes.

Obligations by year

Computed
$2.4B
FY20
$2.3B
FY21
$2.3B
FY22
$2.4B
FY23
$2.7B
FY24
$2.2B
FY25
$2.9B
FY26 partial
▼ 10%
FY20 to FY25

Awards

Source

Largest active awards by total value

Awards whose period of performance overlaps FY2026, by the amount obligated on each so far.

AwardIDAgencyObligatedStartEndPlace
Procurement of Performance Based Logistics Support Services for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle…W58RGZ19C0027Department of Defense$1.9B2019-04-242027-04-23California
CVN 79 Emals Long Lead Time MaterialN0001914C0037Department of Defense$1.8B2014-05-082030-01-30California
Diii-D National Fusion Program and Advanced Fusion Technology Research and DevelopmentDEFC0204ER54698Department of Energy$1.3B2003-11-012027-07-31California
UAS Operational and Maintenance Support70B02C22C00000016Department of Homeland Security$1B2022-04-012029-03-30California
Gray Eagle Performance Based Logistics 2024-2029W58RGZ24C0031Department of Defense$792.5M2024-04-232028-01-23California
CVN 81 Emals Pre-Production PlanningN0001922C0033Department of Defense$762.9M2022-01-012032-02-28California
CY24-25 MQ-9 (Reaper) Support and ServicesFA857724C0001Department of Defense$646.4M2024-01-012027-12-31California
MQ-9 Reaper Contractor Logistics Support and ServicesFA857722C0001Department of Defense$575.6M2022-01-012027-08-31California

Largest FY2026 awards

Awards that started in FY2026, by the amount obligated on each so far.

AwardIDAgencyObligatedStartEndPlace
Contractor Logistics Support and Services MQ-9 ReaperFA857726FB002Department of Defense$255.7M2026-01-012027-12-31California
MQ-9 Reaper Open Mission System (OMS) Stellar Relay (SR) and LINK-16 Retrofit UcaFA868923F2650Department of Defense$126.4M2026-04-302028-05-01California
Qatar MQ-9B Green Ac PurchaseFA868926FB001Department of Defense$81.9M2026-05-262030-12-30California

What it does (NAICS / PSC)

Aircraft Manufacturing$905.5M
Other Support Activities for Air Transportation$766.2M
Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing$488.4M
Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing$248.2M
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$179.1M
Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services$148.9M
Office of Science Financial Assistance Program$124.6M
Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing$19.5M

Competition

96%non-competed (often called no-bid), of $2.8B in contract obligations in FY2026Computed

This describes how contracts were awarded, not wrongdoing.

Similar federal contractors

Computed
The Boeing Company$20.5B
Lockheed Martin Corporation$17.5B
Bell Textron Inc$1.9B
RTX Corporation$1.7B
Sierra Nevada Company, LLC$1.6B
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp$1.3B
Bell Boeing Joint Project Office$499.5M
Aerovironment, Inc$489.6M

Subsidiaries & business units

Grouped by corporate ownership. Source: General Atomics (wholly owns General Atomics Aeronautical Systems).Inferred

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.ZH4NVFG3Z526$2.3B
General AtomicsTVRYQ3N3B8H5$625.9M

Political contributions

General Atomics Political Action CommitteeInferredgave$1.7Mto members of CongressSource
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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