Over the last 10 years, the Missile Defense Agency recorded 41,283 award actions totaling $84.68 billion in obligated funding, with an average action value of $2.05 million. Contracting activity is concentrated in guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing, defense research and development, and major aerospace and systems contractors.
Federal Agency
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
FPDS procurement profile for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Agency ID 97JC, covering obligations and award activity over the last 10 years.
Annual values reflect obligated dollars and action counts within the selected 10-year analysis window, and vendor and NAICS rankings are based on total obligated amount.
Agency ID
97JC
Total Obligated
84.68 billion
84,683,134,734.26
Award Actions
41,283
Average Action Value
2,051,283.45
About MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, the Missile Defense Agency (97JC) obligated $84.68 billion across 41,283 awards, for an average award value of $2.05 million. The spending profile is large, sustained, and programmatically concentrated, consistent with a mission centered on advanced weapons systems, integration, testing, and long-term technical support.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Contract obligations are highly concentrated among a small set of prime contractors. Lockheed Martin Corporation leads with $29.68 billion across 5,015 awards, followed by Raytheon Company with $20.35 billion across 4,330 awards; Boeing Company, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, and Jacobs Technology Inc. round out the top five with materially smaller but still significant shares of total spend.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The largest NAICS categories show a strong tilt toward missile, space, sensor, and research-heavy work. Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (336414) is the top category at $21.29 billion, while multiple R&D codes (541715, 541712, and 541714) collectively account for a substantial share of obligations, indicating that MDA funding is split between hardware development and scientific/engineering research.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations in the most recent five years remain elevated, ranging from $7.78 billion in 2023 to $9.75 billion in 2022. Fiscal 2025 currently leads the period shown at $8.96 billion, with 2024 at $8.12 billion and 2021 at $9.20 billion, suggesting continued high investment with year-to-year variation rather than a clear linear trend.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS obligations attributed to agency ID 97JC over the last 10 years and reflects total obligated dollars, award counts, and average award value from the provided dataset. Vendor, NAICS, and annual trend sections are ranked by total obligated value and describe the observed distribution of obligations without inferring program purpose beyond the recorded procurement categories.
Top Vendors
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
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GROUP BY vendor_name
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 29,677,508,705.21 | 29.68 billion | 5,015 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY | 20,353,663,468.82 | 20.35 billion | 4,330 |
| BOEING COMPANY, THE | 8,876,923,477.55 | 8.88 billion | 789 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 5,386,825,298.38 | 5.39 billion | 1,392 |
| JACOBS TECHNOLOGY INC. | 2,714,209,849.86 | 2.71 billion | 1,548 |
| PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC. | 2,491,051,423.62 | 2.49 billion | 1,005 |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC, THE | 1,592,074,973.04 | 1.59 billion | 2,111 |
| ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION | 1,091,282,143.64 | 1.09 billion | 263 |
| AEROJET ROCKETDYNE COLEMAN AEROSPACE, INC. | 908,686,414.66 | 908.69 million | 180 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS CORP. | 832,168,037.62 | 832.17 million | 897 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, MDA obligated $84.68 billion across 41,283 awards, with an average award value of about $2.05 million. Obligations are concentrated among a small set of vendors: Lockheed Martin Corporation and Raytheon Company together account for $50.03 billion, or roughly 59% of total obligations, indicating a strong reliance on two prime contractors. The top 10 vendors account for $84.88 billion in reported obligations, showing a highly concentrated vendor base with awards spread across both large-dollar, lower-count contracts and higher-count service or support awards.
Top NAICS
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naics_name,
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award_count,
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FROM
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
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AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY naics_code
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336414 | GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING | 21,293,685,874.50 | 21.29 billion | 2,341 |
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 19,366,489,944.22 | 19.37 billion | 11,197 |
| 541712 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 17,118,761,431.58 | 17.12 billion | 11,444 |
| 334511 | SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING | 7,461,765,575.00 | 7.46 billion | 1,365 |
| 541714 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY) | 4,448,762,016.42 | 4.45 billion | 280 |
| 541511 | CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | 4,222,279,799.32 | 4.22 billion | 2,360 |
| 811219 | OTHER ELECTRONIC AND PRECISION EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE | 2,567,300,454.35 | 2.57 billion | 760 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 2,236,752,997.90 | 2.24 billion | 2,475 |
| 541720 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES | 1,576,334,054.03 | 1.58 billion | 753 |
| 336413 | OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | 1,204,688,360.10 | 1.20 billion | 46 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, MDA obligated $84.68 billion across 41,283 awards, with spend concentrated in a small set of mission-related NAICS codes. Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing (336414) is the largest category at $21.29 billion, followed by two R&D categories, 541715 and 541712, at $19.37 billion and $17.12 billion, indicating a strong emphasis on development and technical research. Additional obligations are distributed across systems manufacturing, engineering, software, maintenance, and support activities, but at materially lower levels than the top three categories.
Annual Trend
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year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '97JC'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,964,043,925.45 | 8.96 billion | 5,630 |
| 2024 | 8,116,572,967.70 | 8.12 billion | 3,605 |
| 2023 | 7,777,919,117.37 | 7.78 billion | 3,919 |
| 2022 | 9,745,316,024.68 | 9.75 billion | 4,035 |
| 2021 | 9,200,800,686.81 | 9.20 billion | 4,122 |
| 2020 | 11,412,966,627.16 | 11.41 billion | 3,852 |
| 2019 | 8,757,612,808.70 | 8.76 billion | 3,845 |
| 2018 | 8,793,367,288.59 | 8.79 billion | 4,119 |
| 2017 | 6,023,900,819.32 | 6.02 billion | 3,910 |
| 2016 | 5,890,634,468.48 | 5.89 billion | 4,246 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, MDA obligated $84.68 billion across 41,283 awards, with an average award value of $2.05 million. Annual obligations were highest in 2020 at $11.41 billion, then generally remained in the $7.78 billion to $9.75 billion range through 2025, indicating sustained but variable spending levels. Award volume was comparatively stable year to year, ranging from 3,605 to 5,630 awards, with 2025 showing the highest count and 2020 the highest obligation level.
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