The Missile Defense Agency recorded $43.80 billion in obligations across 21,311 award actions in the last five years, with an average action value of $2,055,494.94. Spending was concentrated in Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman Systems, Boeing, and Jacobs Technology, and in R&D and guided missile manufacturing NAICS categories.
Federal Agency
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
FPDS procurement summary for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Agency ID 97JC, covering obligations, awards, vendors, NAICS mix, and annual trends for the last five years.
Totals reflect FPDS award activity for the last five years and may not align to a single fiscal year due to timing and reporting differences.
Agency ID
97JC
Total Obligated
43.80 billion
43,804,652,722.01
Award Actions
21,311
Average Action Value
2,055,494.94
About MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) federal contract activity
Over the last 5 years, the Missile Defense Agency (97JC) obligated 43.80 billion across 21,311 awards, with an average award value of 2.06 million. The spending profile reflects a concentrated, high-value acquisition portfolio centered on missile defense development, integration, and sustainment activities.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Lockheed Martin Corporation leads MDA contracting with 17.14 billion across 2,293 awards, followed by Raytheon Company at 8.66 billion across 2,388 awards and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation at 5.01 billion across 1,066 awards. The remaining top vendors, Boeing Company and Jacobs Technology, also account for significant obligations, indicating a contractor base dominated by major defense and engineering firms.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The largest NAICS category is 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, with 17.63 billion and 9,108 awards, showing that R&D is the core activity in MDA procurement. Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing (336414) is the second-largest category at 10.35 billion, while 541712 and 541714 further reinforce a heavy emphasis on technical research, system development, and specialized engineering work.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations remained elevated throughout the period, ranging from 7.78 billion in 2023 to 9.75 billion in 2022, with 2025 reaching the highest level at 8.96 billion. Award volume was also substantial each year, peaking at 5,630 awards in 2025, which suggests sustained procurement tempo rather than reliance on a small number of exceptionally large actions.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS obligations and award counts for MDA (Agency ID 97JC) over the last 5 years. Vendor and NAICS rankings are ordered by total obligated dollars, and annual trend figures reflect obligations and awards recorded in each fiscal year within the analysis window.
Top Vendors
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 17,138,085,288.45 | 17.14 billion | 2,293 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY | 8,661,737,462.90 | 8.66 billion | 2,388 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 5,009,825,948.12 | 5.01 billion | 1,066 |
| BOEING COMPANY, THE | 2,565,809,743.13 | 2.57 billion | 328 |
| JACOBS TECHNOLOGY INC. | 1,736,876,707.09 | 1.74 billion | 989 |
| PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC. | 1,312,687,651.75 | 1.31 billion | 469 |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC, THE | 828,858,846.95 | 828.86 million | 999 |
| AEROJET ROCKETDYNE COLEMAN AEROSPACE, INC. | 609,368,570.09 | 609.37 million | 123 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY | 589,598,081.76 | 589.60 million | 179 |
| MP SOLUTIONS, LLC | 296,979,197.51 | 296.98 million | 101 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, MDA obligated $43.80 billion across 21,311 awards, with top vendor spending concentrated among a small number of large contractors. Lockheed Martin Corporation received $17.14 billion, or about 39% of total obligations, followed by Raytheon Company at $8.66 billion and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation at $5.01 billion, indicating a highly concentrated vendor base. Award volume is more distributed than obligation value, with Raytheon (2,388 awards) and Lockheed Martin (2,293 awards) leading by count, while several other vendors received significantly smaller shares of total obligations.
Top NAICS
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 17,631,892,554.34 | 17.63 billion | 9,108 |
| 336414 | GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING | 10,349,135,966.84 | 10.35 billion | 1,641 |
| 541712 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 2,507,097,723.44 | 2.51 billion | 2,516 |
| 334511 | SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING | 2,414,226,513.61 | 2.41 billion | 591 |
| 541714 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY) | 2,408,532,898.21 | 2.41 billion | 189 |
| 541511 | CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | 2,264,796,173.86 | 2.26 billion | 1,130 |
| 811219 | OTHER ELECTRONIC AND PRECISION EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE | 1,641,459,637.10 | 1.64 billion | 486 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 1,216,692,449.46 | 1.22 billion | 1,263 |
| 336413 | OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | 1,204,688,360.10 | 1.20 billion | 46 |
| 541720 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES | 687,898,066.69 | 687.90 million | 262 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, MDA obligated $43.80 billion across 21,311 awards, with spending concentrated in a small set of R&D and missile-related manufacturing NAICS. NAICS 541715 accounts for the largest share at $17.63 billion and 9,108 awards, followed by 336414 at $10.35 billion, indicating a procurement profile dominated by research, development, and production support for missile defense capabilities. The remaining top NAICS codes are materially smaller, with several categories near $2.4 billion and award counts ranging from 46 to 2,516, reflecting a broad but uneven distribution of obligations across technical support and manufacturing functions.
Annual Trend
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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 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, MDA obligated $43.80 billion across 21,311 awards, averaging $2.06 million per award. Annual obligations were relatively stable, ranging from $7.78 billion in 2023 to $9.75 billion in 2022, with a rebound to $8.96 billion in 2025 after a decline from 2022. Award volume is more concentrated in 2025, which recorded 5,630 awards, compared with roughly 3,600 to 4,100 awards in each of the prior four years, indicating a higher transaction count in the most recent year without a proportional increase in obligations.
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