NAICS Industry

NAICS 334511 Federal Contract Obligations (Last Year)

FPDS procurement activity for NAICS 334511 covers search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing in the last full year.

In the last full year, federal obligations under NAICS 334511 totaled $16.32 billion across 18,999 award actions, for an average action value of $858,848.12. The Department of the Navy led spending, followed by the Defense Logistics Agency, the Department of the Army, and the Department of the Air Force, while Raytheon Company was the top vendor by obligated dollars.

Generated at 03/21/2026

Analysis period: Last full year

This page summarizes the last full year of FPDS award activity for NAICS 334511 using total obligations and award counts by agency, vendor, and year.

NAICS Code
334511
Industry
SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING
Total Obligated
16.32 billion
16,317,255,535.52
Award Actions
18,999
Average Action Value
858,848.12

About NAICS 334511 federal contract activity

NAICS 334511 covers search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing. In the last full year, FPDS records show $16.32 billion in obligations across 18,999 awards, with an average award value of $858,848.12. The profile is high-volume but concentrated in a small number of large defense-related buyers and contractors.

Agency demand and leading federal buyers

The Department of the Navy accounted for the largest share of obligations at $8.88 billion across 4,437 awards, or more than half of total spend in this NAICS. The Defense Logistics Agency followed with $2.34 billion and 9,339 awards, indicating a large number of smaller transactions. The Department of the Army, Department of the Air Force, and USSOCOM also appear among the top obligating agencies, reinforcing the category’s defense procurement concentration.

Vendor concentration and leading contractors

RAYTHEON COMPANY was the leading vendor with $5.23 billion obligated across 2,281 awards, well ahead of the field. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION and NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION were the next largest vendors at $2.97 billion and $1.25 billion, respectively. THE BOEING COMPANY and BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC. round out the top five, showing that obligations in this NAICS are dominated by major defense and aerospace integrators.

Annual contract trend over the analysis window

The annual trend contains a single year in the analysis window: 2025, with total obligations of $16.32 billion across 18,999 awards. With only one year available, the data supports a point-in-time snapshot rather than a multi-year trajectory. The current-year profile suggests stable demand at scale, but no year-over-year change can be calculated from the provided data.

How to interpret this page

This summary is based on FPDS obligations mapped to NAICS code 334511 for the last full year. Agency and vendor rankings are ordered by total obligated dollars, and award counts reflect the number of recorded awards associated with each entity. The analysis uses the provided totals only and does not infer contract type, product mix, or subcontracting activity.

Top Agencies

SELECT
    agency_id,
    agency_name,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID AS agency_id,
        anyHeavy(content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name) AS agency_name,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '334511'
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY agency_id
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10
Agency ID Agency Name Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
1700 DEPT OF THE NAVY 8,879,389,542.21 8.88 billion 4,437
97AS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 2,339,166,711.86 2.34 billion 9,339
2100 DEPT OF THE ARMY 1,842,422,827.96 1.84 billion 926
5700 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE 1,819,197,803.70 1.82 billion 1,861
97ZS U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) 647,752,028.09 647.75 million 244
97JC MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) 402,714,861.13 402.71 million 143
6920 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 141,264,116.70 141.26 million 384
7013 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 77,062,933.64 77.06 million 84
7008 U.S. COAST GUARD 64,791,972.65 64.79 million 399
1900 STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 44,315,254.58 44.32 million 19

Insight

Obligations under NAICS 334511 were highly concentrated in the Department of the Navy, which accounted for $8.88 billion of the $16.32 billion obligated in the last full year, or more than half of total spending. Defense Logistics Agency was the second-largest obligor at $2.34 billion and also the highest in award count among the top agencies with 9,339 awards, indicating a broad transaction base relative to dollars. The Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force each obligated about $1.8 billion, while the remaining agencies each represented comparatively smaller shares, showing that this industrial base is driven primarily by defense demand.

Top Vendors

SELECT
    vendor_name,
    cage_code,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
        anyHeavy(content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode) AS cage_code,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '334511'
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10
Vendor CAGE Code Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
RAYTHEON COMPANY 54X10 5,228,184,737.90 5.23 billion 2,281
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 02769 2,972,907,335.36 2.97 billion 775
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION 15055 1,253,331,860.04 1.25 billion 722
THE BOEING COMPANY 48T42 729,946,002.86 729.95 million 56
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC. 94117 425,446,291.30 425.45 million 236
UNDERSEA SENSOR SYSTEMS, INC. 1JGV5 394,122,786.84 394.12 million 9
L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0B107 279,109,315.34 279.11 million 152
GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0YJB5 269,790,551.09 269.79 million 18
GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC. 04JN4 249,962,929.01 249.96 million 121
ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC. 85LD7 239,693,637.08 239.69 million 93

Insight

Obligations in NAICS 334511 were highly concentrated in the top vendors during the last full year: RAYTHEON COMPANY received $5.23 billion across 2,281 awards, followed by LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION at $2.97 billion and NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION at $1.25 billion. Together, these three vendors accounted for a substantial share of the $16.32 billion obligated across 18,999 awards, indicating a procurement profile dominated by a small number of large incumbent suppliers. Award volume was more dispersed than dollars, with several firms receiving relatively high counts but materially lower obligation totals, consistent with a mix of large-dollar and lower-dollar awards in this NAICS.

Annual Trend

SELECT
    year,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '334511'
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC
Year Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
2025 16,317,255,535.52 16.32 billion 18,999

Insight

For the last full year, obligations under NAICS 334511 totaled $16.32 billion across 18,999 awards, with an average award value of $858,848.12. The award volume suggests a relatively broad distribution of actions, while the obligation total indicates substantial procurement activity in this sector. Because only one annual data point is provided for the period, no year-over-year trend can be assessed from this view.

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