This PSC page summarizes federal obligations for rotary wing aircraft, including award volume, average action value, agency demand, and vendor concentration over the last 5 years. The Department of the Navy and Department of the Army account for most obligations, while Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and The Boeing Company lead vendor activity.
PSC Code
PSC 1520 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
PSC 1520 covers aircraft, rotary wing procurement across the last 5 years, with $29.26 billion obligated in 5,766 award actions.
Totals reflect the supplied 5-year analysis window and may include multiple award actions to the same vendor or agency.
PSC Code
1520
PSC Description
AIRCRAFT, ROTARY WING
Total Obligated
29.26 billion
29,255,245,459.15
Award Actions
5,766
Average Action Value
5,073,750.51
About PSC 1520 federal contract activity
PSC 1520, AIRCRAFT, ROTARY WING, accounted for $29.26 billion across 5,766 awards over the last 5 years, with an average award value of $5.07 million. This spending profile indicates a concentrated rotary-wing procurement base with large, mission-critical aircraft acquisitions and related contract activity.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
The Department of the Navy led obligations at $12.52 billion across 2,093 awards, followed by the Department of the Army at $10.06 billion across 1,938 awards. The Department of the Air Force, USSOCOM, and the U.S. Coast Guard were smaller but material buyers, indicating rotary-wing procurement is concentrated in a limited set of defense and security agencies.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation was the largest vendor by obligations at $11.90 billion, followed by The Boeing Company at $4.84 billion and Sikorsky Aircraft Corp at $4.74 billion; the repeated Sikorsky listings reflect the provided vendor names as reported in the data. Lockheed Martin Corporation and Defense Systems and Solutions also ranked among the top vendors, showing that obligations are concentrated among a small number of prime contractors with high award volumes.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations remained elevated throughout the period, ranging from $4.99 billion in 2021 to a peak of $6.73 billion in 2023. Spending then moderated to $6.16 billion in 2024 and $5.64 billion in 2025, while award counts stayed relatively stable, suggesting sustained procurement activity with some year-to-year variation in dollar volume.
How to interpret this page
This page summarizes FPDS obligations for PSC 1520 over the last 5 years using the provided aggregated metrics, agency totals, vendor totals, and annual trend data. Rankings reflect obligations and award counts only within the supplied analysis window, and vendor and agency names are reproduced as provided in the source data.
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__productOrServiceCode = '1520'
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 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 | 12,515,812,941.00 | 12.52 billion | 2,093 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 10,055,695,731.85 | 10.06 billion | 1,938 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 3,962,592,682.01 | 3.96 billion | 363 |
| 97ZS | U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) | 2,146,984,496.06 | 2.15 billion | 75 |
| 7008 | U.S. COAST GUARD | 330,121,891.46 | 330.12 million | 34 |
| 7014 | U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION | 120,550,740.04 | 120.55 million | 27 |
| 1900 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | 88,491,996.87 | 88.49 million | 210 |
| 8900 | ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF | 39,583,061.15 | 39.58 million | 16 |
| 97AS | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | 22,613,100.24 | 22.61 million | 7 |
| 1549 | FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION | 18,072,923.01 | 18.07 million | 19 |
Insight
PSC 1520 obligations total $29.26 billion across 5,766 awards over the last 5 years, with spending concentrated in the Department of the Navy and Department of the Army. The Navy leads with $12.52 billion and 2,093 awards, followed closely by the Army with $10.06 billion and 1,938 awards; together they account for most PSC activity in this category. The Department of the Air Force and USSOCOM are the next largest obligators at $3.96 billion and $2.15 billion, while all remaining agencies are materially lower, indicating a highly concentrated demand pattern among defense organizations.
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,
ifNull(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__productOrServiceCode = '1520'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY
vendor_name,
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | CAGE Code | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION | 78286 | 11,898,453,785.77 | 11.90 billion | 851 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY | 77272 | 4,838,122,208.83 | 4.84 billion | 707 |
| SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORP | 78286 | 4,738,407,959.30 | 4.74 billion | 111 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 03640 | 3,957,447,962.81 | 3.96 billion | 1,198 |
| DEFENSE SYSTEMS AND SOLUTIONS | 7U6S2 | 1,761,760,910.54 | 1.76 billion | 1,157 |
| BOEING COMPANY, THE | 77272 | 882,107,390.30 | 882.11 million | 197 |
| BELL TEXTRON INC. | 97499 | 430,008,721.84 | 430.01 million | 342 |
| BELL TEXTRON INC | 97499 | 228,537,392.01 | 228.54 million | 7 |
| BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE | 3B1R2 | 142,816,449.98 | 142.82 million | 215 |
| DAVENPORT AVIATION, INC. | 5ZYY2 | 122,704,662.31 | 122.70 million | 21 |
Insight
PSC 1520 obligations are highly concentrated among a small set of vendors over the last 5 years: the top 10 vendors account for roughly 26.3 billion of 29.26 billion in total obligations, led by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation at 11.90 billion. The vendor list also shows duplicate corporate entries for Sikorsky, Boeing, and Bell Textron under different name variants, indicating obligation spread across related records rather than a single standardized vendor line. Award volume is broad relative to dollars, with 5,766 awards averaging 5.07 million each, but the largest dollar shares remain with major rotary-wing manufacturers and related defense entities.
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__productOrServiceCode = '1520'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,639,309,898.73 | 5.64 billion | 1,172 |
| 2024 | 6,155,420,499.60 | 6.16 billion | 1,215 |
| 2023 | 6,726,065,720.82 | 6.73 billion | 1,159 |
| 2022 | 5,749,378,336.82 | 5.75 billion | 1,170 |
| 2021 | 4,985,071,003.18 | 4.99 billion | 1,050 |
Insight
PSC 1520 obligated spending totaled $29.26 billion across 5,766 awards over the last 5 years, with an average award value of $5.07 million. Annual obligations rose from $4.99 billion in 2021 to a peak of $6.73 billion in 2023, then declined to $6.16 billion in 2024 and $5.64 billion in 2025, indicating a recent softening after the 2023 high. Award counts were relatively stable at roughly 1,050 to 1,215 per year, suggesting that year-to-year obligation changes were driven more by award value than by major shifts in award volume.
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