Most of the obligated amount comes from the Department of the Army, with additional activity at the U.S. Coast Guard and smaller awards from the FBI, the Department of State, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Contracting is concentrated in Other Support Activities for Air Transportation and Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing, with annual obligations peaking in 2023.
Federal Contractor
AIRBUS U.S. SPACE & DEFENSE, INC. Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
AIRBUS U.S. SPACE & DEFENSE, INC. (CAGE 8W891, UEI KDFTJG6RK5A8) has received 963 federal award actions totaling $1.60 billion over the last 5 years.
Figures reflect FPDS award actions recorded in the last 5 years and may include multiple actions on the same contract vehicle.
CAGE Code
8W891
UEI
KDFTJG6RK5A8
Total Obligated
1.60 billion
1,600,280,503.24
Award Actions
963
Average Action Value
1,661,765.83
About AIRBUS U.S. SPACE & DEFENSE, INC. federal contract activity
AIRBUS U.S. SPACE & DEFENSE, INC. (CAGE 8W891, UEI KDFTJG6RK5A8) recorded $1.60 billion in obligated FPDS awards across 963 awards over the last 5 years, for an average award value of $1.66 million. The award base is highly concentrated in large federal obligations rather than a broad distribution of small awards.
Agency mix and customer concentration
The Department of the Army accounts for the dominant share of obligated dollars at $1.56 billion across 419 awards, indicating that this vendor’s federal business is overwhelmingly defense- and Army-centric. The U.S. Coast Guard is the next-largest customer by award count at 509 awards but at a much lower $35.93 million in obligations, while all other agencies are comparatively minor contributors.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
NAICS 488190, Other Support Activities for Air Transportation, drives nearly all obligated value at $1.56 billion across 420 awards, showing that the vendor’s spending profile is tightly tied to air-transport support activities. Secondary activity appears in NAICS 336413 and 541330, but both are materially smaller, with $29.96 million and $5.97 million respectively; the remaining NAICS codes are limited in value and frequency.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations were strongest in 2023 at $406.55 million and remained elevated in 2022 at $380.55 million, before moderating to $298.06 million in 2024 and $311.70 million in 2025. Award counts peaked in 2022 at 345 and then declined over the next three years, suggesting fewer but still substantial obligations in the most recent period.
How to interpret this page
This page summarizes FPDS obligations associated with AIRBUS U.S. SPACE & DEFENSE, INC. using the provided CAGE code and UEI over the last 5 years. Agency, NAICS, and annual trend figures are based on total obligated dollars and award counts in the supplied dataset; percentages and qualitative characterizations are derived directly from those values.
Top Agencies
SELECT
agency_id,
agency_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
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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__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '8W891'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 1,562,257,698.14 | 1.56 billion | 419 |
| 7008 | U.S. COAST GUARD | 35,927,101.35 | 35.93 million | 509 |
| 1549 | FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION | 2,004,320.00 | 2.00 million | 10 |
| 1900 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | 669,570.00 | 669.57 thousand | 3 |
| 97AD | IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE | 469,160.00 | 469.16 thousand | 3 |
| 97AK | DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA) | 246,113.43 | 246.11 thousand | 5 |
| 97JC | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | 500.00 | 500.00 | 1 |
| 97SD | SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (SDA) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 8000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, AIRBUS U.S. SPACE & DEFENSE, INC. received $1.60 billion across 963 awards, with obligations highly concentrated in the DEPT OF THE ARMY, which accounted for $1.56 billion and 419 awards. The U.S. COAST GUARD was the next largest agency by award volume, with 509 awards but only $35.93 million obligated, indicating a much smaller average obligation per action than the Army. All other agencies were comparatively minor, each contributing less than $3 million, and several recorded awards with zero obligated dollars, suggesting limited spread beyond the two primary customers.
Top NAICS
SELECT
naics_code,
naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode AS naics_code,
anyHeavy(content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode__description) AS naics_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '8W891'
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 488190 | OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION | 1,560,963,738.46 | 1.56 billion | 420 |
| 336413 | OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | 29,960,601.36 | 29.96 million | 463 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 5,966,499.99 | 5.97 million | 45 |
| 334515 | INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING FOR MEASURING AND TESTING ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRICAL SIGNALS | 1,165,984.00 | 1.17 million | 1 |
| 423430 | COMPUTER AND COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE MERCHANT WHOLESALERS | 838,336.00 | 838.34 thousand | 9 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 625,774.43 | 625.77 thousand | 5 |
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 469,660.00 | 469.66 thousand | 7 |
| 334290 | OTHER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | 223,737.00 | 223.74 thousand | 1 |
| 511210 | SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS | 66,172.00 | 66.17 thousand | 1 |
| 541712 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 |
Insight
AIRBUS U.S. SPACE & DEFENSE, INC. received 1.60 billion obligated across 963 awards in the last 5 years, with spend highly concentrated in NAICS 488190, Other Support Activities for Air Transportation, which accounts for 1.56 billion across 420 awards. NAICS 336413, Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing, is the only other material category, but at 29.96 million across 463 awards it represents a much smaller share of total obligations. The remaining NAICS codes each contribute less than 6 million, indicating a broad but very shallow secondary award distribution outside the dominant air transportation support line of business.
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__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '8W891'
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 | 311,703,853.24 | 311.70 million | 108 |
| 2024 | 298,059,505.07 | 298.06 million | 136 |
| 2023 | 406,550,906.55 | 406.55 million | 167 |
| 2022 | 380,551,195.63 | 380.55 million | 345 |
| 2021 | 203,415,042.75 | 203.42 million | 207 |
Insight
AIRBUS U.S. SPACE & DEFENSE, INC. recorded $1.60 billion in obligations across 963 awards over the last five years, with an average award value of $1.66 million. Obligations were concentrated in 2022 through 2025, which together account for the majority of the five-year total, and annual funding generally remained above $298 million from 2022 onward. The peak obligation year was 2023 at $406.55 million, while award volume was highest in 2022 at 345 awards, indicating higher transaction counts in that year despite lower obligations than 2023.
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