Most obligations came from the Department of the Air Force, which accounted for 1.38 billion across 429 actions. The vendor’s work was concentrated in NAICS 336413, Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing, followed by Aircraft Manufacturing and Satellite Telecommunications.
Federal Contractor
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION Federal Contract Obligations (Last Year)
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION (CAGE 05395, UEI RDFKNPZNQ8E3) received 1.39 billion across 513 federal award actions in the last full year.
This summary reflects the last full year of readable FPDS obligations and includes the exact total obligated value of 1391910500.92.
CAGE Code
05395
UEI
RDFKNPZNQ8E3
Total Obligated
1.39 billion
1,391,910,500.92
Award Actions
513
Average Action Value
2,713,275.83
About L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION federal contract activity
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION (CAGE 05395, UEI RDFKNPZNQ8E3) received 513 awards totaling $1.39 billion in the last full year, for an average award value of $2.71 million. The profile is highly concentrated in a single customer relationship, with the Department of the Air Force accounting for nearly all obligated dollars.
Agency mix and customer concentration
The Department of the Air Force dominated the agency mix with $1.38 billion across 429 awards, representing the overwhelming share of total obligations. Secondary activity was limited to the U.S. Coast Guard and Defense Logistics Agency, while the Missile Defense Agency and Department of the Army contributed only immaterial or offsetting amounts.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
Awarded work was concentrated in aerospace manufacturing and related defense technical services. NAICS 336413, Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing, led with $1.02 billion across 384 awards, followed by Aircraft Manufacturing at $280.06 million across 38 awards; the remaining mix was concentrated in Satellite Telecommunications, Engineering Services, and R&D in the physical, engineering, and life sciences.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
The annual trend shows $1.39 billion obligated in 2025 across 513 awards, which serves as the full-year baseline for this analysis window. No multi-year comparison is available in the provided data, so year-over-year movement cannot be assessed from this extract alone.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS award obligation data for the last full year using the vendor’s CAGE code and UEI as provided. Award counts and obligated dollars are aggregated across reported transactions; negative obligations, where present, reflect de-obligations or corrections in the source data.
Top Agencies
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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__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '05395'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 1,384,940,587.72 | 1.38 billion | 429 |
| 7008 | U.S. COAST GUARD | 6,839,239.08 | 6.84 million | 7 |
| 97AS | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | 397,853.00 | 397.85 thousand | 5 |
| 97JC | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | 500.00 | 500.00 | 1 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | -17,544.99 | -17.54 thousand | 1 |
| 9763 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | -250,133.89 | -250.13 thousand | 70 |
Insight
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION’s last full year obligations were highly concentrated in the Department of the Air Force, which accounted for $1.38 billion of the $1.39 billion total across 429 of 513 awards. Secondary activity was limited, with the U.S. Coast Guard at $6.84 million and the Defense Logistics Agency at $397.85 thousand, while all other listed agencies were negligible by comparison. Negative obligations from DCMA (-$250.13 thousand) and the Department of the Army (-$17.54 thousand) slightly reduced net obligations but did not alter the overall Air Force-dominant profile.
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 = '05395'
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336413 | OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | 1,016,047,018.62 | 1.02 billion | 384 |
| 336411 | AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING | 280,058,311.60 | 280.06 million | 38 |
| 517410 | SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS | 41,676,966.00 | 41.68 million | 3 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 20,836,948.91 | 20.84 million | 31 |
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 17,983,840.21 | 17.98 million | 35 |
| 488190 | OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION | 14,584,832.00 | 14.58 million | 9 |
| 334220 | RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | 789,240.08 | 789.24 thousand | 4 |
| 332439 | OTHER METAL CONTAINER MANUFACTURING | 202,440.00 | 202.44 thousand | 3 |
| 332991 | BALL AND ROLLER BEARING MANUFACTURING | 136,701.00 | 136.70 thousand | 1 |
| 332510 | HARDWARE MANUFACTURING | 58,712.00 | 58.71 thousand | 1 |
Insight
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION (CAGE 05395) received 1.39 billion across 513 awards in the last full year, with obligations highly concentrated in NAICS 336413, Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing, which accounted for 1.02 billion across 384 awards. NAICS 336411, Aircraft Manufacturing, was the second-largest category at 280.06 million across 38 awards, bringing the top two NAICS codes to the vast majority of obligated dollars. Remaining obligations were distributed across satellite telecommunications, engineering services, R&D, and several smaller support and manufacturing codes, indicating a broad but heavily aerospace-centric procurement profile.
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 = '05395'
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 | 1,391,910,500.92 | 1.39 billion | 513 |
Insight
For the last full year, L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION (CAGE 05395) recorded $1.39 billion in obligated funding across 513 awards, for an average award value of about $2.71 million. The annual activity is concentrated in a single reporting year, so the window supports a point-in-time assessment rather than a multi-year trend. The combination of relatively high award volume and substantial obligated dollars indicates a broad distribution of obligations alongside material average award size.
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