NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION recorded 65 award actions and 11.72 billion in total obligations over the last 10 years, with an average action value of 180.33 million. Spending is concentrated in the DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE and the 336414 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing NAICS.
Federal Contractor
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
Federal procurement profile for NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION (CAGE 8MQW5, UEI D8QQPFNYJD63) covering awards in the last 10 years.
Annual obligations peak in 2024 at 2.99 billion and remain high in 2025 at 2.03 billion, while Navy-obligated work totals 2.09 million and DCMA shows one award action with no obligation.
CAGE Code
8MQW5
UEI
D8QQPFNYJD63
Total Obligated
11.72 billion
11,721,654,497.19
Award Actions
65
Average Action Value
180,333,146.11
About NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION (CAGE 8MQW5, UEI D8QQPFNYJD63) recorded 65 FPDS awards totaling $11.72 billion, with an average award value of $180.33 million. The obligation profile is highly concentrated, indicating a small number of large defense procurements rather than broad award dispersion.
Agency mix and customer concentration
The Department of the Air Force accounts for nearly all activity, with 61 awards and $11.72 billion obligated. The Department of the Navy contributed a much smaller $2.09 million across 3 awards, while DCMA appears only as a contracting/administering presence with no obligated value in the provided data.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
NAICS 336414, Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing, dominates the vendor's award base with 62 awards and $11.72 billion obligated. NAICS 541330, Engineering Services, represents a limited secondary channel at $2.09 million across 3 awards, showing that the vendor's federal work is overwhelmingly tied to aerospace and defense manufacturing.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations are elevated and volatile, rising from $1.36 billion in 2021 to $2.03 billion in 2025 after peaking at $2.99 billion in 2024. The series shows sustained multi-billion-dollar annual demand, with the strongest concentration in 2023-2025 and no clear evidence of a broad base of smaller awards.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS award records for the vendor's CAGE code 8MQW5 and UEI D8QQPFNYJD63 over the last 10 years. Totals reflect obligated dollars and award counts as provided in the analysis inputs; agency, NAICS, and annual views are ranked by obligated value.
Top Agencies
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Agency ID | Agency Name | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 11,719,559,923.19 | 11.72 billion | 61 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 2,094,574.00 | 2.09 million | 3 |
| 9763 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION’s obligations are highly concentrated in the DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE, which accounts for 11.72 billion of 11.72 billion total obligated across 61 of 65 awards. DEPT OF THE NAVY represents a very small share at 2.09 million across 3 awards, while DCMA is recorded with 1 award and no obligated amount. This distribution indicates a strongly Air Force-centered award profile with limited activity from other agencies.
Top NAICS
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count() AS award_count
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336414 | GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING | 11,719,559,923.19 | 11.72 billion | 62 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 2,094,574.00 | 2.09 million | 3 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION’s obligations under CAGE 8MQW5 are highly concentrated in NAICS 336414, Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing, which accounts for 11.72 billion of 11.72 billion total obligated and 62 of 65 awards. NAICS 541330, Engineering Services, is a minor secondary activity at 2.09 million across 3 awards. This pattern indicates a strong procurement focus in a single manufacturing NAICS, with only limited contract activity in engineering services.
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 | 2,033,966,279.64 | 2.03 billion | 13 |
| 2024 | 2,991,855,952.31 | 2.99 billion | 12 |
| 2023 | 2,926,681,444.23 | 2.93 billion | 9 |
| 2022 | 1,864,851,032.18 | 1.86 billion | 13 |
| 2021 | 1,359,299,788.83 | 1.36 billion | 12 |
| 2020 | 545,000,000.00 | 545.00 million | 6 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION (CAGE 8MQW5) received $11.72 billion across 65 awards, averaging $180.33 million per award. Obligations were heavily concentrated in the most recent years, rising from $545.0 million in 2020 to a peak of $2.99 billion in 2024, with 2023 and 2025 also exceeding $2.0 billion. Award counts remained relatively stable at 9 to 13 per year since 2021, indicating that growth in obligated dollars was driven more by larger award values than by higher award volume.
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