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BAE Systems

HQ London, United KingdomFounded 199910000+ employees

BAE Systems is an international defense, aerospace and security group supplying air, land, maritime, space and cyber capabilities.

PrimeFieldedCommand, control and communicationsGuided rocket conversion kits+3
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Prime obligations
$93.26B
Since FY2008 · incl. subsidiaries
Prime awards
15,904
Every award since FY2008
Systems
7
Most mature: fielded
Capabilities
5
Mentions
12
Latest Oct 5, 2026
Investments
1
1 company

About BAE Systems

BAE Systems's U.S. subsidiary, BAE Systems, Inc., is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia and is a major supplier to the U.S. government. The U.S. business includes Electronic Systems, Intelligence & Security, Platforms & Services, and Space & Mission Systems. Its work ranges from armored vehicles, artillery and naval guns to electronic warfare, aircraft controls, space payloads, systems engineering and ship repair. This combines original equipment production with modernization and long-term support. U.S. subsidiary operations and U.S. DoD obligations are distinct from the UK parent’s global defense revenues and shipbuilding programs; country and ownership comparisons should preserve that distinction.

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Federal Prime Contracts$93.26B obligated · FY2008–FY2027

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Obligated
$93.26B
FY2008–FY2027
Contract actions
85,883
15,904 awards
Peak year
FY2008
$13.20B
Top buyer
U.S. Army
43% of obligations
Obligations by fiscal yearLast 5 full years avg $5.13BFaded: FY2026 so far; DoD publishes actions about 90 days late.
FY2008: $13.20B · 5,886 actionsFY2009: $5.18B · 6,081 actionsFY2010: $4.65B · 6,961 actionsFY2011: $5.10B · 7,258 actionsFY2012: $4.27B · 5,930 actionsFY2013: $3.37B · 5,134 actionsFY2014: $3.41B · 4,281 actionsFY2015: $3.00B · 4,085 actionsFY2016: $3.43B · 3,987 actionsFY2017: $3.55B · 4,366 actionsFY2018: $4.74B · 4,210 actionsFY2019: $4.02B · 3,808 actionsFY2020: $4.54B · 3,418 actionsFY2021: $3.19B · 3,274 actionsFY2022: $3.64B · 3,221 actionsFY2023: $5.49B · 2,977 actionsFY2024: $6.00B · 3,269 actionsFY2025: $7.33B · 3,588 actionsFY2026 (to date): $5.15B · 4,148 actions
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Obligations by fiscal year
Fiscal yearObligatedActionsAwards
FY2026 (to date)$5.15B4,1482,031
FY2025$7.33B3,5881,169
FY2024$6.00B3,269994
FY2023$5.49B2,977739
FY2022$3.64B3,221794
FY2021$3.19B3,274808
FY2020$4.54B3,418804
FY2019$4.02B3,8081,120
FY2018$4.74B4,2101,206
FY2017$3.55B4,3661,268
FY2016$3.43B3,9871,102
FY2015$3.00B4,0851,124
FY2014$3.41B4,2811,210
FY2013$3.37B5,1341,563
FY2012$4.27B5,9302,002
FY2011$5.10B7,2582,293
FY2010$4.65B6,9612,562
FY2009$5.18B6,0812,299
FY2008$13.20B5,8862,627

Top buyers

  1. U.S. Army$39.95B 43%
  2. U.S. Navy$37.41B 40%
  3. U.S. Air Force$11.63B 12%
  4. Defense Microelectronics Activity$969M 1.0%
  5. Defense Logistics Agency$957M 1.0%
  6. Federal Acquisition Service$763M 0.8%
  7. Federal Bureau of Investigation$372M 0.4%
  8. Federal Emergency Management Agency$310M 0.3%
  9. Offices, Boards and Divisions$217M 0.2%
  10. NASA$161M 0.2%
  11. Defense Contract Management Agency$86.7M 0.1%
  12. U.S. Marshals Service$73.6M 0.1%
  13. All other$359M 0.4%

Defense programs

  1. BRADLEY FVS$5.58B 6.0%
  2. AMPV$4.77B 5.1%
  3. FMTV$4.23B 4.5%
  4. PIM$3.03B 3.2%
  5. MINUTEMAN III$2.38B 2.6%
  6. ATIRCM/CMWS$1.60B 1.7%
  7. Trident II D5 missile$1.07B 1.1%
  8. DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer$998M 1.1%
  9. PALADIN$943M 1.0%
  10. San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock (LPD 17)$521M 0.6%
  11. NSSL$517M 0.6%
  12. BRADLEY UPGRADE$349M 0.4%
  13. M88A2 HERCULES$215M 0.2%
  14. F-16$214M 0.2%
  15. DDG 1000$181M 0.2%
  16. All other$1.40B 1.5%

Only actions coded to a DoD acquisition program.

What they sell (PSC)

  1. Combat, Assault, and Tactical Vehicles, Tracked$26.04B 28%
  2. Non-Nuclear Ship Repair (East)$7.42B 8.0%
  3. Support- Professional: Engineering/Technical$5.92B 6.3%
  4. Non-Nuclear Ship Repair (West)$5.83B 6.3%
  5. Electronic Countermeasures, Counter-Countermeasures and Quick Reaction Capability Equipment$5.50B 5.9%
  6. Trucks and Truck Tractors, Wheeled$4.43B 4.7%
  7. Combat, Assault, and Tactical Vehicles, Wheeled$4.39B 4.7%
  8. Technical Representative- Guided Missiles$2.63B 2.8%
  9. Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components$2.27B 2.4%
  10. Guns, Over 150MM Through 200MM$2.22B 2.4%
  11. Weapons Systems Specific Vehicular Accessories$2.20B 2.4%
  12. Technical Representative- Miscellaneous$1.62B 1.7%
  13. R&D- Defense System: Electronics/Communication Equipment (Operational Systems Development)$1.45B 1.6%
  14. Radar Equipment, Except Airborne$1.04B 1.1%
  15. Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment- Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation Equipment$901M 1.0%
  16. All other$19.39B 21%

Industry (NAICS)

  1. Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing$30.46B 33%
  2. Engineering Services$16.69B 18%
  3. Ship Building and Repairing$14.66B 16%
  4. Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing$5.29B 5.7%
  5. Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing$4.92B 5.3%
  6. Truck Trailer Manufacturing$4.23B 4.5%
  7. Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing$3.59B 3.8%
  8. Other Electronic Component Manufacturing$2.01B 2.2%
  9. Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing$986M 1.1%
  10. Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing$883M 0.9%
  11. All other$9.74B 10%

Where the work is done

  1. Pennsylvania$28.74B 31%
  2. New Hampshire$13.99B 15%
  3. Maryland$11.63B 12%
  4. California$9.80B 11%
  5. Virginia$8.77B 9.4%
  6. Texas$7.39B 7.9%
  7. Outside the US$2.25B 2.4%
  8. Michigan$1.83B 2.0%
  9. Florida$1.47B 1.6%
  10. District of Columbia$1.33B 1.4%
  11. New York$1.20B 1.3%
  12. Alabama$961M 1.0%
  13. South Carolina$700M 0.8%
  14. Colorado$600M 0.6%
  15. Alaska$523M 0.6%
  16. All other$2.08B 2.2%

Contract pricing

  1. Firm Fixed Price$41.91B 45%
  2. Cost Plus Fixed Fee$23.07B 25%
  3. Cost Plus Incentive Fee$6.91B 7.4%
  4. Cost No Fee$5.81B 6.2%
  5. Cost Plus Award Fee$5.69B 6.1%
  6. Fixed Price Incentive$4.91B 5.3%
  7. Fixed Price Level of Effort$2.38B 2.6%
  8. Time and Materials$1.32B 1.4%
  9. All other$1.24B 1.3%

Competition

  1. Full and Open Competition$45.06B 48%
  2. Not Competed$44.90B 48%
  3. Not Available for Competition$2.26B 2.4%
  4. Competitive Delivery Order$501M 0.5%
  5. Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources$460M 0.5%
  6. Competed Under SAP$208M 0.2%
  7. Not Competed Under SAP$54.8M 0.1%
  8. Non-Competitive Delivery Order$0 0.0%
  9. All other−$198M -0.2%

Largest awards10

  • Procurement of 10,000 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles. Also Adding Program Support and Federal Retail Excise Tax. This Action Is Being Added As An Undefinitized Contractual ActionU.S. Army · FMTV · USAspending ↗
    $4.07BMay 30, 2008
  • IGF::OT::IGFBAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P. · U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
    $3.81BNov 24, 2015
  • Letter Contract for Early Procurement Material to Support the M109A7/M992A3 Vehicle Production.BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P. · U.S. Army · PIM · USAspending ↗
    $2.88BMar 31, 2017
  • Early Order Material in Support of the Future Purchase of 197 Ampvs and Facility Capacity Expansion Efforts to Increase the Ampv Production Rate to 197 Vehicles Per Year. Supports Ukraine Efforts.BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P. · U.S. Army · AMPV · USAspending ↗
    $2.48BMar 3, 2023
  • IGF::CL::IGF Systems Engineering, Integration and Program Management Support for the Icbm Systems Directorate.U.S. Air Force · MINUTEMAN III · USAspending ↗
    $2.38BJul 31, 2013
  • This Action Is Cost Plus Incentive-fee (Cpif) 52 Month Engineering and Manufacturing Development Contract, with Three Fixed Price Incentive (Successive Targets) (Fpi(s)) Option Years of Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) for the Armored Multi-purpose Vehicle (Ampv) Requirement. the Ampv Family of Vehicles (Fov) Is A Materiel Solution Replacement for the M113 Fov to Mitigate Current and Future Capability Gaps in Force Protection, Mobility, Reliability, and Interoperability by Mission Role Variant to Support the Armored Brigade Combat Team (Abct) Across the Spectrum of Conflict. the Ampv Fov Will Replace the Five Mission Roles Currently Performed by the M113 Fov by Transferring the Current M113 Mission Equipment Packages (Mep) to A New Vehicle Platform. the Ampv Vehicle Fleet Will Consist of the Following Five Variants Tailored to Specific Mission Roles Within Abct: General Purpose (Gp) Vehicle Mission Command (Mcmd) Vehicle Mortar Carrier (Mc) Vehicle Medical Evacuation (Me) Vehicle and Medical Treatment (Mt) Vehicle. A Total Quantity of 29 Vehicles Will Be Delivered During EMD (Including System Support Packages, Special Tools and Test Equipment, and Ballistic Hulls), with 52 (LRIP Option Year 1), 105 (LRIP Option Year 2), and 130 (LRIP Option Year 3) Vehicles Anticipated During the LRIP Option Years. Range Pricing Is Included in the Contract for Option Periods 2 and 3.BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P. · U.S. Army · AMPV · USAspending ↗
    $2.01BDec 23, 2014
  • Requirement for FY08 Bradley RemanufactureBAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P. · U.S. Army · BRADLEY FVS · USAspending ↗
    $1.20BMay 23, 2008
  • The Bradley A4 Follow-on Production Effort Will Deliver M2A4 and M7A4 Vehicles From Various Inducted Legacy Source Variants Based on the Tdp Developed Under Contract W56HZV-12-C-0358 Bradley A4 Ecp and the Top-level Vehicle Drawings.BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P. · U.S. Army · USAspending ↗
    $1.08BDec 11, 2024
  • DDG Docker Norfolk MsmoBAE Systems Maritime Solutions Norfolk Inc. · U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
    $1.02BFeb 19, 2010
  • LW155 Army QtyU.S. Army · USAspending ↗
    $986MMar 31, 2008

Signed obligations on federal prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending, FY2008 through Oct 9, 2026. Obligations are money the government committed, not company revenue, and include de-obligations. Subcontracts and grants are excluded. Matching is by registered UEI. “Including subsidiaries” adds our listed subsidiaries (from their acquisition date, where known) and actions whose reported parent is this company.

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Systems7

CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle Family

Tracked infantry fighting vehicle family designed and manufactured by BAE Systems Hägglunds, a BAE Systems business based in Sweden. The product family includes CV90 MkIV and other configurations; this record preserves the subsidiary maker in the description.

Fielded
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Capabilities5

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

Supply Chain7 facilities

Facilities7

  • BAE Systems, Inc. US headquarters
    Headquarters · Falls Church, Virginia, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed
  • Electronic Systems headquarters
    Headquarters · Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed
  • BAE Systems Austin APKWS plant
    Factory · Austin, Texas, United States
    Operating
    Reported
  • BAE Systems Hudson APKWS plant
    Factory · Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
    Operating
    Reported
  • Richard Reed Microelectronics Center
    Factory · Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
    Operating
    Wafer-fabrication foundry, module-development factory, RF test laboratories and advanced microwave assembly. Source ↗
    Confirmed
  • Shared Services office
    Office · Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed
  • York facility
    Factory · York, Pennsylvania, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed

Portfolio1 company · 0 leads

  • ICEYE
    Series D · Participant
    $136M
    Feb 3, 2022

One row per round this investor joined. Round size is the whole round, not this investor's share.

Hiring Observations

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Sources23

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Profile5

  1. 1
    OtherBAE Systems — founded year

    Supports Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city

    “Founded|30 November 1999|”
  2. 2
    DatabaseBAE Systems - PitchBook company profile

    PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · linkedin url

    “employee_range: 10000+ (profile: 108500)”
  3. 3
    CompanyHome | BAE Systems

    Supports Organization · name

    “Home | BAE Systems”
  4. 4
    DatabaseBAE Systems - Crunchbase company profile

    Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · linkedin url

    “employee_range: 10000+ (profile: 10001+)”
  5. 5
    DatabaseBAE Systems - Owler company profile

    Owler · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · linkedin url

    “employee_range: 10000+ (profile: 100,000 - 9,999,999)”

Systems13

  1. 6
    NewsExclusive: GPS-Free Navigation Startup TERN and BAE Team Up

    Tectonic · Sep 25, 2026 · Supports System

    “it has integrated BAE’s NAVGuide system”
  2. 7
    NewsExclusive: Ursa Major Snags $10M Navy Contract for MK 104 Rocket Engines

    Tectonic · Jul 15, 2026 · Supports System · system input:solid-rocket-motors

    “That includes 2.75-inch diameter SRMs used in the workhorse Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System ( APKWS ) laser-guided rocket, which has become a popular low-cost counter-UAS interceptor”
  3. 8
    Government recordNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, Public Law 119-60

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Dec 18, 2025 · Supports System

    “002 AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT 790,789 790,789 VEHICLE FAMILY OF VEHICLES.”
  4. 9
    NewsPentagon Orders Thousands of Laser-Guided Rockets for $322M

    Air & Space Forces Magazine · Dec 11, 2025 · Supports Facility, Organization, Organization technology, System

    “BAE has produced APKWS laser-guidance kits for about 12 years at the firm's manufacturing plants in Hudson, N.H. and Austin, Texas.”
  5. 10
    Government recordBAE Systems delivers first upgraded Paladin

    U.S. Army · Apr 16, 2015 · Supports System

    “BAE Systems of Elgin, Okla., delivered the first low-rate initial production (LRIP) M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer April 9”
  6. 11
    Government recordArmored Multi-Purpose Vehicle

    U.S. Army · Supports System · description

    “The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) replaces the M113 family in the Armored Brigade Combat Team.”
  7. 12
    CompanyThe Amphibious Combat Vehicle makes international debut at FEINDEF in Madrid

    Supports System

    “developed and delivered by the strategic partnership between BAE Systems and IDV”
  8. 13
    CompanyArmored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) - BAE Systems

    Supports System

    “The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) is an American-made family of next-generation vehicles”
  9. 14
    CompanyArmored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) - BAE Systems

    Supports System

    “The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) is an American-made family of next-generation vehicles”
  10. 15
    CompanyCV90 - BAE Systems

    Supports System

    “We designed the CV90 with a clear vision”
  11. 16
    CompanyArtillery - BAE Systems

    Supports System

  12. 17
    NewsBAE Systems begins production, deliveries of NavGuide GPS receiver

    GPS World · Supports System, System · maturity

    “NavGuide serves as a drop-in M-code upgrade to the company’s Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR)”
  13. 18
    Government recordAmphibious Combat Vehicle

    U.S. Marine Corps · Supports System · description

    “The Amphibious Combat Vehicle is an eight-wheeled armored personnel carrier for the Marine Corps.”

Technologies2

  1. 19
    CompanyOur company

    Supports Facility, Organization, Organization technology

    “Falls Church”
  2. 20
    CompanyFrequently Asked Questions | BAE Systems Careers

    Supports Organization, Organization technology

    “We truly appreciate your interest in a career at BAE Systems. Our dedicated recruiters”

Supply chain3

  1. 21
    CompanyLife in New Hampshire | BAE Systems

    jobs.baesystems.com · Supports Facility

  2. 22
    CompanyLocations | BAE Systems

    Supports Facility

    “Nashua”
  3. 23
    CompanyLife in York - BAE Systems Careers

    Supports Facility

    “production hub for the U.S. Army’s Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV)”

Government identifiers3

UEI
E5K9VR2A1MW9
confirmed · Checked Oct 10, 2026
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UEI
HPDLRXR4FYX5
confirmed · Checked Oct 10, 2026
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UEI
UVUTB62B9AV3
confirmed · Checked Oct 10, 2026
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