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GE Aerospace

HQ EvendaleFounded 189210000+ employees

GE Aerospace supplies aircraft propulsion, integrated systems, components and engine services to commercial and military operators.

PrimeFieldedAdvanced manufacturing and materialsLogistics and sustainment
Website
Prime obligations
$47.67B
Since FY2008 · incl. subsidiaries
Prime awards
34,304
Every award since FY2008
Systems
10
Most mature: fielded
Capabilities
2
Mentions
6
Latest Sep 30, 2026

About GE Aerospace

GE Aerospace's defense business covers fighter and trainer engines, helicopter propulsion, tanker and airlift applications, and marine gas turbines. Military engine families include F110, F404, F414, T700 and T901; the company also develops future propulsion through Edison Works, including adaptive-cycle and other advanced engine technologies. TrueChoice Defense provides engine support and sustainment services. GE often supplies propulsion within aircraft programs led by other primes, although it also receives direct government contracts. The Lynn, Massachusetts site designs, produces, assembles and tests military and commercial engines. GE Aerospace’s manufacturing network includes engine test and flight-test operations, component manufacturing, assembly and overhaul sites. Its 2025 U.S. investment announcement included capacity and equipment projects at locations such as Durham, Asheville, Huntsville, Auburn and Muskegon.

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Federal Prime Contracts$47.67B obligated · FY2008–FY2027

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Obligated
$47.67B
FY2008–FY2027
Contract actions
51,340
34,304 awards
Peak year
FY2020
$4.03B
Top buyer
U.S. Navy
40% of obligations
Obligations by fiscal yearLast 5 full years avg $2.96BFaded: FY2026 so far; DoD publishes actions about 90 days late.
FY2008: $2.63B · 3,818 actionsFY2009: $2.74B · 2,652 actionsFY2010: $2.16B · 3,294 actionsFY2011: $2.22B · 3,484 actionsFY2012: $2.23B · 3,289 actionsFY2013: $1.94B · 2,120 actionsFY2014: $1.97B · 2,265 actionsFY2015: $1.35B · 2,679 actionsFY2016: $1.44B · 1,905 actionsFY2017: $2.20B · 2,512 actionsFY2018: $2.72B · 3,676 actionsFY2019: $2.93B · 3,885 actionsFY2020: $4.03B · 3,102 actionsFY2021: $2.74B · 2,576 actionsFY2022: $2.43B · 1,889 actionsFY2023: $3.94B · 1,944 actionsFY2024: $2.66B · 2,129 actionsFY2025: $3.03B · 1,963 actionsFY2026 (to date): $2.33B · 2,155 actions
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Obligations by fiscal year
Fiscal yearObligatedActionsAwards
FY2026 (to date)$2.33B2,1551,631
FY2025$3.03B1,9631,317
FY2024$2.66B2,1291,417
FY2023$3.94B1,9441,325
FY2022$2.43B1,8891,287
FY2021$2.74B2,5761,723
FY2020$4.03B3,1022,287
FY2019$2.93B3,8853,057
FY2018$2.72B3,6763,026
FY2017$2.20B2,5121,957
FY2016$1.44B1,9051,461
FY2015$1.35B2,6792,143
FY2014$1.97B2,2651,712
FY2013$1.94B2,1201,528
FY2012$2.23B3,2892,687
FY2011$2.22B3,4842,821
FY2010$2.16B3,2942,721
FY2009$2.74B2,6522,246
FY2008$2.63B3,8183,356

Top buyers

  1. U.S. Navy$18.83B 40%
  2. U.S. Air Force$10.10B 21%
  3. U.S. Army$9.41B 20%
  4. Defense Logistics Agency$8.19B 17%
  5. NASA$420M 0.9%
  6. US Coast Guard$373M 0.8%
  7. U.S. Special Operations Command$252M 0.5%
  8. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency$44.1M 0.1%
  9. Federal Bureau of Investigation$18.6M 0.0%
  10. Defense Contract Management Agency$17.4M 0.0%
  11. National Institutes of Health$6.1M 0.0%
  12. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs$3.5M 0.0%
  13. All other$1.1M 0.0%

Defense programs

  1. EA-18G Growler$1.76B 3.7%
  2. CH-53K King Stallion$1.50B 3.1%
  3. F/A-18E/F Super Hornet$1.26B 2.6%
  4. ITEP$964M 2.0%
  5. BLACK HAWK (UH-60A/L)$885M 1.9%
  6. UH-60M BLACK HAWK$552M 1.2%
  7. PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS (PBL)$449M 0.9%
  8. LAMPS MKIII (SH-60B)$202M 0.4%
  9. C/MH-53E$96.1M 0.2%
  10. AH-64E Apache$78.5M 0.2%
  11. VH-92A$64.9M 0.1%
  12. GQM-163A (FORMERLY SSSTTC)$27.1M 0.1%
  13. F-16$26.4M 0.1%
  14. C-130J Super Hercules$20.2M 0.0%
  15. Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)$17.2M 0.0%
  16. All other$9.1M 0.0%

Only actions coded to a DoD acquisition program.

What they sell (PSC)

  1. Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Aircraft, Prime Moving; and Components$32.76B 69%
  2. Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components$2.79B 5.9%
  3. Support- Management: Logistics Support$2.52B 5.3%
  4. Gasoline Rotary Engines and Components$1.55B 3.2%
  5. Airframe Structural Components$1.54B 3.2%
  6. National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; R&D Administrative Expenses$1000M 2.1%
  7. Gas Turbines and Jet Engines; Non-Aircraft Prime Mover, Aircraft Non-Prime Mover, and Components$964M 2.0%
  8. National Defense R&D SVCS; Department of Defense - Military; R&D Facilities & Maj Equip$562M 1.2%
  9. National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Applied Research$492M 1.0%
  10. Support- Professional: Engineering/Technical$381M 0.8%
  11. Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment- Engines, Turbines, and Components$330M 0.7%
  12. Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment- Aircraft Components and Accessories$313M 0.7%
  13. Transportation R&D Services; Aerospace Research; Experimental Development$271M 0.6%
  14. Miscellaneous Engine Accessories, Aircraft$235M 0.5%
  15. National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Experimental Development$223M 0.5%
  16. All other$1.75B 3.7%

Industry (NAICS)

  1. Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing$39.56B 83%
  2. Engineering Services$2.56B 5.4%
  3. Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing$1.85B 3.9%
  4. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Biotechnology)$1.00B 2.1%
  5. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$626M 1.3%
  6. Aircraft Manufacturing$476M 1.0%
  7. Hardware Manufacturing$445M 0.9%
  8. Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (Except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance$250M 0.5%
  9. All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing$175M 0.4%
  10. Ship Building and Repairing$164M 0.3%
  11. All other$577M 1.2%

Where the work is done

  1. Massachusetts$29.04B 61%
  2. Ohio$17.09B 36%
  3. Kansas$1.06B 2.2%
  4. Texas$182M 0.4%
  5. Outside the US$92.9M 0.2%
  6. Kentucky$37.7M 0.1%
  7. Alabama$36.2M 0.1%
  8. Virginia$33.6M 0.1%
  9. Florida$18.0M 0.0%
  10. Pennsylvania$17.3M 0.0%
  11. Maryland$14.6M 0.0%
  12. California$11.2M 0.0%
  13. New York$9.5M 0.0%
  14. Oklahoma$6.1M 0.0%
  15. Wisconsin$4.4M 0.0%
  16. All other$16.0M 0.0%

Contract pricing

  1. Firm Fixed Price$40.64B 85%
  2. Cost Plus Incentive Fee$3.60B 7.5%
  3. Cost Plus Fixed Fee$1.90B 4.0%
  4. Cost Sharing$614M 1.3%
  5. Cost Plus Award Fee$470M 1.0%
  6. Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment$189M 0.4%
  7. Fixed Price Incentive$104M 0.2%
  8. Cost No Fee$101M 0.2%
  9. All other$56.5M 0.1%

Competition

  1. Not Competed$37.09B 78%
  2. Full and Open Competition$7.61B 16%
  3. Not Available for Competition$1.98B 4.2%
  4. Not Competed Under SAP$397M 0.8%
  5. Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources$386M 0.8%
  6. Competed Under SAP$202M 0.4%
  7. Follow on to Competed Action$3.8M 0.0%

Largest awards10

  • Adaptive Engine Transition Program (Aetp)U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
    $2.09BJun 30, 2016
  • 200607!387702!1700!N00019!NAVAL Air Systems Command !N0001906C0088 !A!n! !N! ! !20060424!20090131!001408509!001408509!001367960!N!GENERAL Electric Company !1000 Western Ave !Lynn !MA!01905!37490!009!25!LYNN !Essex !Mass !+000018238000!N!N!000000000000!2840!GAS Turbines and Jet Engines, Acft & Comps !A1B!AIRCRAFT Engines and Spares !000 !Not Discernable !336412!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !99990909!B! ! !A! !D!U!J!1!001!N!1A!Z!N!Z! ! !N!c!n! ! ! !A!A!A!A!000!A!B!Y! ! ! !Y!1719!N00019!0001! !U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
    $1.99BNov 14, 2007
  • F-15EX Lots 2+ Propulsion System ProcurementU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
    $1.24BOct 29, 2021
  • F414-GE-400 EnginesU.S. Navy · F/A-18E/F Super Hornet · USAspending ↗
    $1.22BApr 20, 2011
  • 200608!001069!2100!W58RGZ!USA Aviation and Missile COMMAND!W58RGZ06C0038 !A!n! !Y! ! !20051215!20101231!137488664!137488664!001367960!N!GENERAL Electric Company !1 Neumann Way !Cincinnati !OH!45215!15000!061!39!CINCINNATI !Hamilton !Ohio !+000177879422!N!N!000000000000!R706!LOGISTICS Support Services !A1B!AIRCRAFT Engines and Spares !000 !Not Discernable !541330!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !99990909!B! ! !A! !D!N!J!1!001!N!1G!Z!N!Z! ! !Y!c!n! ! ! !A!A!A!A!000!A!D!N! ! ! ! ! ! !0001! !U.S. Army · USAspending ↗
    $1.13BOct 22, 2007
  • Requirement Is to Design, Develop, Qualify and Integrate An Improved Turbine Engine (Ite) for the EMD Phase.U.S. Army · ITEP · USAspending ↗
    $964MFeb 1, 2019
  • CY12-17 RSAF Engines/emscsU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
    $909MJun 29, 2012
  • Igf:ot:igf Advance Acquisition Contract- Long Lead Material for Lot 23 (FY2019) F414-GE-400 EngineU.S. Navy · EA-18G Growler · USAspending ↗
    $834MJul 30, 2018
  • USN F414 Engines: EA-18GU.S. Navy · EA-18G Growler · USAspending ↗
    $699MMar 29, 2017
  • T408 Iaf Engines and Cost Reduction InitiativesU.S. Navy · CH-53K King Stallion · USAspending ↗
    $673MApr 26, 2023

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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Systems10

GEK800

Small, low-cost turbofan family from GE Aerospace and Kratos for cruise missiles and drones.

Development
Unveiled
Jul 2024

F404

Military turbofan engine family used in fighters and trainers. The F404-GE-103 is the T-7A trainer variant; the family includes earlier Hornet applications.

Maturity not rated

F414

Military turbofan engine family powering the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and other combat-aircraft applications. Its modular design emphasizes maintainability and lifecycle support.

Maturity not rated
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Capabilities2

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Supply Chain13 facilities

Facilities13

  • Evendale hypersonic propulsion test facility
    Lab · Evendale, Ohio, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed
  • GE Aerospace Asheville manufacturing campus
    Factory · Asheville, North Carolina, United States
    Operating
    Produces ceramic-matrix-composite engine components and precision-machined metal parts. Source ↗
    Confirmed
  • GE Aerospace Auburn additive manufacturing site
    Factory · Auburn, Alabama, United States
    Operating
    In March 2025, GE announced additional 3D printers and tooling to increase manufacturing capacity at Auburn. Source ↗
    Confirmed
  • GE Aerospace Batesville manufacturing site
    Factory · Batesville, Mississippi, United States
    Operating
    Manufactures composite fan platforms and cases for aircraft engines. Source ↗
    Confirmed
  • GE Aerospace Durham engine assembly facility
    Factory · Durham, North Carolina, United States
    Operating
    Assembles commercial engines, including LEAP. Additional assembly equipment was announced in March 2025. Source ↗
    Confirmed
  • GE Aerospace Huntsville materials site
    Factory · Huntsville, Alabama, United States
    Operating
    Produces materials used to make ceramic-matrix-composite engine parts; additional production machines were announced in March 2025. Source ↗
    Confirmed
  • GE Aerospace Lafayette assembly site
    Factory · Lafayette, Indiana, United States
    Operating
    Commercial-engine assembly site, including LEAP; GE announced additional assembly equipment in March 2025. Source ↗
    Confirmed
  • GE Aerospace Muskegon manufacturing site
    Factory · Muskegon, Michigan, United States
    Operating
    GE announced an expansion for hot-section engine parts in March 2025. That announcement does not establish when the expansion became operational. Source ↗
    Confirmed
  • GE Aerospace Victorville Flight Test Operations
    Test range · Victorville, California, United States
    Operating
    Flight test hub uses flying test beds to conduct real-world engine testing and certification work. Source ↗
    Confirmed
  • GE Aerospace West Chester additive manufacturing site
    Factory · West Chester, Ohio, United States
    Operating
    GE announced additional additive-manufacturing equipment and an industrial furnace here in March 2025. Source ↗
    Confirmed

Hiring Observations10 observed listings

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A sample of observed listings, not a total vacancy count. Availability may have changed since collection. Categories are inferred from job titles.

Sources27

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Profile6

  1. 1
    OtherGE Aerospace - Wikipedia

    Wikipedia · Supports Organization · hq city

    “supplier that is headquartered in [Evendale, Ohio]”
  2. 2
    DatabaseGE Aerospace - PitchBook company profile

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

    “employee_range: 10000+ (profile: 57000)”
  3. 3
    CompanyGE Aerospace celebrates America's spirit of innovation

    Supports Organization · founded year

    “which led to the founding of General Electric in 1892”
  4. 4
    Regulatory filingGE Aerospace Form 10-K (FY2025)

    Supports Organization · founded year

    “General Electric Company operates as GE Aerospace”
  5. 5
    DatabaseGE Aerospace - LinkedIn company profile

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

    “employee_range: 10000+ (profile: 10,001+ employees)”
  6. 6
    DatabaseGE Aerospace - Owler company profile

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

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

Systems10

  1. 7
    CompanyGE Aerospace Completes Detailed Design Review of Adaptive Cycle Engine for U.S. Air Force

    GE Aerospace · Feb 19, 2025 · Supports System

    “GE Aerospace announced today the successful completion of the Detailed Design Review (DDR) for its XA102 adaptive cycle engine”
  2. 8
    NewsGE and Kratos unveil new engine family aimed at cruise missiles, CCA

    Breaking Defense · Supports System

    “We’re calling it GEK800, but it is a scalable architecture.”
  3. 9
    Government recordA-10C Thunderbolt II > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display

    Supports System

    “Power Plant: Two General Electric TF34-GE-100 turbofans”
  4. 10
    Government recordU-2S/TU-2S > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display

    Supports System

    “The U-2 is powered by a lightweight , fuel efficient General Electric F118-101 engine”
  5. 11
    Companymilitary-defense/engines/f404

    Supports System

    “F404 Engine”
  6. 12
    Companymilitary-defense/engines/f414

    Supports System

    “F414 Engine”
  7. 13
    Companymilitary-defense/engines/t700

    Supports System

    “T700”
  8. 14
    Companymilitary-defense/engines/t901

    Supports System

    “T901”
  9. 15
    CompanyGE’s F110 engine powers first flight of Boeing F-15EX

    GE Aerospace · Supports Organization, System

    “Two F110-GE-129 engines powered the first flight of the Boeing F-15EX fighter on Feb. 2.”
  10. 16
    CompanyGE and U.S. Navy Celebrate 40th Operating Anniversary of LM2500 Gas Turbine

    GE Aerospace · Supports System

    “The first LM2500 gas turbine began operating in 1969”

Technologies3

  1. 17
    CompanyGE F110 F404/F414 Fighter Engines Expand Capability and Global Presence | GE Aerospace News

    Supports Organization, Organization technology

    “**F-16E/F:** For almost two decades, GE's F110 engine family has been the best-selling engine”
  2. 18
    CompanyLynn | GE Aerospace

    Supports Facility, Organization, Organization technology

    “Lynn facility”
  3. 19
    CompanyMilitary Defense: Engines and Services | GE Aerospace

    Supports Organization, Organization technology

    “GE Aerospace designs and manufactures high performance engines to support the needs of our”

Supply chain7

  1. 20
    CompanyGE Aerospace in Asheville, NC

    careers.geaerospace.com · Supports Facility

    “production of highly complex rotating parts”
  2. 21
    CompanyUnited States | GE Aerospace

    careers.geaerospace.com · Supports Facility

  3. 22
    CompanyGoing Very High, Very Fast: GE’s 747 Flying Test Bed Engineers

    www.geaerospace.com · Supports Facility

    “one of GE Aerospace’s main engine test hubs”
  4. 23
    CompanyRecord Year For The World’s Largest, Most Powerful Jet Engine

    www.geaerospace.com · Supports Facility

    “composites (fan stator case, acoustic panels, fan platforms)”
  5. 24
    CompanyGE Aerospace Expands Hypersonic Testing Infrastructure with Major Facility Upgrades

    Supports Facility

    “GE Aerospace is upgrading a test facility to provide dedicated test support for larger hypersonic propulsion systems than previously possible.”
  6. 25
    CompanyGE Aerospace to Invest Nearly $1B in U.S. Manufacturing in 2025

    www.geaerospace.com · Supports Facility, Organization

    “expansion to produce parts for the hot section of the engine”
  7. 26
    CompanyShield AI and GE Aerospace Light Off X-BAT Engine

    Supports Facility

    “at GE Aerospace’s test operations site in Peebles, Ohio.”

Other1

  1. 27
    Companyge-aerospace public job-board API

    Supports Job posting

    “Lead Quality Engineer”

Government identifiers3

UEI
E3HYKKLT5ZT1
reported · Checked Oct 10, 2026
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UEI
J1T1FEN3PWX6
reported · Checked Oct 10, 2026
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UEI
JRZ1WHXAKBM3
reported · Checked Oct 10, 2026
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