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Military department · Code 5700

U.S. Department of the Air Force

The military department led by the Secretary of the Air Force.

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Obligated
$1.39T
Prime contracts since FY2008
Contract actions
2,465,532
Signed awards and modifications
Top contractor
Lockheed Martin
Services
2
Programs
15
Largest: KC-46A
Largest award
$31.97B
Boeing

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The military department led by the Secretary of the Air Force. It oversees two services, the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Space Force, and holds USAspending agency code 5700.

Services2

Services
NameAwardsObligated
U.S. Air Force logo
U.S. Air Force		—$1.2T
U.S. Space Force logo
U.S. Space Force		—$179.87B

Prime contract obligations since FY2008, largest first.

Prime Contracts Awarded$1.39T obligated · FY2008–FY2026

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Obligated
$1.39T
FY2008–FY2026
Contract actions
2,465,532
Peak year
FY2024
$101.55B
Top contractor
Lockheed Martin
15% of obligations
Obligations by fiscal yearLast 5 full years avg $91.31BFaded: FY2026 so far; DoW publishes actions about 90 days late.
FY2008: $64.04B · 0 actionsFY2009: $68.23B · 0 actionsFY2010: $65.45B · 0 actionsFY2011: $66.02B · 0 actionsFY2012: $71.93B · 0 actionsFY2013: $55.23B · 0 actionsFY2014: $55.84B · 0 actionsFY2015: $53.00B · 0 actionsFY2016: $65.22B · 0 actionsFY2017: $61.93B · 0 actionsFY2018: $72.40B · 0 actionsFY2019: $76.62B · 0 actionsFY2020: $79.35B · 0 actionsFY2021: $80.49B · 0 actionsFY2022: $80.45B · 0 actionsFY2023: $94.57B · 0 actionsFY2024: $101.55B · 0 actionsFY2025: $99.48B · 0 actionsFY2026 (to date): $82.49B · 0 actions
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Obligations by fiscal year
Fiscal yearObligatedActionsAwards
FY2026 (to date)$82.49B0—
FY2025$99.48B0—
FY2024$101.55B0—
FY2023$94.57B0—
FY2022$80.45B0—
FY2021$80.49B0—
FY2020$79.35B0—
FY2019$76.62B0—
FY2018$72.40B0—
FY2017$61.93B0—
FY2016$65.22B0—
FY2015$53.00B0—
FY2014$55.84B0—
FY2013$55.23B0—
FY2012$71.93B0—
FY2011$66.02B0—
FY2010$65.45B0—
FY2009$68.23B0—
FY2008$64.04B0—

Contractors

  1. Lockheed Martin$208.94B 15%
  2. Boeing$203.10B 15%
  3. RTX$95.44B 6.8%
  4. Northrop Grumman$95.40B 6.8%
  5. L3Harris Technologies$27.09B 1.9%
  6. General Atomics$20.02B 1.4%
  7. Sierra Nevada Company$19.06B 1.4%
  8. BAE Systems$18.34B 1.3%
  9. The Aerospace Corporation$17.72B 1.3%
  10. Booz Allen Hamilton$14.95B 1.1%
  11. All other$107.78B 7.7%

Companies, with their subsidiaries counted under the parent.

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Defense programs

  1. KC-46A$36.80B 2.6%
  2. C-130J$35.20B 2.5%
  3. C-17A$24.35B 1.7%
  4. F-22$23.29B 1.7%
  5. AMRAAM$18.22B 1.3%
  6. JASSM$17.85B 1.3%
  7. LGM-35A Sentinel$13.74B 1.0%
  8. NAVSTAR GPS$11.98B 0.9%
  9. SBIRS High$9.94B 0.7%
  10. JDAM$7.71B 0.6%
  11. All other$28.12B 2.0%

Only awards coded to a DoW acquisition program.

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What it buys (PSC)

  1. Aircraft, Fixed Wing$186.96B 13%
  2. Support- Professional: Engineering/Technical$63.37B 4.5%
  3. Support- Professional: Other$31.11B 2.2%
  4. Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment- Aircraft Components and Accessories$30.17B 2.2%
  5. Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment- Aircraft and Airframe Structural Components$29.49B 2.1%
  6. National Defense R&D Services; Atomic Energy Defense Activities; R&D Administrative Expenses$23.46B 1.7%
  7. Bombs$21.49B 1.5%
  8. Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components$21.02B 1.5%
  9. Guided Missiles$19.80B 1.4%
  10. Guided Missile Systems, Complete$19.52B 1.4%
  11. R&D- Other Research and Development (Applied Research/Exploratory Development)$18.26B 1.3%
  12. Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Aircraft, Prime Moving; and Components$16.99B 1.2%
  13. Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment- Engines, Turbines, and Components$16.87B 1.2%
  14. Airframe Structural Components$15.11B 1.1%
  15. Space Vehicles$13.27B 1.0%

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Obligations U.S. Department of the Air Force signed on federal prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending, FY2008 through Jul 10, 2026. Obligations include de-obligations.