Boeing Defense, Space & Security
A division of The Boeing Company
Arlington, VA · Founded 2002
Defense and space division of The Boeing Company. Products include F/A-18 Super Hornet, F-15EX Eagle, KC-46 Pegasus tanker, P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, AH-64 Apache attack helicopter (in partnership), Chinook heavy-lift helicopter, and major NASA work including the Space Launch System core stage.
FY26 estimated federal contracts
$18B
Illustrative — based on prior-year procurement patterns; will be updated with verified USAspending data as FY26 obligations finalize.
Federal contracts by fiscal year
Federal awards trend
Source: USAspending.gov · last refreshed 5/26/2026
* Illustrative estimate; awaiting USAspending finalization for this fiscal year.
Where the money comes from
Top funding agencies
Source: USAspending.gov · most recent complete fiscal year
Federal lobbying spend
Lobbying disclosures
Contract-to-lobby ratio: 1,180× — for every $1 spent on federal lobbying in 2025, this recipient received approximately 1,180× in federal contracts.
Source: U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.
How this recipient compares
Against tracked peers
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What the government is buying
Major programs
Source: DoD Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System, FY26 budget request (July 2025). Quantities and dollars reflect the President's FY26 request, which Congress may modify.
Aircraft (6)
Helicopters (2)
Silhouette size reflects FY26 budget request (square-root scaled). Click any system for details. Quantities and dollars reflect the President's FY26 budget request; Congress may modify.
In the bills we track
Bills funding this recipient
Congressional oversight · 8 committees
Committees that authorize or fund these programs
These committees write the appropriations bills, NDAA authorizations, or oversight rules that determine how federal dollars flow to Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Each link goes to the committee's roster and editorial overview.
House
House Committee on Appropriations
Chair: Cole (R-OK)
House
House Committee on Armed Services
Chair: Rogers (R-AL)
House
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Chair: Mast (R-FL)
Senate
Senate Committee on Appropriations
Chair: Collins (R-ME)
Senate
Senate Committee on Armed Services
Chair: Wicker (R-MS)
Senate
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Chair: Risch (R-ID)
House · Subcommittee
Defense
Chair: Calvert (R-CA)
Senate · Subcommittee
Department of Defense
Chair: McConnell (R-KY)
Disclosed Member trades · 7 Members
Members of Congress who have traded The Boeing Company
17 disclosed transactions in BA by 7 Members of Congress. 3 Members sit on a defense-jurisdiction committee — flagged inline below. Click any row to expand transaction detail. Source: U.S. House Periodic Transaction Reports.
Methodology note
Conflict-of-interest flagging is editorial. A disclosed trade is marked "Direct conflict" when the Member sits on a committee with significant jurisdiction over this recipient's sector (Armed Services, Appropriations Defense, Intel, Foreign Affairs/Relations for defense primes). Leadership roles (Chair, Ranking Member, Vice-Chair) receive more prominent treatment than ordinary committee membership. The label does not imply legal violation — Members are permitted to hold and trade individual securities under current law, including via managed accounts. Trades shown are disclosed PTR filings; the conflict assessment is our analytical lens on them.
Source: disclosures-clerk.house.gov, ingested via npm run ingest:house-ptrs
Related entities
Subsidiaries, parents, partners
Parent company (includes commercial aircraft)
Joint venture with Lockheed Martin (space launch)
What's worth knowing
Boeing's defense segment has been more profitable than its commercial aviation segment in some recent years due to commercial aviation's post-737 MAX struggles. The Space Launch System program has faced repeated NASA Inspector General criticism for cost overruns and schedule delays, yet has been funded at or near requested levels by Congress every year.
Sus findings mentioning this recipient
Recipient profiles are hand-curated using public sources including USAspending.gov historical data, U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, SEC filings (for publicly traded companies), and the bill texts we cover. FY26 figures marked "illustrative" are estimates based on prior-year procurement patterns and will be updated as USAspending obligations finalize. Findings describe public-record patterns. They are not allegations of wrongdoing.