Sector view · FY2026
The defense industrial base
U.S. military procurement in FY2026 is concentrated in four prime contractors that share most of the named weapons programs. Below: all 57 programs tracked on The Money Trail, totaling $130.7B in FY26 budget request, displayed visually with size proportional to dollars. Toggle between category view and company view; hover any system for details.
Primes
8
Named programs
57
FY26 program dollars
$130.7B
FY26 prime contracts
$182.5B
The full inventory
What FY26 buys, at a glance
57 named programs · 8 primes
Aircraft (21)
Helicopters (4)
Naval (9)
Ground Vehicles (3)
Missiles & Missile Defense (12)
Other (8)
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.
The four primes
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Lockheed · LMT
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Bethesda, MD
FY26 contracts
$62B
Named programs (8)
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Lightning II · Trident II D5 · CH-53K King Stallion · F-22 Raptor modifications · +4 more
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RTX · RTX
RTX Corporation
Arlington, VA
FY26 contracts
$28B
Named programs (8)
PATRIOT launcher and radar systems · F-35 F135 engine · SM-6 Standard Missile · LRASM Long Range Anti-Ship Missile · +4 more
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GD · GD
General Dynamics Corporation
Reston, VA
FY26 contracts
$22B
Named programs (7)
Virginia-class submarine · Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine · Federal IT services · DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer · +3 more
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Boeing · BA
Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Arlington, VA
FY26 contracts
$18B
Named programs (8)
F-15EX Eagle II · KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tanker · F/A-18E/F Super Hornet · MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based unmanned tanker · +4 more
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Northrop · NOC
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Falls Church, VA
FY26 contracts
~$22B
Named programs (8)
Classified space programs · B-21 Raider · LGM-35A Sentinel · E-2D Advanced Hawkeye · +4 more
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HII · HII
Huntington Ingalls Industries
Newport News, VA
FY26 contracts
~$12B
Named programs (7)
Virginia-class submarine · Ford-class aircraft carrier · DDG-51 destroyer · Columbia-class submarine · +3 more
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L3Harris · LHX
L3Harris Technologies
Melbourne, FL
FY26 contracts
~$15B
Named programs (6)
Classified ISR aircraft programs · SINCGARS family radio systems · SDA Tranche 3 Transport Layer satellites · HBTSS · +2 more
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GA
General Atomics
San Diego, CA
FY26 contracts
~$3.5B
Named programs (5)
MQ-9 Reaper · EMALS / AAG · MQ-20 Avenger · Fusion research + advanced energy · +1 more
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Sources: DoD Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System (FY26 budget request, July 2025); USAspending.gov contract data; Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. Some FY26 amounts reflect the President's budget request, which Congress may modify. Where data is hand-curated rather than verified against a primary source, individual recipient pages say so.