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BAE Systems: $51.94B in Pentagon contracts

BAE Systems ranks 6 of 35 on this page by Department of Defense contract dollars in FY2021–26.

$51.94B

Pentagon contracts, FY2021–26

obligations, all subsidiaries listed below

$54.02B

All federal contracts, FY2021–26

every agency, Pentagon included

$2.4M

PAC to candidates, 2019–26

House and Senate candidates on the ballot

$23M

Lobbying, 2021–26

reported to the Senate

Pentagon contract dollars by fiscal year

Obligations, the money the Pentagon committed in each year ending September 30. A big multiyear award lands in the year it is signed.
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY25
FY26
  • FY2021$5.41B
  • FY2022$6.08B
  • FY2023$10.53B
  • FY2024$11.36B
  • FY2025$11.38B
  • FY2026$7.17B

What its PAC gave

Checks to House and Senate candidates on the ballot, by election cycle.
  • 2025–2668% to Republicans, 32% to Democrats · PAC page$573K
  • 2023–2461% to Republicans, 39% to Democrats · PAC page$559K
  • 2021–2259% to Republicans, 41% to Democrats · PAC page$620K
  • 2019–2052% to Republicans, 48% to Democrats · PAC page$611K

What it spent lobbying

Filed as BAE SYSTEMS INC.; BAE SYSTEMS INC; BAE SYSTEMS LAND & ARMAMENTS LP.
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$23M in 2021–26. Yellow bars are election years. 2026 covers the quarters filed so far.

Who its PAC funded most, 2025–26

59% of its $573K in checks went to members of the committees that set defense spending (highlighted). The other big PACs sent 16% to the same members.
  1. Adam SmithWA-09House Armed Services (ranking member)$10,000
  2. Betty McCollumMN-04House Appropriations, Defense (ranking member)$10,000
  3. Blake MooreUT-02$10,000
  4. David ValadaoCA-22House Appropriations, Defense$10,000
  5. Donald NorcrossNJ-01House Armed Services$10,000
  6. Jake EllzeyTX-06House Appropriations, Defense$10,000
  7. Jen KiggansVA-02House Armed Services$10,000
  8. John CarterTX-31House Appropriations, Defense$10,000
  9. John RutherfordFL-05$10,000
  10. Juan CiscomaniAZ-06$10,000
  11. Ken CalvertCA-40House Appropriations, Defense (chair)$10,000
  12. Mario Díaz-BalartFL-26House Appropriations, Defense$10,000

Share to defense committees: 59%.

Former government officials lobbying for it

5 lobbyists in Senate filings who list BAE Systems as a client reported an earlier job in Congress or the executive branch.

  • Josh HollyFormer congressional staff

    Comm. Dir./Spksmn/Staff, H. Armed Svc. Cmte. // Dir. Media Affairs, H. Ed. & Workforce Cmte. // Press Secretary, Rep. Ernie Fletcher · worked for Ernest Fletcher

    Reported clients: Lockheed Martin Corporation (Defense contractors), BAE Systems, INC. (Defense contractors), Michelin North America, INC., Amazon Corporate (Tech and AI) and 8 more · via Holly Strategies Incorporated

  • Sarah MineiroFormer congressional staff

    Staff Lead, House Armed Services Committee Strategic Forces Subcommittee (June 2017-March 2020)

    Reported clients: Leidos INC (Defense contractors), Capella Space, Amentum Holdings, INC, BAE Systems INC (Defense contractors) and 8 more · via Potomac Capitol Associates, INC., Prasam

  • Joseph VealencisFormer congressional staff

    Sr. Professional Staff Member and Subcommittee Staff Lead, Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House; Dep. Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, ODNI; Di…

    Reported clients: Vantor Parent INC, Leidos INC (Defense contractors), Redwire Space, Capella Space and 7 more · via Potomac Capitol Associates, INC., Prasam

  • Michael McBrideFormer congressional staff

    (2007-2010) Staff Director - Subcommittee on State, Local and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs … · worked for John Sununu, John Ensign

    Reported clients: Lockheed Martin Corporation (Defense contractors), BAE Systems INC (Defense contractors)

  • Shelly StonemanFormer executive branch

    Special Assistant to the President, White House Legislative Affairs, Executive Office of the President, January 2009 - May 2011

    Reported clients: Lockheed Martin Corporation (Defense contractors), BAE Systems INC (Defense contractors)

Names it receives contracts under

USAspending recipient names counted for this company. Joint ventures with other firms are left out.

BAE SYSTEMS LAND & ARMAMENTS L.P.; BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.; BAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES INC.; BAE SYSTEMS LAND AND ARMAMENTS L.P.; BAE SYSTEMS MARITIME SOLUTIONS NORFOLK INC.; BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC.; BAE SYSTEMS MARITIME SOLUTIONS SAN DIEGO INC.; BAE SYSTEMS GCS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED; BAE SYSTEMS ORDNANCE SYSTEMS INC; BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC; BAE SYSTEMS MARITIME SOLUTIONS JACKSONVILLE LLC; BAE SYSTEMS ORDNANCE SYSTEMS INC.

Sources: USAspending.gov: contract obligations by parent company (award types A–D); FEC: PAC contributions to candidates (pas2 bulk files); Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (lda.gov REST API); Committee rosters: the congress-legislators project. Contracts are obligations (money the government committed) in fiscal years ending September 30, summed over each company's own recipient records in USAspending by name, including subsidiaries listed on its page; joint ventures are left out so no contract is counted twice. PAC totals are checks from the company's own PAC to candidates on the ballot, as on this site's PAC pages; a company whose PAC gave under $100,000 in a cycle shows none for that cycle. Lobbying uses the same reconciliation as the Lobbying pages. Committee seats from the congress-legislators project's current roster (119th Congress). Contracts, PAC checks and lobbying are all legal and publicly reported. This page shows them side by side; it does not claim that any gift or lobbying won a contract. Built 2026-11-05.