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General Dynamics: $158.05B in Pentagon contracts

General Dynamics ranks 3 of 35 on this page by Department of Defense contract dollars in FY2021–26, and received $178.56B from all federal agencies.

$158.05B

Pentagon contracts, FY2021–26

obligations, all subsidiaries listed below

$178.56B

All federal contracts, FY2021–26

every agency, Pentagon included

$4.8M

PAC to candidates, 2019–26

House and Senate candidates on the ballot

$71M

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$19.37B
  • FY2022$25.61B
  • FY2023$28.15B
  • FY2024$24.55B
  • FY2025$33.86B
  • FY2026$26.51B

What its PAC gave

Checks to House and Senate candidates on the ballot, by election cycle.
  • 2025–2658% to Republicans, 42% to Democrats · PAC page$1.1M
  • 2023–2458% to Republicans, 42% to Democrats · PAC page$1.2M
  • 2021–2255% to Republicans, 45% to Democrats · PAC page$1.2M
  • 2019–2056% to Republicans, 44% to Democrats · PAC page$1.3M

What it spent lobbying

Filed as GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION; GENERAL DYNAMICS; GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP.
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$71M in 2021–26. Yellow bars are election years. 2026 covers the quarters filed so far.

Who its PAC funded most, 2025–26

41% of its $1.1M 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. Ashley MoodyFL-SEN-SPECIALSenate Armed Services$10,000
  3. Betty McCollumMN-04House Appropriations, Defense (ranking member)$10,000
  4. Bill HagertyTN-SEN$10,000
  5. Chellie PingreeME-01$10,000
  6. Cindy Hyde-SmithMS-SENSenate Appropriations, Defense$10,000
  7. Dan J. SullivanAK-SENSenate Armed Services$10,000
  8. David JoyceOH-14House Appropriations, Defense$10,000
  9. David ValadaoCA-22House Appropriations, Defense$10,000
  10. Ed CaseHI-01House Appropriations, Defense$10,000
  11. Guy ReschenthalerPA-14$10,000
  12. Hakeem JeffriesNY-08$10,000

Share to defense committees: 41%.

Former government officials lobbying for it

9 lobbyists in Senate filings who list General Dynamics as a client reported an earlier job in Congress or the executive branch.

  • Christina McGarry DavidFormer congressional staff

    Legislative Assistant / Scheduler, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart; Intern, Rep. Doc Hastings · worked for Mario Diaz-Balart, Doc Hastings

    Reported clients: Lockheed Martin Corporation (Defense contractors), Comcast Corporation (Telecom and media), Tsmc Arizona, American Airlines, INC. (Agriculture, food and retail) and 8 more · via Penn Avenue Partners

  • Jay SulzmannFormer congressional staff

    Legislative Director/Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Johnny Isakson; Sr. Policy Advisor/LA/LC/SA, Rep. Wally Herger · worked for John Isakson, Walter Herger

    Reported clients: Lockheed Martin Corporation (Defense contractors), Comcast Corporation (Telecom and media), Unitedhealth Group, INC. (Pharma and health care), Exxon Mobil Corporation (Oil, gas and coal) and 8 more · via Penn Avenue Partners

  • John O'NeillFormer congressional staff

    Chief of Staff, Office of the Majority Leader 10-14; Chief of Staff, Office of the Minority Whip 08-09; Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief Deputy Majority W… · worked for Eric Cantor

    Reported clients: American Bankers Association'S Card Policy Council (Wall Street and hedge funds), American Bankers Association (Wall Street and hedge funds), The Goldman Sachs Group, INC (Wall Street and hedge funds), T-Mobile (Telecom and media) and 8 more · via Harbinger Strategies, LLC

  • Jeff ChoudhryFormer congressional staff

    U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, Legislative Director; U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, Legislative Assistant / Staff Assistant; House Small Business Committee, Intern. · worked for Trent Franks

    Reported clients: Koch Government Affairs, LLC (Oil, gas and coal), Comcast Corporation (Telecom and media), Amgen (Pharma and health care), Johnson & Johnson Services, INC. (Pharma and health care) and 8 more · via The Nickles Group, LLC

  • Lucas HollandFormer congressional staff

    Office of U.S. Senator Inhofe - Chief of Staff; Legislative Director; Legislative Assistant; Legislative Correspondent; Correspondence Coordinator. · worked for James Inhofe

    Reported clients: Koch Government Affairs, LLC (Oil, gas and coal), Comcast Corporation (Telecom and media), Trinity Cyber, Federal Express Corporation and 8 more · via The Nickles Group, LLC

  • 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

  • Julia TrentFormer congressional staff

    Chief Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veterans Affairs (Feb 2023 - May 2025)

    Reported clients: Trellix, General Dynamics (Defense contractors), CTIA (Telecom and media) · via Ervin Graves Strategy Group, LLC

  • Brian PottsFormer congressional staff

    Staff Director Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, Prof Staff Member Senate Appropriations Committee, Prof Staff Member House Appropriations Committee

    Reported clients: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Defense contractors), General Dynamics Corp (Defense contractors) · via Icebreaker Strategies, LLC

Names it receives contracts under

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

GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.; GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS INC.; GENERAL DYNAMICS OTS (WILKES BARRE), LLC; GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC.; GENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS, INC.; GENERAL DYNAMICS ONE SOURCE LLC; GENERAL DYNAMICS ORDNANCE AND TACTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.; GENERAL DYNAMICS GLOBAL FORCE, LLC; GENERAL DYNAMICS ORDNANCE & TACTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.; GENERAL DYNAMICS EUROPEAN LAND SYSTEMS-BRIDGE SYSTEMS GMBH; GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS CUSTOMER SERVICE & SUPPORT COMPANY; GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 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.