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MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA)

MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) obligated $163.2M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 178 contract actions (−28% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION ($57.5M).

Obligations · FY2026
$163.2M
Actions
178
New awards: 6
Sole-source
20%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 240.6MFY2017
  2. 377.7MFY2018
  3. 384MFY2019
  4. 333.8MFY2020
  5. 290.3MFY2021
  6. 248.2MFY2022
  7. 207MFY2023
  8. 226.6MFY2024
  9. 226.5MFY2025
  10. 163.2MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$57.5M35%
  2. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$42.7M26%
  3. CORVID TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$36.1M22%
  4. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.$21M13%
  5. MARZEN GROUP LLC$4.2M2.6%
  6. BRICE ENGINEERING, LLC$1.2M0.7%
  7. ACQCENTRIC, INC.$997.8K0.6%
  8. AERO SPECIALTIES INC$667.6K0.4%
  9. SPECIAL AEROSPACE SERVICES, LLC$27K0.0%
  10. GYRO STABILIZED SYSTEMS LLC$13K0.0%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$100.8M62%
  2. Research & development$37.6M23%
  3. Equipment maintenance$24.8M15%
  4. IT & telecom$13K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Arizona$57.5M35%
  2. Alabama$53.7M33%
  3. North Carolina$25.6M16%
  4. Oklahoma$22.9M14%
  5. Colorado$4.2M2.6%
  6. United States$1.1M0.7%
  7. Idaho$667.6K0.4%
  8. California$61.4K0.0%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition21%
    US 39% · $33.7M
  • Sole-source awards20%
    US 30% · $33M
  • Single-offer competitions0.4%
    US 8.7% · $667.6K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 6.0% · $0
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. IRBM TARGETS$1.5B
    NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION· Maricopa County, AZ· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Oct 17, 2016 – Jun 10, 2026· HQ014711C0006
  2. TYPE 4 SUBSCALE TARGETS$502M
    NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION· Maricopa County, AZ· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Sep 20, 2019 – Jun 2, 2026· HQ014719C0005
  3. MEDIUM RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE TYPE 3 CONFIGURATION 2 (MRBM T3C2) TO MEET THE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM (BMDS)FLIGHT TEST PROGRAM NEEDS.$285.3M
    NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION· Maricopa County, AZ· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Oct 27, 2016 – Apr 20, 2026· HQ014716C0035
  4. HIGHLY SPECIALIZED SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF$229.3M
    LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION· Madison County, AL· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Dec 6, 2016 – Apr 14, 2026· HQ014714C0004
  5. MBRV/RVSM -7C2/-8C2 DEVELOPMENT&PRODUCTION$209.4M
    LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION· Madison County, AL· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Nov 22, 2017 – May 15, 2026· HQ014718C0007
  6. OPERATION AND SUSTAINMENT AND MISSION EXECUTION SERVICES$62M
    L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.· Tulsa County, OK· Equipment maintenance· Sep 12, 2024 – Jun 5, 2026· HQ085524F0006
  7. AIRBORNE SENSORS (ABS) SUPPORT FOR THE MDA TEST PROGRAM - NEW TASK ORDER FOR HIGH ALTITUDE OBSERVATORY (HALO) FLEET RENEWAL, HALO-I REPLACEMENT (HALO-IR), AIRCRAFT PURCHASE ONLY$39.5M
    L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.· Tulsa County, OK· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Aug 14, 2018 – Apr 2, 2026· HQ014718F0104
  8. OPERATION OF THE ARC - LABOR$39.3M
    COLSA CORP· Madison County, AL· Research & development· Mar 17, 2020 – Apr 30, 2026· HQ085920F0015

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.