Contracting office · Department of the Navy

NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV

NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV obligated $920.1M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 2,077 contract actions (−27% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was CASTELION CORPORATION ($178.3M).

Obligations · FY2026
$920.1M
Actions
2,077
New awards: 792
Sole-source
26%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.3BFY2017
  2. 1.6BFY2018
  3. 1.7BFY2019
  4. 1.6BFY2020
  5. 1.3BFY2021
  6. 1.4BFY2022
  7. 1.5BFY2023
  8. 1.4BFY2024
  9. 1.3BFY2025
  10. 920.1MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. CASTELION CORPORATION$178.3M19%
  2. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$56.3M6.1%
  3. CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION$41.1M4.5%
  4. PACKET DIGITAL LLC$36.8M4.0%
  5. AEROVIRONMENT, INC$21.3M2.3%
  6. WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY LLC$15.3M1.7%
  7. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$14.9M1.6%
  8. M.T.G. SERVICES, INC.$13.5M1.5%
  9. TOGIAK MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC$12.6M1.4%
  10. DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P$12.2M1.3%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$351M38%
  2. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$239M26%
  3. Other equipment & supplies$152.9M17%
  4. Professional services$93.2M10%
  5. IT & telecom$55.8M6.1%
  6. Equipment maintenance$17.5M1.9%
  7. Construction & real property$10.7M1.2%
  8. Facilities & utilities$15.7K0.0%
  9. Education & social services$6,4730.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. California$267M29%
  2. Florida$69.7M7.6%
  3. Maryland$68.8M7.5%
  4. New Jersey$60.7M6.6%
  5. Texas$54.5M5.9%
  6. Virginia$52M5.7%
  7. Abroad$41M4.5%
  8. North Dakota$36.8M4.0%
  9. Pennsylvania$33.1M3.6%
  10. Massachusetts$32.1M3.5%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition67%
    US 39% · $616.5M
  • Sole-source awards26%
    US 30% · $243.8M
  • Single-offer competitions41%
    US 8.7% · $372.7M
  • Urgency justifications2.0%
    US 5.1% · $18.8M
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 6.1% · $0
  • Undefinitized contracts4.8%
    US 5.0% · $44.3M
  • 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. ECASS CORE STATIONS$712.9M
    LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION· Orange County, FL· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 31, 2018 – Mar 2, 2026· N6833518C0681
  2. ECASS CORE STATIONS (NAVY)$267.5M
    LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION· Orange County, FL· Other equipment & supplies· Feb 1, 2017 – May 26, 2026· N6833517C0253
  3. PER SOW, G/R LIST, AND TECHNICAL PROPOSAL$155M
    CASTELION CORPORATION· Los Angeles County, CA· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Feb 25, 2026 – Apr 24, 2026· N6833526F1022
  4. IRST OTPS PHASE II - THIS PROCUREMENT IS FOR THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION OF OPERATIONAL TEST PROGRAM SETS (OTPS) AND SPECIAL TEST EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT THE AN/ASG-34A (V)1 INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK SYSTEM (IRST) UNITS UNDER TEST (UUT).$86.4M
    THE BOEING COMPANY· St. Louis County, MO· Other equipment & supplies· Feb 26, 2024 – May 7, 2026· N6833524F0122
  5. T-45 HUD PRODUCTION UNITS$70.9M
    PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION· Los Angeles County, CA· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Jun 12, 2023 – Mar 10, 2026· N6833523F0001
  6. NRE OTPS ENGINEERING & DEVELOPMENT$62.5M
    BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.· Suffolk County, NY· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 18, 2025 – Feb 10, 2026· N6833525C0498
  7. E2D RADAR OTPS PHASE 3 & 4 GROUP 2$60.1M
    LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION· Onondaga County, NY· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 23, 2024 – Jun 12, 2026· N6833524C0262
  8. AN/APN-246 BEACONS$56.5M
    SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC· Washoe County, NV· Other equipment & supplies· Mar 25, 2025 – Mar 18, 2026· N6833525C0246

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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.