General Dynamics is a diversified defense company spanning sea, land, business jets, and IT. Its Electric Boat subsidiary is a core builder of the U.S. Navy's nuclear submarines (Virginia and Columbia classes).
On land it makes the M1 Abrams main battle tank and wheeled armored vehicles, and its Gulfstream unit builds premium business jets. Through its GDIT unit it also provides large-scale government IT services, making it a major federal counterpart in both equipment and services.
What the data shows
- Across our collection, federal contracts total $43,628,438,672 (23 awards), spanning 5 awarding agencies. The largest is Department of Defense ($37,829,796,358, ~87% of the total).
- Awards are concentrated in a single agency.
- Also: 8 SEC filings tracked; 7 federal entity IDs (UEIs) across legal entities.
- Recent federal contracts (about ≈$11.05B a year) equal roughly 21% of revenue (≈$52.55B) — a rough gauge of government dependence (different bases/years).
Financial highlights (latest fiscal year) （2025年度末）
From the latest annual report (Form 10-K). Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL financial data (U.S. GAAP, full year). Fiscal-year ends vary by company.
Federal contracts (USAspending)
| Amount | Awarding agency | Scope (original) |
|---|---|---|
| ≈$5.48B | Department of Defense ／Department of the Navy | FY18-FY22 DDG 51 CLASS SHIP CONSTRUCTION ↗ |
| ≈$5.08B | Department of Defense ／Department of the Navy | CONSTRUCTION OF DDG 51 SHIPS FY23-27 ↗ |
| ≈$4.95B | Department of Defense ／Department of the Navy | FY13-FY17 DDG 51 CLASS SHIP CONSTRUCTION. ↗ |
| ≈$3.41B | Department of Defense ／Department of the Navy | 200212!025207!1700!BZ002 !NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND !N0002402C2303 !A!N! !N!... ↗ |
| ≈$3.31B | Department of Defense ／Department of the Navy | DDG 1000 DETAIL DESIGN ↗ |
| ≈$2.55B | Department of Defense ／Department of the Navy | DDG 1001/1002 CONSTRUCTION AND FY11 CLASS SERVICES ↗ |
| ≈$1.59B | Department of State ／Department of State | GLOBAL SECURITY ENGINEERING&SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES. ↗ |
| ≈$1.4B | Department of Defense ／Defense Contract Management Agency | — ↗ |
| ≈$1.35B | Department of Defense ／Department of the Army | MOBILE PROTECTED FIREPOWER ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING AND DEVELOPMENT / MIDDLE TIER ACQUISI... ↗ |
| ≈$1.25B | National Aeronautics and Space Administration ／National Aeronautics and Space Administration | THE SPACE NETWORK (SN) CONSISTS OF A SPACE SEGMENT COMPRISED OF THE TRACKING AND DATA RELA... ↗ |
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Sources of funding (by agency)
The main agencies funding this company and cumulative amounts, from this site's collected contract data. Click an agency for details.
Federal contract awards over time (past 9 fiscal years)
Federal contract awards to General Dynamics has fallen about 38% from FY2017 to FY2025 (≈$17.94B to ≈$11.05B).
| Fiscal year | Awarded |
|---|---|
| FY2025 | ≈$11.05B |
| FY2024 | ≈$14.99B |
| FY2023 | ≈$27.13B |
| FY2022 | ≈$25.11B |
| FY2021 | ≈$21.15B |
| FY2020 | ≈$25.84B |
| FY2019 | ≈$21.21B |
| FY2018 | ≈$19.13B |
| FY2017 | ≈$17.94B |
Total federal contract awards (award types A–D) to this company per fiscal year (starting October). Source: USAspending. May be revised.
SEC filings (EDGAR)
- Current report (8-K) Jul 29, 2026 View on SEC ↗
- Quarterly report (10-Q) Jul 29, 2026 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) May 11, 2026 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) Apr 29, 2026 View on SEC ↗
- Quarterly report (10-Q) Apr 29, 2026 View on SEC ↗
- Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Mar 27, 2026 DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT ↗
- Annual report (10-K) Jan 30, 2026 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) Jan 28, 2026 View on SEC ↗
Timeline
Events tied to this entity, newest first, from the data this site tracks.
Based on real dates within this site's collected set (contracts = start date / filings = filing date / rules = publication date). Not exhaustive.
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Sources (primary)
Entity ID (UEI)：FREEMCLKFXE3SMNWM6HN79X5JHY6AZA6H191HAWKSQF848W7MWDRZJ2ZVPV7Q9SBTF8ELUP4E7BEKJ4V9528
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