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≈$5.82B Defense-wide DEFINITIVE CONTRACT HQ014707C0196

The same company recorded under two spellings — what a $5.8 billion THAAD contract shows about aggregation

Missile Defense Agency ・2006-12-22 〜 2023-03-31

A Missile Defense Agency contract with Lockheed Martin carrying an obligated value of about $5.818 billion. The description reads THAAD COMPONENTS FOR FIRE UNITS. The recipient is recorded as LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP, while the same company also appears as LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION.

Contract key facts

  • RecipientLockheed Martin
  • Contract value$5,817,859,454 (≈$5.82B)
  • BranchDefense-wide
  • Awarding agencyDepartment of Defense
  • Awarding sub-agencyMissile Defense Agency
  • Award typeDEFINITIVE CONTRACT
  • Period of performance2006-12-22 〜 2023-03-31
  • Contract ID (PIID)HQ014707C0196

Contract scope (original)

THAAD COMPONENTS FOR FIRE UNITS TAS::97 0400::TAS

Key points

  • Obligated value is about $5.818 billion; the recipient name is LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP and the awarding component is the Missile Defense Agency.
  • Among the 207 defense contracts this site holds as of 2026-09-02 there are 50 distinct recipient names, with LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION at 40 and LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP at 15.
  • Because one company appears under two spellings, aggregating the strings as they are drifts from the reality of awards.
  • The description reads THAAD COMPONENTS FOR FIRE UNITS, covering components for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense fire units.
  • The period runs December 2006 to March 2023, about 16.3 years, with total outlays of about $2.57 million.

1CORPORATION and CORP

Recipient names are recorded as registered on each contract. The same company registered differently persists as a different string. Among the 207 defense contracts this site holds as of 2026-09-02 there are 50 distinct recipient names, of which LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION accounts for 40 and LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP for 15. The same company in substance; different strings on the record.

2What happens when you aggregate

Aggregating the strings as they areResolving to one company
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION at 40Treated together as 55
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP at 15Former names and subsidiaries also resolved to the same company
Two separate companies appear near the topThe ranking approximates the reality of awards

Aggregating or ranking by recipient makes this difference change the result. On this site, a contractor ranking previously showed Lockheed Martin split across spellings. The matching rules were consolidated into a single function and a daily check that no display name repeats among the top 40 was added to prevent recurrence. The data is not at fault; the burden falls on whoever aggregates.

3What the contract covers

THAAD COMPONENTS FOR FIRE UNITS reads as components for the fire units of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system. The awarding component is the Missile Defense Agency, which appears on 7 records in the set this site holds as of 2026-09-02. The period runs December 2006 to March 2023, about 16.3 years, well above the 10.7-year median.

Total outlays on the record are about $2.57 million, a ratio short of 0.05 percent of obligation.

4What entity resolution is for

Resolving company names is not about tidiness. It is about stating correctly who has won how much. Without following mergers, renamings and subsidiary relationships, aggregates drift from reality. On this site, recipient display names are decided through a single helper, and Japanese pages show Japanese company names as a rule.

Why it matters

Aggregating or comparing competitors by recipient turns on resolving spelling variants, former names and subsidiary relationships. Rankings built straight from public data can diverge from reality.

FAQ

What data is this?
A single Department of Defense (DoD) federal procurement contract recorded in "USAspending," the U.S. open government-spending dataset. The recipient, awarding component, value, and scope are public. This site is not an official U.S. government website.
Why is the same company recorded under different names?
Recipient names are recorded as registered on each contract, so the same company registered differently persists as a different string and has to be resolved when aggregating.
Is the amount final?
It is a cumulative figure as of collection. Large defense contracts accumulate modifications over many years, so amounts change. The latest figure is available at the source, USAspending.

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