Boeing
#2 Defense Contractor · FY2024
Second-largest defense contractor. Builds the F/A-18, KC-46 tanker, AH-64 Apache, P-8 Poseidon, and maintains the Minuteman III ICBM fleet. Also builds Air Force One and the SLS rocket.
FY2024 Contracts
$19.4B
Rank
#2
Subsidiaries
1
5-Year Contract Trend
FY2020
$19.4B
FY2021
$20.3B
FY2022
$12.7B
FY2023
$19.4B
FY2024
$19.4B
Weapons Programs
V-22 Osprey
Tiltrotor · $56.1B · Grounded (2024)
KC-46 Pegasus
Tanker · $44.4B · In Production
RAH-66 Comanche
Helicopter · $7B · Cancelled
Ground Based Midcourse Defense
Missile Defense · $67B · Active
F/A-18 Super Hornet
Fighter Aircraft · — ·
F-15 Eagle / Strike Eagle
Fighter Aircraft · — ·
B-1B Lancer
Bomber · — ·
B-52 Stratofortress
Bomber · — ·
X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle
Space · — ·
Follow the Money
Boeing received $19.4B from the Department of Defense in FY2024 alone. Defense contractors spend millions on lobbying and campaign contributions to ensure continued government spending. Every dollar in defense contracts is a dollar not spent on education, healthcare, or infrastructure.