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Northrop Grumman: $86.12B in Pentagon contracts

Northrop Grumman ranks 5 of 35 on this page by Department of Defense contract dollars in FY2021–26.

$86.12B

Pentagon contracts, FY2021–26

obligations, all subsidiaries listed below

$89.39B

All federal contracts, FY2021–26

every agency, Pentagon included

$5.2M

PAC to candidates, 2019–26

House and Senate candidates on the ballot

$54M

Lobbying, 2021–26

reported to the Senate

Pentagon contract dollars by fiscal year

Obligations, the money the Pentagon committed in each year ending September 30. A big multiyear award lands in the year it is signed.
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY25
FY26
  • FY2021$11.60B
  • FY2022$12.70B
  • FY2023$15.92B
  • FY2024$18.51B
  • FY2025$13.53B
  • FY2026$13.86B

What its PAC gave

Checks to House and Senate candidates on the ballot, by election cycle.
  • 2025–2653% to Republicans, 47% to Democrats · PAC page$1.3M
  • 2023–2450% to Republicans, 50% to Democrats · PAC page$1.1M
  • 2021–2247% to Republicans, 53% to Democrats · PAC page$932K
  • 2019–2048% to Republicans, 52% to Democrats · PAC page$1.9M

What it spent lobbying

Filed as NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION; NORTHROP GRUMMAN; NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION.
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$54M in 2021–26. Yellow bars are election years. 2026 covers the quarters filed so far.

Who its PAC funded most, 2025–26

39% of its $1.3M in checks went to members of the committees that set defense spending (highlighted). The other big PACs sent 16% to the same members.
  1. Adam SmithWA-09House Armed Services (ranking member)$10,000
  2. Ami BeraCA-03$10,000
  3. April McClain DelaneyMD-06$10,000
  4. Ashley MoodyFL-SEN-SPECIALSenate Armed Services$10,000
  5. Bennie ThompsonMS-02$10,000
  6. Betty McCollumMN-04House Appropriations, Defense (ranking member)$10,000
  7. Brad FinstadMN-01House Armed Services$10,000
  8. Chris CoonsDE-SENSenate Appropriations, Defense (ranking member)$10,000
  9. Chuck FleischmannTN-03House Appropriations, Defense$10,000
  10. Cindy Hyde-SmithMS-SENSenate Appropriations, Defense$10,000
  11. Dale StrongAL-05$10,000
  12. Dan J. SullivanAK-SENSenate Armed Services$10,000

Share to defense committees: 39%.

Former government officials lobbying for it

35 lobbyists in Senate filings who list Northrop Grumman as a client reported an earlier job in Congress or the executive branch.

  • Chris StewartFormer member of Congress

    Former U.S. Congressman 2013-2023

    Reported clients: Northrop Grumman (Defense contractors), The AI Policy Network INC. (Tech and AI) · via Skyline Capitol LLC

  • Robert CramerFormer member of Congress

    Former Member of Congress, U.S. House of Representatives

    Reported clients: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Defense contractors), Northrop Grumman Corporation (Defense contractors) · via 535 Group, LLC, Fti Government Affairs

  • Steven ElmendorfFormer congressional staff

    Executive Assistant, Sen. Adams; Administrative Assistant, Rep. Eckart; Administrative Assistant, House Majority Leader; Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief of S…

    Reported clients: Verizon Communications INC And Various Subsidiaries (Telecom and media), Meta Platforms, INC. (Tech and AI), Goldman Sachs Group INC (Wall Street and hedge funds), Amazon.Com Services, INC. (Tech and AI) and 8 more · via Avoq, LLC

  • Bill GhentFormer congressional staff

    Sen. Tom Carper (2003-2019) - Chief of staff 2015-2019; Legislative Director 2007-2015; and, Communications Director 2003-2006/

    Reported clients: Goldman Sachs Group INC (Wall Street and hedge funds), Pfizer, INC. (Pharma and health care), Amazon.Com Services, INC. (Tech and AI), Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Defense contractors) and 8 more · via Avoq, LLC

  • Stacey AlexanderFormer congressional staff

    Chief of Staff, Rep. Matheson · worked for Jim Matheson

    Reported clients: Meta Platforms, INC. (Tech and AI), New York Life Insurance Company (Insurance), Polygon Labs Services (switzerland) Ag (Crypto), Pfs Investments INC. (Wall Street and hedge funds) and 8 more · via Avoq, LLC

  • Charles SydnorFormer congressional staff

    Rep. Wilson- legislative assistant/counsel; Senator Boozman- legislative assistant/counsel; Senator Burr- legislative assistant/counsel · worked for John Boozman, Richard Burr

    Reported clients: Unitedhealth Group (Pharma and health care), Northrop Grumman Corporation (Defense contractors), Aurelius Systems, INC., Atrium and 6 more · via Cassidy & Associates, INC.

  • Caitlin CanterFormer congressional staff

    Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Devin Nunes; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Devin Nunes; Legislative Aide, Rep. Devin Nunes; Staff Assistant, Rep. Devin Nunes; Inte… · worked for Devin Nunes

    Reported clients: Unitedhealth Group INC (Pharma and health care), Amazon.Com Services, INC. (Tech and AI), Pfizer, INC. (Pharma and health care), Amgen INC. (Pharma and health care) and 5 more · via Avoq, LLC, Capitol Counsel LLC

  • Norma KrayemFormer executive branch

    Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Transportation; Deputy Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration; Director of Special Projects, U.S. Departmen…

    Reported clients: Comcast Corporation (Telecom and media), Ava Labs INC., California State University, San Bernardino, Lmi Consulting, LLC and 5 more · via Van Scoyoc Associates

  • Albert KammlerFormer congressional staff

    Special Assistant to Staff Director/Legislative Assistant, Professional Staff, House Homeland Security Committee

    Reported clients: Comcast Corporation (Telecom and media), Ava Labs INC., California State University, San Bernardino, Lmi Consulting, LLC and 5 more · via Van Scoyoc Associates

  • Benjamin HowardFormer congressional staff

    Deputy Asst POTUS WH Leg.Afrs12/18-2/20 Deputy Dir.WH Leg.Afrs12/18-2/20 Dir Floor Ops,US House1/18-12/18 Special Asst,POTUS WH Leg.Affairs1/17-12/17 Floor A…

    Reported clients: Pfizer INC. (Pharma and health care), Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Defense contractors), Comcast Corporation (Telecom and media), Amazon.Com Services LLC (Tech and AI) and 4 more · via The Duberstein Group INC.

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Names it receives contracts under

USAspending recipient names counted for this company. Joint ventures with other firms are left out.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP; NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION; NORTHROP GRUMMAN ITALIA S.P.A; NORTHROP GRUMMAN TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.

Sources: USAspending.gov: contract obligations by parent company (award types A–D); FEC: PAC contributions to candidates (pas2 bulk files); Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (lda.gov REST API); Committee rosters: the congress-legislators project. Contracts are obligations (money the government committed) in fiscal years ending September 30, summed over each company's own recipient records in USAspending by name, including subsidiaries listed on its page; joint ventures are left out so no contract is counted twice. PAC totals are checks from the company's own PAC to candidates on the ballot, as on this site's PAC pages; a company whose PAC gave under $100,000 in a cycle shows none for that cycle. Lobbying uses the same reconciliation as the Lobbying pages. Committee seats from the congress-legislators project's current roster (119th Congress). Contracts, PAC checks and lobbying are all legal and publicly reported. This page shows them side by side; it does not claim that any gift or lobbying won a contract. Built 2026-11-05.