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$28.7BDefense & AerospacePaper Trail research
Boeing Defense
The Boeing Company is a major aerospace and defense contractor that supplies aircraft, satellites, and other systems to the federal government.
At a Glance
Highlights from available records. Missing information does not mean an activity did not occur.
Tracked federal obligations
$28.7B
2025-10-25–2026-10-24. Commitments to spend, not cash paid.
Inspect records →Largest tracked awarding agency
Department of Defense
2025-10-25–2026-10-24 · $27.1B · 94.3% of tracked obligations
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Defense & Aerospace
Organization classification recorded by Paper Trail.
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Total federal obligations
$28.7B
Obligations recorded from October 25, 2025 through October 24, 2026. Obligations are promises by the federal government to spend money, not necessarily cash already paid.
As of
October 24, 2026
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About This Organization
The Boeing Company is a major aerospace and defense contractor that supplies aircraft, satellites, and other systems to the federal government.
Editorial context
Why It Is Included
Included because this organization appears in federal spending records and is part of The Paper Trail Project's public-interest research directory.
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Why you may have heard of it
Boeing is widely known for military aircraft programs and for its role in NASA and defense procurement.
Direct public money received
Public Money Profile
Federal obligations are shown by award type and kept separate from tax incentives or workforce public-benefit research. These categories should not be added into a generic “subsidy” figure.
Federal grants
$18.3MDirect payments
$0Federal loans
$0Other assistance
$2.7MNo published source-backed estimate linked unless shown elsewhere on this profile.
Not included without attributable official records.
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Spending Over Time
Prime-award transaction obligations attributed to this USAspending recipient. Negative totals can reflect deobligations or corrections.
$24BFY2017
$29.6BFY2018
$28.2BFY2019
$23.2BFY2020
$24BFY2021
$16.5BFY2022
$23.8BFY2023
$20.8BFY2024
$22.6BFY2025
$28.6BFY2026
$355.2KFY2027To date
The current fiscal year is partial and will change as USAspending publishes additional transactions.
Federal data
Who funds Boeing Defense?
The federal agencies and offices responsible for the organization’s recorded obligations.
1Department of Defense$27,095,821,23794.3% of total2National Aeronautics and Space Administration$1,640,498,2975.7% of total3Department of Transportation$3,291,0200.0% of total4Department of Homeland Security$1,670,2960.0% of total5Department of Justice$1,169,0540.0% of total6Department of Energy$876,7680.0% of total7Department of the Treasury$422,0000.0% of total8Department of Commerce$362,4310.0% of total9Department of the Interior$28,2200.0% of total10General Services Administration$00.0% of total
ConnectedLast refreshed October 24, 2026
Prime-award transaction obligations from 2025-10-25 through 2026-10-24, grouped by top-tier awarding agency.
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What Federal Agencies Bought or Funded From Boeing Defense
USAspending classifies federal obligations using product and service codes for contracts and assistance-listing categories for grants and other assistance. These records describe federal awards to the organization—not the organization’s own operating expenses.
Products and services
AIRCRAFT, FIXED WING
PSC 1510
$11,671,916,22140.6% of total
AIRCRAFT, ROTARY WING
PSC 1520
$2,400,335,2148.4% of total
HARDWARE, WEAPON SYSTEM
PSC 5342
$2,381,875,0538.3% of total
AIRFRAME STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
PSC 1560
$1,909,957,1276.6% of total
SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER
PSC R499
$1,587,815,2315.5% of total
BOMBS
PSC 1325
$1,286,223,8234.5% of total
MISCELLANEOUS AIRCRAFT ACCESSORIES AND COMPONENTS
PSC 1680
$1,055,192,0643.7% of total
MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- AIRCRAFT AND AIRFRAME STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
PSC J015
$884,036,5573.1% of total
SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH
PSC AR11
$883,532,5593.1% of total
SPACE VEHICLES
PSC 1555
$641,021,3152.2% of total
SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL
PSC R425
$422,105,4221.5% of total
NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
PSC AC13
$410,138,6271.4% of total
R&D- SPACE: STATION (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)
PSC AR62
$368,862,8251.3% of total
MODIFICATION OF EQUIPMENT- AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES
PSC K016
$361,743,3051.3% of total
TRAINING AIDS
PSC 6910
$271,535,6560.9% of total
Federal assistance programs
Aeronautics
Assistance listing 43.002
$10,255,3910.0% of total
Basic Scientific Research
Assistance listing 12.431
$6,498,5420.0% of total
Research and Technology Development
Assistance listing 12.910
$2,677,9850.0% of total
Procurement Technical Assistance For Business Firms
Assistance listing 12.002
$1,548,3550.0% of total
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Assistance listing 81.135
$00.0% of total
Defense Production Act Title III (DPA Title III)
Assistance listing 12.777
$00.0% of total
Science
Assistance listing 43.001
$00.0% of total
Prime-award transaction obligations from 2025-10-25 through 2026-10-24. Categories can be broad and reflect federal coding, not Paper Trail editorial conclusions. View USAspending source ↗
Corporate structure
What does Boeing Defense control?
Business segments, subsidiaries, joint ventures, and acquired companies connected to the parent organization.
Legal-subsidiary lists are drawn from reviewed SEC Exhibit 21 filings. Companies may omit subsidiaries that are not considered significant under SEC reporting rules, so these lists are not necessarily exhaustive.
Legal subsidiaries18
Astro Limited
Bermuda
SEC filing source ↗Astro-II, Inc
Vermont
SEC filing source ↗Aviall, Inc
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗Boeing Aerospace Operations, Inc
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗Boeing Aircraft Holding Company
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗Boeing Australia Holdings Proprietary Limited
Australia
SEC filing source ↗Boeing Defence Australia Ltd
Australia
SEC filing source ↗Boeing Defence UK Limited
United Kingdom
SEC filing source ↗Boeing Deutschland GmbH
Germany
SEC filing source ↗Boeing Distribution Services, Inc
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗Boeing Distribution, Inc
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗Boeing Europe B.V
Netherlands
SEC filing source ↗Boeing Global Holdings Corporation
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗Boeing International Logistics Spares, Inc
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗Boeing Netherlands B.V
Netherlands
SEC filing source ↗Insitu, Inc
Washington
SEC filing source ↗Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗Spirit AeroSystems, Inc
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗Acquisitions5
SpiritSEC filing source ↗
Spirit AcquisitionSEC filing source ↗
Spirit AeroSystems HoldingsSEC filing source ↗
Spirit. See Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial StatementsSEC filing source ↗
three defined benefit plans and two post-retirement medical plans. EligibilitySEC filing source ↗
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Important Documents
Selected filings, reports, contracts, court records, and other documents useful for understanding this organization.
SEC Exhibit 21Company filing
Boeing Defense Exhibit 21 — Subsidiaries
Boeing Defense · Jan 30, 2026
Company-filed list of significant subsidiaries. The filing may omit subsidiaries that are not considered significant under SEC rules.
Documentation
Sources
- USAspending.gov Recipient Profile ↗
Federal data refreshed October 24, 2026.
For researchers
Cite this page
The Paper Trail Project. “Boeing Defense.” Accessed November 7, 2026. https://www.papertrailproject.org/profiles/boeing-defense
Record last updated 2026-10-24. Sources: USAspending.gov Recipient Profile. Verify consequential claims against the linked original records.