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General Atomics

A privately owned defense company developing unmanned aircraft, nuclear technologies, and advanced defense systems.

Federal spending

Total federal obligations

$1.5B

Obligations recorded from August 7, 2025 through August 6, 2026. Obligations are promises by the federal government to spend money, not necessarily cash already paid.

As of

August 6, 2026

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Why you may have heard of it

Maker of the Predator and Reaper military drones.

Federal data

Spending over time

Chart planned for a future version

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