How much did the military spend yesterday? $23.4 billion

in #news5 years ago

Lockheed Martin was yesterday's gigantic contract worth $22.7 billion modification to a previously awarded acquisition contract for 255 aircraft. The modification adds production and delivery of 106 F-35s for US services and 89 F-35s for non-DoD entities, plus 60 F-35s for foreign military customers.



Below are the contracts awarded by the Defense Department
November 14, 2018
totaling $23,438,459,320

Recent record daily spending: $37 billion on October 18, 2018


Navy - $23,343,874,822


Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (Ft. Worth, TX) $22,712,874,822
Lockheed Martin (Owego, NY) $382,000,000
Bethel-Garney Federal (Anchorage, AK), Frawner (Anchorage, AK), Transtar-Orion (San Diego, CA), Pate Construction (Pueblo West, CO) KEAR Civil (Phoenix, AZ), West Point - Granite (Tucson, AZ), Central Environmental (Anchorage, AK) $249,000,000

Air Force - $87,026,000


Kaman Precision Products (Orlando, FL) $52,026,000
L3 Communications Vertex Aerospace (Madison, MS) $35,000,000

Defense Logistics Agency - $7,558,498


McRae Industries (Mt. Gilead, NC) $7,558,498

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