Top 5 Defense Contracts of April 30

Two new nuclear submarine contracts for the low, low cost of just $13.7 billion. It's a bargain!

Author

Rich Smith
April 30, 2025

Today’s top 5

General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp.; Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News Shipbuilding
Stock Tickers: GD, HII 
Contract Amounts: $12,418,145,463 for GD, $1,293,694,000 for HII
Contracting Branch: Navy
Project: Construction of two fiscal 2024 Virginia-class submarines
Delivery Due Date: June 2036

Science Application International Corp.
Stock Ticker: SAIC
Contract Amount: $136,427,161
Contracting Branch: Navy
Project: Production and maintenance of MK 48 Heavyweight Torpedos
Delivery Due Date: May 2028

STS Systems Defense LLC
Contract Amount: $58,819,066
Contracting Branch: Navy
Project: Updates and avionics modifications to F-16 and F-5 aircraft
Delivery Due Date: April 2030

FedTribe LLC
Contract Amount: $13,990,793
Contracting Branch: Navy
Project: Procurement of head gear unit 98 communication headsets for Naval Aviation support personnel
Delivery Due Date: December 2025

Platform Systems Inc.
Contract Amount: $9,994,967
Contracting Branch: Navy
Project: Vanilla Unmanned airframe enhancement, payload integration, and flight testing
Delivery Due Date: April 2027