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Bae Systems
VA · US
Tracked giving exceeds tracked receipts by
$1,000,000
defense
Tracked direct giving
$1,000,000
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
LDA reported lobbying spend
$950,000
Connections
12
Coalition view
Bae Systems operates as part of a multi-committee coalition with BAE Systems PAC. Combined tracked totals across all coalition members below give the figure most public sources quote (Sludge, JNS, OpenSecrets).
Combined tracked giving
$2,760,000
Combined tracked receipts
$11,780
Combined lobbying spend
$3,710,000
The Money Trail
How money flowed from Bae Systems
$3.0M
3 transactions across 1 counterparty
Bae Systems directed $3.0M to Center for Strategic and International Studies across 3 contributions. Bae Systems advocates for Export Control Revisions for Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS) Enhanced Trilateral Security Partnership; Correction.
$3.0M tracked across 1 counterparty·3 policy outcomes
Federal Contracts and Awards
Federal obligations, FY2015–FY2025
$54.13B
Totals are complete for each fiscal year, as reported by USASpending.gov for BAE SYSTEMS PLC and its subsidiaries. Window matches the election cycles this tracker holds FEC data for.
| Fiscal year | Contracts | Grants | Other | Total obligated | Top awarding agencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025selected | $35.4M | $0 | $0 | $35.4M | Defense $35.5M · Justice $91K · Homeland Security -$196K |
| FY2024 | $2.58B | $130K | $0 | $2.58B | Defense $2.47B · Justice $58.0M · Homeland Security $47.6M |
| FY2023 | $7.66B | $0 | $0 | $7.66B | Defense $7.48B · Justice $73.7M · Homeland Security $55.0M |
| FY2022 | $5.22B | $2.2M | $17.5M | $5.24B | Defense $5.04B · Justice $68.3M · Homeland Security $57.8M |
| FY2021 | $3.87B | $1.7M | $0 | $3.87B | Defense $3.67B · Justice $109.1M · Homeland Security $47.2M |
| FY2020 | $6.65B | $1.4M | $0 | $6.65B | Defense $6.51B · Justice $55.1M · Homeland Security $35.3M |
| FY2019 | $6.43B | $3.7M | $0 | $6.44B | Defense $6.31B · Justice $49.4M · General Services Administration $27.6M |
| FY2018 | $6.80B | $2.4M | $0 | $6.80B | Defense $6.71B · Justice $34.6M · Homeland Security $30.3M |
| FY2017 | $5.27B | $8.3M | $0 | $5.28B | Defense $5.19B · Homeland Security $35.9M · Justice $28.8M |
| FY2016 | $5.09B | $9.5M | $0 | $5.10B | Defense $5.01B · Homeland Security $41.5M · Justice $19.5M |
| FY2015 | $4.45B | $11.2M | $0 | $4.47B | Defense $4.32B · Homeland Security $64.6M · Justice $32.7M |
Largest contract actions, FY2025
Showing 25 of 28 actions of $250K or more on file here ($39.4M of $35.4M obligated)
| Action date | Amount | Agency | Award | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2025 | $11.5M | DefenseArmy | W56HZV15CA001mod P00192 | THE PROCUREMENT OF 457 ARMORED MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES (AMPV). SET TO REPLACE THE M113 IN THE ARMORED BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM (ABCT). | |
| Mar 6, 2025 | $2.8M | DefenseArmy | W15QKN25F0173 | PLANNED 2025 RBOM | |
| Nov 14, 2024 | $2.7M | DefenseArmy | W15QKN25F0035 | (12) PRON LIST 04 NOVEMBER 2024 UKRAINE, (22) PRON LIST 04 NOVEMBER 2024 UKRAINE, PRON LIST 05 NOVEMBER 2024 UKRAINE, RE (34) PRON LIST 01 NOVEMBER 2024 UKRAINE | |
| Nov 14, 2024 | $2.5M | DefenseArmy | W15QKN25F0041 | CANADA C24006 ORDER 28OCT24 | |
| Dec 18, 2024 | $2.2M | DefenseArmy | W15QKN25F0070 | ** UKRAINE ** 05 DECEMBER 2024 06 DECEMBER 2024 09 DECEMBER 2024 | |
| Oct 10, 2024 | $1.9M | DefenseArmy | W15QKN25F0008 | ** UKRAINE ** PRON LIST 03 OCTOBER 2024 PRON LIST 04 OCTOBER 2024 | |
| Dec 6, 2024 | $1.8M | DefenseArmy | W15QKN25F0060 | UKRAINE 03DEC2024 | |
| Jan 7, 2025 | $1.3M | DefenseArmy | W15QKN25F0093 | ** UKRAINE ** 02JAN20025 03JAN2025 | |
| Jan 7, 2025 | $1.2M | DefenseArmy | W15QKN25F0091 | ** UKRAINE ** 26DEC2024 | |
| Jan 14, 2025 | $1.1M | DefenseArmy | W15QKN25F0085 | ** UKRAINE ** 20DEC2024 | |
| Dec 12, 2024 | $1.0M | DefenseArmy | W15QKN25F0063 | ** UKRAINE ** PRON LIST 04 DECEMBER 2024 PRON LIST 03 DECEMBER 2024 | |
| Jan 23, 2025 | $1.0M | DefenseArmy | W15QKN25F0108 | ** UKARINE ** PRON LIST UKRAINE 15 JANUARY 2025 PRON LIST UKRAINE 17 JANUARY 2025 PRON LIST UKRAINE 21 JANUARY 2025 | |
| Nov 14, 2024 | $1.0M | DefenseArmy | W15QKN25F0031 | (14) PRON LIST 01 NOVEMBER 2024 UKRAINE, PRON LIST UKRAINE 31 OCTOBER 2024, RE (24) PRON LIST 01 NOVEMBER 2024 UKRAINE, RE (34) PRON LIST 01 NOVEMBER 2024 UKRAINE, RE (44) PRON LIST 01 NOVEMBER 2024 UKRAINE | |
| Oct 17, 2024 | $898K | DefenseArmy | W15QKN25F0009 | PRON LIST 02 OCTOBER 2024 LIST 02 OCTOBER 2024 ANNISTON LIST 02 OCTOBER 2024 BARSTOW LIST 03 OCTOBER 2024 LIST 03 OCTOBER 2024 PRON LIST 04 OCTOBER 2024 LIST 04 OCTOBER 2024 BARSTOW UNIT OF ISSUE PRON LIST 03 OCT 2024 LIST 04 OCT 2024 | |
| Mar 28, 2025 | $889K | DefenseArmy | W15QKN25F0200 | AUS 13 MARCH 2025 - PA & CS | |
| Feb 5, 2025 | $704K | DefenseArmy | W15QKN25F0120 | CANADA BAE C24007 ORDER | |
| Mar 28, 2025 | $658K | DefenseArmy | W15QKN25F0185 | PWD LIST 20MARCH2025 | |
| Dec 18, 2024 | $548K | DefenseArmy | W15QKN25F0073 | UKRAINE | |
| Oct 30, 2024 | $464K | DefenseArmy | W15QKN25F0021 | 11 OCTOBER 2024 15 OCTOBER 2024 16 OCTOBER 2024 17 OCTOBER 2024 18 OCTOBER 2024 21 OCTOBER 2024 | |
| Nov 14, 2024 | $457K | DefenseArmy | W15QKN25F0033 | PRON LIST 01 NOVEMBER 2024, PRON LIST 01 NOVEMBER 2024 UNIT OF ISSUE, PRON LIST 04, 05, 06 NOVEMBER 2024, PRON LIST 06 NOVEMBER 2024 ANNISTON, PRON LIST 31 OCTOBER 2024 | |
| Sep 9, 2025 | $431K | DefenseDefense Logistics Agency | SPE7MC18F0314mod P00007 | 8505558521!BODY,VALVE | |
| Mar 14, 2025 | $431K | DefenseArmy | W15QKN25F0179 | PWD_LIST 10MARCH2025 11MARCH2025 | |
| Sep 19, 2025 | $411K | DefenseArmy | W519TC25P0078 | THIS REQUIREMENT IS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF CS/FUEL/OXIDIZER MIX SLUGS IN SUPPORT OF THE M7A3 CS GRENADE PROGRAM. | |
| Nov 27, 2024 | $340K | DefenseArmy | W15QKN25F0044 | PRON LIST 18 NOVEMBER 2024 | |
| Feb 13, 2025 | $317K | DefenseArmy | W15QKN25F0134 | PWD_05FEB2025 |
Lobbying Activity Detail
Disclosed lobbying expenditures from LDA filings where this entity is the client. Dollar amounts represent what was reported to the Senate Office of Public Records.
Top Lobbying Issues
DEFDefense
$3.7MMANManufacturing
$3.7MINTIntelligence
$950KSCIScience
$950KBUDBudget/Appropriations
$950KLobbying Firms Retained
PRASAM$10K
Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings
H.R. 2670Ukraine supplementalAUKUS
Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings and the LobbyView dataset (MIT/NSF, CC-BY-4.0). Dollar figures represent disclosed expenditures only and may not capture all influence activity. Issue codes follow the LDA general issue classification.
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Donations Given
| Recipient | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Strategic and International Studies | $1,000,000 | Jan 1, 2015 | 2016 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employed by | PRASAM | Hired PRASAM to lobby on NDAA FY2024 | Source |
| Employed by | Bae Systems | Hired BAE SYSTEMS, INC. to lobby on AUKUS Implementation | Source |
| Lobbied for | Export Control Revisions for Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS) Enhanced Trilateral Security Partnership; Correction | Lobbied on aukus — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Lobbied for | International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Exemption for Defense Trade and Cooperation Among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States | Lobbied on aukus — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Lobbied for | Export Control Revisions for Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS) Enhanced Trilateral Security Partnership | Lobbied on AUKUS — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Funded research at | Center for Strategic and International Studies | BAE Systems donated ~$1.0M to Center for Strategic and International Studies (2015-2023) | Editorial |
| commented_on | Department of State | Public comment on DOS-2024-0013: International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Exemption for Defense Trade and Cooperation Among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States | Source |
| Contracted with | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | BAE Systems received award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Source |
| Contracted with | Department of Defense | BAE Systems received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Employs | Bae Systems | Hired BAE SYSTEMS, INC. to lobby on AUKUS Implementation | Source |
| Parent of | BAE Systems PAC | BAE Systems PAC is the federal political action committee of BAE Systems Inc., the US subsidiary of BAE Systems plc. | Source |
| Has as instrument | BAE Systems PAC | Separate segregated fund (corporate PAC) whose connected organization is BAE SYSTEMS, per FEC records. | Source |