Bae Systems
VA · US
Tracked giving exceeds tracked receipts by
$1,000,000
Tracked direct giving
$1,000,000
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
LDA reported lobbying spend
$950,000
Connections
12
Votes
0
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
$1,656,500
Combined tracked receipts
$0
Combined lobbying spend
$3,710,000
How money flowed from Bae Systems
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.
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.
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Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings
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Donations Given
| Recipient | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Strategic and International Studies | $1,000,000 | Jan 1, 2015 |
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 | Corporate political action committee. Exists to purchase policy supportive of BAE SYSTEMS INC. | Source |