Northrop Grumman Corp
WASHINGTON — From fiscal year 2020 through 2024, the Pentagon awarded an extraordinary $771 billion in contracts to just five companies: Lockheed Martin, RTX (formerly Raytheon), Boeing, General Dynamics, and Northrop Grumman. Data compiled from federal contracting records and independent analysis shows these firms accounted for roughly one-third of all Department of Defense contract obligations during the period — a concentration that raises questions about competition, cost control, and strategic dependence.
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A hasty U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as the Taliban overpowered the government and took control of the capital left many wondering what happened to the trillions of dollars spent over the last two decades since 2001.
Around $300 million a day was spent according to a Brown University calculation – that was spent on private contractors to power the logistics. Private contractors served largely as hired guns, but also as cleaners, cooks, construction workers, technicians, and servers on sprawling U.S. bases.
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