Lockheed tops all DOD contractors, analysis finds

Lockheed Martin Corp. topped all Defense Department contractors with about $12.5 billion in 6,334 contracts and contract modifications in 2010, according to an exclusive Aviation Week Intelligence Network analysis.

Boeing Co. came in second with about $8.3 billion for 1,756 transactions, while General Dynamics Corp. ranked No. 3 with about $6.7 billion in 5,604 transactions.

Rounding out the top 10 DOD contractors were:

• Northrop Grumman Corp.
  
• Oshkosh Truck Corp.
• BAE Systems.
• Bechtel Corp.
• Kellogg, Brown and Root.
• Bell-Boeing Joint Project team.
• Raytheon Corp.

Lockheed Martin Corp., of Bethesda, Md., ranks No. 1 as well on Washington Technology’s 2011 Top 100 list of the largest federal government contractors.