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NAICS 334290 · Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing

Top DoD other communications equipment manufacturing contractors

In the 12 months ending Oct 5, 2026, the Department of Defense obligated $2.0B in net prime contract dollars under NAICS 334290, down 21.3% from $2.5B in the preceding 12 months. 480 prime contractors received positive obligations, and 9 of them accounted for 80% of that spend.

Prime contracts funded by the Department of Defense. Latest 12 months: Oct 6, 2025 to Oct 5, 2026. Source: USAspending.gov.

Net obligations, latest 12 months
$2.0B
down 21.3% vs. $2.5B
Prime contractors
480
With positive obligations
Top 8 primes’ share
79.9%
Of positive obligations
Awards with activity
2,136
3,020 in the prior 12 months

DoD publishes contract data to USAspending with a 90-day delay, so the most recent months understate DoD activity.

Obligations by fiscal year

Net prime contract obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September).

FY2022
$1.9B
FY2023
$2.1B
FY2024
$2.4B
FY2025
$2.5B
FY2026
$2.0B

Top DoD contractors for NAICS 334290

Ranked by positive obligations in the latest 12 months. Share is of all positive obligations in this market.

Top contractors, DoD NAICS 334290
#ContractorLatest 12 moPrior 12 moShareRank change
1l3harris Global Communications, Inc.$512.5M$739.7M25.8%—
2Data Link Solutions LLC$290.9M$387.9M14.6%—
3Raytheon Company$244.0M$200.9M12.3%▲ 1
4Viasat Inc$189.8M$99.2M9.5%▲ 2
5Sigma Defense Systems LLC$119.3M$24.7M6.0%▲ 8
6l3 Technologies, Inc.$100.0M$230.1M5.0%▼ 3
7Rockwell Collins, Inc.$85.5M$144.1M4.3%▼ 2
8General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.$48.5M$62.1M2.4%▲ 2
9Serco Inc$38.2M$71.0M1.9%▼ 1
10Euromids$28.7M$69.7M1.4%▼ 1
11Frontgrade Technologies Inc.$25.9M$14.6M1.3%▲ 10
12Centurum Information Technology Inc$23.6M$36.0M1.2%▼ 1
13Leidos, Inc.$21.2M$01.1%New
14Thales Defense & Security Inc$18.1M$1.9M0.9%▲ 31
15Baxter Aerospace Inc.$17.1M$00.9%New

What changed in the last 12 months

Contractors with the largest change in reported obligations versus the preceding 12 months.

Largest gains

  • Sigma Defense Systems LLC
    $24.7M → $119.3M (+$94.6M) · now #5
  • Viasat Inc
    $99.2M → $189.8M (+$90.6M) · now #4
  • Raytheon Company
    $200.9M → $244.0M (+$43.1M) · now #3

Largest declines

  • l3harris Global Communications, Inc.
    $739.7M → $512.5M (−$227.1M) · now #1
  • l3 Technologies, Inc.
    $230.1M → $100.0M (−$130.1M) · now #6
  • Data Link Solutions LLC
    $387.9M → $290.9M (−$97.0M) · now #2

New to this market

118 contractors received their first obligations in this market (since FY2022) during the latest 12 months. The largest:

New contractors
ContractorFirst obligationLatest 12 mo
Baxter Aerospace Inc.Dec 17, 2025$17.1M
Iotai IncApr 17, 2026$15.5M
Steelrock Technologies LimitedApr 24, 2026$9.5M
Meggitt Safety Systems IncFeb 5, 2026$5.0M
Diamond Antenna & Microwave CorporationDec 16, 2025$1.8M
Power Device CorporationMar 24, 2026$1.3M
ISA (Wyoming) CorpMar 9, 2026$1.2M
M. C. Dean, Inc.Feb 26, 2026$1.1M

Where the money comes from

Funding sub-agencies within the Department of Defense, latest 12 months. The funding organization can differ from the office that runs the requirement.

Funding sub-agencies
Funding sub-agencyLatest 12 moPrior 12 moChange
Department of the Navy$740.0M$1.1BDown $353.4M (32.3%)
Department of the Army$604.9M$851.5MDown $246.6M (29.0%)
Department of the Air Force$513.1M$519.0MDown $6.0M (1.2%)
Defense Information Systems Agency$77.4M$3.3MUp $74.1M (2236.5%)
Defense Logistics Agency$40.5M$45.2MDown $4.7M (10.5%)
Defense Finance and Accounting Service$7.8M$5.5MUp $2.3M (41.9%)

Potential recompetes

Large awards in this market whose current period of performance ends in the next 18 months. Treat these as research leads: options, extensions, and follow-on vehicles often change the timing.

Awards ending in the next 18 months
AwardIncumbentObligatedCurrent end
N0003922F4019
l3 Technologies, Inc.
SPARES (WITH WARRANTY)
$117.2MNov 30, 2026
N0003925F4069
Data Link Solutions LLC
MIDS JTRS SE&I BALANCE
$142.3MDec 12, 2026
N0003922F4014
Data Link Solutions LLC
MIDS JTRS SE&I
$93.3MFeb 28, 2027
FA229325FB002
Raytheon Company
COMMAND POST TERMINAL EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM PHASE 1.
$102.8MMar 25, 2027
W91CRB25F5037
l3harris Global Communications, Inc.
FOREIGN MILITARY SALE FUNDS TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES FOR AN ALLIED NATION.
$137.6MApr 30, 2027
W91CRB26F5037
l3harris Global Communications, Inc.
FOREIGN MILITARY SALES FUNDING TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES FOR AN ALLIED NATION.
$169.3MJun 5, 2027
W91CRB25F5085
l3harris Global Communications, Inc.
FOREIGN MILITARY SALES FUNDS TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES FOR AN ALLIED NATION. THIS CONTRACT IS AWARDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 6.302-4 - INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT.
$151.8MJun 30, 2027
N0003925F4045
Data Link Solutions LLC
MIDS JTRS SPARES PRODUCTION
$361.4MNov 30, 2027
FA873523FB002
Raytheon Company
FABT INTERIM CONTRACTOR SUPPORT
$111.6MNov 30, 2027
N0003924F4055
l3 Technologies, Inc.
MIDS JTRS TERMINAL PRODUCTION
$182.2MDec 31, 2027

Common questions

Who are the top DoD contractors for NAICS 334290?

In the latest 12 months, l3harris Global Communications, Inc. ($512.5M), Data Link Solutions LLC ($290.9M), Raytheon Company ($244.0M) received the most DoD obligations for other communications equipment manufacturing.

How concentrated is this market?

The eight largest primes held 79.9% of positive obligations, and l3harris Global Communications, Inc. alone held 25.8%. 118 contractors won their first obligations in this market during the latest 12 months.

Are any large DoD NAICS 334290 contracts ending soon?

10 of the largest awards in this market reach their current end date in the next 18 months. The first is N0003922F4019 (l3 Technologies, Inc., $117.2M obligated), ending Nov 30, 2026. An end date is a research lead, not a confirmed recompete: options and extensions often move it.

Related markets

Figures are net obligations on prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending.gov, grouped by funding agency and the NAICS code on each award. Net obligations include deobligations and corrections, so they can differ from positive-obligation totals. See methodology.

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