GE Aviation Systems LLC

GE Aviation Systems LLC, operating as GE Edison Works under GE Aviation division, supplies aviation components, flight data recorders, avionics systems, and aircraft repair services to federal defense agencies as a large unrestricted prime contractor across full-and-open competitions, with 95% of recent awards as prime contractor and 5% as subcontractor.

GE Aviation Systems is a subsidiary of General Electric Company, headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The company competes without set-asides, leveraging its position as an established large business across multiple defense and civilian federal agencies. Primary NAICS framing centers on Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (2,434 awards), with secondary strength in Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (252 awards) and Aircraft Manufacturing (129 awards). PSC concentration runs across Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components, Electrical and Electronic Assemblies, Flight Instruments, and maintenance/repair/rebuild categories.

GE Aviation Systems' work spans flight data recorder repair and sustainment, navigation system components and support, advanced avionics equipment for platforms including the F-16, KC-135, B-2 bomber, and Coast Guard helicopters, and specialized aerospace component manufacturing. Representative prime awards include a $23.5 million Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with DARPA for the CRASHPIPE cryptographic encryptor project (November 2025), a $15.9 million Naval Supply Systems Command delivery order for Year 2 SMS/SMUG/CSC Performance-Based Logistics (October 2025), an $8.3 million Air Force Sustainment Center delivery order for flight data recorder data acquisition units (January 2026), and a $7.8 million Air Force Sustainment Center delivery order for flight data recorder data acquisition units (September 2024). As a subcontractor, GE Aviation Systems performs avionics support and component manufacturing under major defense primes: Boeing (P-8 trainers, Apache AH-64E helicopters, KC-X modernization, MQ-25 EMD, PEGASUS communications suite), Northrop Grumman (B-2 software sustainment and laboratory support, system configuration sets), Bell Textron (Future Vertical Lift FLRAA capability development), and Raytheon (CIWS production).

Customer concentration sits heavily with Naval Supply Systems Command—634 awards, $1.22 billion combined potential value—anchoring the top-customer ranking by dollar magnitude. Defense Logistics Agency Aviation follows with 1,153 awards ($264.1 million), the highest award count but substantially lower dollar concentration, reflecting a pattern of numerous small component orders versus large sustainment contracts with Navy. Top-five customers by potential value include NAVSUP ($1.22 billion), Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson ($559.1 million), DLA Aviation ($264.1 million), Naval Air Systems Command ($176.5 million), and Air Force Sustainment Center ($151.9 million)—together representing 83% of combined potential value.

GE Aviation Systems' vehicle footprint centers on Defense Logistics Agency Basic Ordering Agreements: SPE4A119G0016 anchors the portfolio with 1,340 task orders ($94.5 million), SPE4A114G0008 carries 265 task orders ($26.5 million), and SPE4A214D0002 holds 106 task orders ($7.5 million). Naval Supply Systems Command BOAs include N0038319GU901 (176 task orders, $15.6 million) and N0038314G002D (96 task orders, $7.7 million). Prime IDCs with the Air Force Sustainment Center total $3.35 million for flight data recorder repair (through September 2030), $314,395 for F-16 Enhanced Crash Survivable Memory Units and Flight Data Recorders repair (through April 2027), and a $6.995 million Blanket Purchase Agreement with U.S. Special Operations Command for Voice and Data Recorder procurement and sustainment (through February 2030).

Activity has remained relatively stable over the past five years at 280–352 awards annually, with 2025 showing 118 awards through mid-year (annualized trajectory suggests 200+ for the full year) and 2026 showing 28 awards in the first four months. Ninety-seven awards totaling $100.4 million potential value reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure across multiple vehicle types and customer agencies.

Service Contract Inventory data captures only $4 million in invoiced revenue across four records (three prime, one sub) spanning FY2022–FY2024, with all invoicing concentrated in FY2022. Median government-paid rate on these SCI-reportable service contracts was $410.03/hr, with no variation across percentiles, indicating a narrow, specialized labor band. SCI shows minimal subcontractor engagement on these particular service contracts. This SCI view is partial—it covers federal service contracts above $150,000 and excludes the substantial goods, components, and repair work that dominates GE Aviation Systems' federal footprint.

GE Aviation Systems operates as prime on major platform sustainment programs (B-2 bomber, KC-135, F-16) while frequently subcontracting avionics components and support functions to Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Bell Textron, and Raytheon. The company's 95% prime ratio and sparse subcontracting footprint signal a capability-driven, vertically integrated delivery posture: it manufactures and repairs specialized aviation components in-house and leverages major primes as channels for systems-level integration rather than functioning as a feeder subcontractor. Crane Electronics (TTI Inc. subsidiary) and Firan Technology Group (FTG Aerospace) appear as named sub-suppliers on complex avionics tasks, reflecting established supply-chain partnerships for filter connectors and circuit card assemblies.