Goodrich Corporation

Goodrich Corporation, Mission Systems, Isrss-Airborne Division, operating as UTC Aerospace Systems and a subsidiary of RTX Corporation (United Technologies Inc.), is a large-business prime contractor delivering advanced optical reconnaissance pod systems, sensor sustainment, aircrew training, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) support to the U.S. Air Force and international defense partners, competing on a full and open basis with no set-aside designation.

Goodrich's federal footprint centers on four core capability areas: reconnaissance pod design, production, and sustainment (DB-110 and MS-110 systems); optical sensor interface engineering and logistics for the U-2 aircraft's Senior Year Electro-Optical Reconnaissance System (SYERS); international training delivery for reconnaissance pod operation and maintenance; and advisory and technical services supporting distributed common ground systems and related ISR infrastructure. The vendor competes across 20 distinct federal agencies, with overwhelming concentration in Air Force work: the Department of the Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center, Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, and Air Education and Training Command account for 82% of recent awards by count and 94% of combined potential value. Recent representative contracts include a $1.6 billion single-award Basic Ordering Agreement with Aeronautical Systems Center (awarded August 2025) for MS-110 and TACSAR production through 2030; a $196.8 million delivery order for Poland MS-110 reconnaissance pod sustainment (issued November 2025, completion July 2031); a $68.9 million U-2 SYERS support and sustainment delivery order with Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex (issued September 2024, completion August 2026); a $52.9 million Bahrain MS-110 retrofit foreign military sale (issued February 2024, completion December 2027); and a $23.4 million MQ-9B Predator Extended Range ground system delivery order (issued December 2025, completion January 2028).

The Aeronautical Systems Center anchors Goodrich's business: 44 awards carrying $4.37 billion combined potential value, dominated by a $300 million single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (awarded July 2024, expiring June 2027) for DB-110 and MS-110 reconnaissance pod sustainment serving international military partners including Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Qatar, Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, Poland, Greece, and Morocco. Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex contributes 34 awards worth $1.86 billion, centered on U-2 SYERS sustainment and optical sensor interface work. Air Education and Training Command provides 73 awards valued at $148.3 million, almost entirely training delivery orders on reconnaissance pod systems and courseware development for foreign military sales customers. These three customer segments account for 151 of 216 Air Force awards (70%) and $6.66 billion of $7.45 billion combined potential value.

Vehicle position is concentrated on two core IDIQs: the $300 million Aeronautical Systems Center IDIQ for reconnaissance pod sustainment (37 task orders, $309.2 million combined potential value) and the $29.9 million Air Education and Training Command training IDIQ (24 task orders, $14.6 million combined potential value). Goodrich also holds an $84.96 million single-award Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex optical sensors interface contract (active through September 2025) and multiple smaller vehicles supporting open architecture standards and training delivery.

Activity has grown substantially: four awards in 2022 to 25 in 2024, with a modest pullback to nine awards through July 2026. However, the recompete cliff presents exposure: 24 awards carrying $526.4 million combined potential value complete within the next twenty-four months, including the critical Warner Robins optical sensors interface vehicle (expiring September 2025) and multiple Aeronautical Systems Center task orders.

SCI-reported federal service-contract activity shows $55.4 million invoiced in FY2024 across 85.3 FTEs on six prime contracts; FY2023, FY2022, and FY2025 reported no SCI-captured invoicing. On the FY2024 contracts, government-paid hourly rates ranged from $254.50/hr (10th percentile) to $1,382.15/hr (90th percentile), with a median of $588.91/hr, reflecting a mix of technical labor, subject-matter expert support, and program management. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, the vendor self-performed all labor with zero subcontractor hours reported.

Goodrich's sub engagement is minimal within the visible prime footprint: 259 of 262 total awards (99%) are primes. However, on detailed prime contracts, the vendor regularly engages specialized subcontractors. For example, the $196.8 million Poland MS-110 order names J&E Precision Tool (precision machining), Kollmorgen Corp (motor and controller components), Lentros Engineering (enclosures), DY 4 Systems (video processing), and multiple embedded-computing and optical-component suppliers. The $68.9 million U-2 SYERS delivery order lists BAE Systems (VisFPA documentation), Northrop Grumman (inertial measurement units), Milpower Source (power supplies), and Extreme Engineering Solutions (computing platforms). The vendor operates as a large integrator on reconnaissance and sensor sustainment work, relying on a deep supply chain of electronics, mechanical, and optical component manufacturers rather than traditional prime-to-sub arrangements. Goodrich also carries three sub awards: two U-2 avionics and sustainment sub tasks under Lockheed Martin (awarded March 2025 and September 2024) and one F-15 Qatar foreign military sale sub under Boeing (awarded May 2024).

The corporate structure identifies Goodrich as a subsidiary of RTX Corporation (United Technologies Inc.), with a named subsidiary, Sensors Unlimited Inc., indicating the parent's broader sensor-systems portfolio but not affecting Goodrich's own competitive posture or capability framing in the federal market. All work is performed on a full and open, non-set-aside basis, reflecting large-business status and RTX backing.