Who buys Product and Service Code 1670 (Parachutes; Aerial Pick Up, Delivery, Recovery Systems; and Cargo Tie Down Equipment), who wins it, what's open now and which contracts expire next — from FY2026 USAspending awards and live SAM.gov solicitations.
Contract data as of Oct 18, 2026 (USAspending) · recent coverage verified weekly
| Quarter | Awards | Obligated | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2026 | 357 | $25.3M | — |
| Q2 FY2026 | 345 | $47.1M | +86% |
| Q3 FY2026 | 108 | $14.0M | -70% |
| Q4 FY2026 · partial | 63 | $3.6M | -74% |
Federal fiscal quarters (Q1 = Oct–Dec). Awards are counted in the quarter they start; obligations are the award's obligated amount. The Department of Defense publishes contract awards to USAspending with a 90-day delay, so Q4 FY2026 is still missing most DoD awards (DoD is 98% of this code's dollars) — treat that quarter as incomplete, not as a spending decline.
| # | Contractor | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED | $33.8M | 37.6% |
| 2 | AAR MANUFACTURING, INC. | $13.1M | 14.6% |
| 3 | MILLS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | $10.9M | 12.1% |
| 4 | FALCON ENGINEERING CORP | $6.6M | 7.4% |
| 5 | ECI DEFENSE GROUP, INC. | $4.1M | 4.6% |
| 6 | BUTLER PARACHUTE SYSTEMS, INC | $1.9M | 2.1% |
| 7 | MARTIN-BAKER AIRCRAFT COMPANY LIMITED | $1.8M | 2.0% |
| 8 | LOBO VENTURES LTD | $1.6M | 1.8% |
| 9 | CONNECTEC COMPANY, INC. | $1.5M | 1.7% |
| 10 | CAPEWELL AERIAL SYSTEMS LLC | $1.4M | 1.5% |
Registrations are rolled up to their corporate parent (USAspending parent UEI), so a company with several SAM registrations ranks once.
| Agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | $88.2M | 98.0% |
| Department of Homeland Security | $1.2M | 1.3% |
| Department of Agriculture | $559K | 0.6% |
| Department of the Interior | $74K | 0.1% |
| Department of State | $45K | 0.1% |
| Start | Contract · recipient | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | 8 PASSENGER CLUB PALLET & 3 MEDICAL PALLET KNIGHT AEROSPACE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, LLC · Department of Homeland Security | $1.0M |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 8512212367!BRIDLE,PARACHUTE MARTIN-BAKER AMERICA INC · Department of Defense | $800K |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 8512174063!HARNESS,PERSONNEL P AERIAL MACHINE & TOOL CORPORATION · Department of Defense | $690K |
| Jul 9, 2026 | 8512218626!QUICK RELEASE,PERSO ALFA TECHNOLOGY GMBH · Department of Defense | $518K |
| Aug 4, 2026 | PURCHASE 38 CR 360 MAIN CANOPIES FOR WILDLAND FIRE SMOKEJUMPER OPERATIONS FROM CONTRACT #1202SA23T9805. COMPLETE PARACHUTE SOLUTIONS, INC. · Department of Agriculture | $230K |
The largest obligations on awards that started in the window’s latest quarter.
| Ends | Contract · recipient | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2027 | PRODUCTION OF THE 463 LEGACY AIR CARGO PALLETS AAR MANUFACTURING, INC. · Department of Defense | $13.1M |
| Aug 30, 2027 | 8511682907!PARACHUTE,LOW-VELOC FALCON ENGINEERING CORPORATION · Department of Defense | $6.5M |
| Jan 28, 2027 | G-16 DELIVERY ORDER MILLS MILLS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION · Department of Defense | $6.2M |
| Nov 27, 2026 | G-15 CARGO PARACHUTE MILLS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION · Department of Defense | $3.8M |
| Feb 2, 2027 | G-15 CARGO PARACHUTE PARADIGM PARACHUTE AND DEFENSE INC · Department of Defense | $3.6M |
334 contracts under this code reach their final end date (options included) in the next 12 months.
| Set-aside type | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Small business set-aside | $14.9M | 51.8% |
| 8(a) | $0 | 0.0% |
| SDVOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| WOSB / EDWOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| HUBZone | $0 | 0.0% |
| No set-aside (full & open) | $13.8M | 48.2% |
Share of obligations on awards whose set-aside type is recorded — 32% of this market's dollars. Most USAspending bulk-archive records leave the field blank, so blank awards are excluded rather than counted as full & open.
Links open the notice on SAM.gov.
Source: USAspending.gov contract awards (prime awards with a start date from Oct 1, 2025 through Sep 30, 2026), SAM.gov contract opportunities, and SBA size standards. Recompetes are contracts whose final end date — options included — falls in the next 12 months. Figures are recomputed when a new USAspending load lands. See our data sources.