$42,446,866,959.53

— How much money the U.S. government paid the Lockheed Martin Corp. in the 2011 fiscal year, which ended last September 30. The 23,477 contracts landed by Lockmart went for everything from the F-35 fighter program, to the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, to Hellfire missiles, to sundry space and electronics systems. It’s double the $21,599,245,643.25 collected by Boeing Co., the No. 2 contractor.

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