About & citation

Scope, sourcing standards, corrections and citation.

What this is

A reference on L3Harris Technologies’ relationship with the U.S. government: selected contract awards and obligations, the Pentagon’s equity stake in its Missile Solutions business, documented contacts with the Trump administration, the company’s executives and directors, PAC giving, lobbying and its legal record.

It is published by Black Mesa Research Labs (BMRL), an independent research operation not affiliated with L3Harris, any party, candidate, campaign, PAC or government agency.

Sourcing standards

Every row is cited. Primary records (SEC, FEC, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, company disclosures) are preferred; where an aggregator or encyclopedia supplied a figure, the Sources page says so.
Ties are documented connections. A tie is not evidence of a favor. Adverse contacts — enforcement, public criticism — are listed alongside favorable ones.
Award values are announced ceilings or multi-year totals unless marked otherwise, and are not money obligated.
Status is recorded exactly: a settlement is not an admission, an allegation is not a finding.
Anonymous-source reporting is attributed to the outlet in the text.
Nothing found is recorded too, in the search log. “Not searched” is never shown as “nothing found.”

Known gaps

Figures were taken from the cited pages as retrieved on Nov. 15, 2026 and have not had a second verification pass. Annual lobbying totals, the party split of PAC money, personal donations by executives and directors, and contract obligations for every fiscal year are incomplete. The cause of the Nov. 13, 2026 FAA ground stop was not established when the data was compiled.

Corrections & responses

If anything here is inaccurate, out of date, or missing context, contact BMRL through blackmesalabs.org with the page and a source. Verified corrections are made promptly and noted in the changelog. The company or anyone named may submit a response for publication next to the relevant entry.

How to cite

Black Mesa Research Labs. L3Harris: Contracts, Political Money and Administration Ties. Compiled November 2026. Available at: https://l3harris.blackmesalabs.org

For a specific item, cite the primary source linked beside it.

License

The compiled dataset is released under CC BY 4.0. Linked articles and records belong to their publishers.