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Revenue - Revenue by Products and Services (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 04, 2021 | Jun. 28, 2020 | Jul. 04, 2021 | Jun. 28, 2020
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | $ 9,220 | $ 9,264 | $ 18,609 | $ 18,013
Aerospace |  |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 1,622 | 1,974 | 3,509 | 3,665
Aerospace | Aircraft manufacturing |  |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 1,072 | 1,532 | 2,444 | 2,697
Aerospace | Aircraft services and completions |  |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 550 | 442 | 1,065 | 968
Marine Systems |  |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 2,536 | 2,471 | 5,019 | 4,717
Marine Systems | Nuclear-powered submarines |  |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 1,679 | 1,708 | 3,398 | 3,268
Marine Systems | Surface ships |  |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 585 | 510 | 1,113 | 972
Marine Systems | Repair and other services |  |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 272 | 253 | 508 | 477
Combat Systems |  |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 1,899 | 1,754 | 3,719 | 3,462
Combat Systems | Military vehicles |  |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 1,231 | 1,103 | 2,434 | 2,249
Combat Systems | Weapons systems, armament and munitions |  |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 511 | 515 | 971 | 948
Combat Systems | Engineering and other services |  |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 157 | 136 | 314 | 265
Technologies |  |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 3,163 | 3,065 | 6,362 | 6,169
Technologies | Information Technology Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 2,071 | 1,884 | 4,156 | 3,872
Technologies | C4ISR* solutions |  |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | [1] | $ 1,092 | $ 1,181 | $ 2,206 | $ 2,297
[1] | Command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance

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