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Revenue - Revenue by Products and Services (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 05, 2026 | Mar. 30, 2025
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | $ 13,481 | $ 12,223
Aerospace |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 3,279 | 3,026
Aerospace | Aircraft manufacturing |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 2,311 | 2,168
Aerospace | Aircraft services |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 968 | 858
Marine Systems |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 4,343 | 3,589
Marine Systems | Nuclear-powered submarines |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 3,272 | 2,620
Marine Systems | Surface ships |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 770 | 710
Marine Systems | Repair and other services |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 301 | 259
Combat Systems |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 2,283 | 2,176
Combat Systems | Military vehicles |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 1,155 | 1,215
Combat Systems | Weapon systems and munitions |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 781 | 701
Combat Systems | Engineering and other services |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 347 | 260
Technologies |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 3,576 | 3,432
Technologies | Information technology (IT) services |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 2,383 | 2,364
Technologies | C5ISR* solutions |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | $ 1,193 | $ 1,068
[1] | Command, control, communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance

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