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Hanwha Defense USA

Hanwha Defense USA has been represented by 3 lobbying firms in 10 filings in 2026, with $390,000 in reported spending; the newest was posted October 20, 2026.

As filed: HANWHA DEFENSE USA. Client based in Virginia.

Defense company

$390,000 Reported spend

10 Filings counted

3 Outside firms hired

3 Bills named

Spend is reported income plus in-house expenses across 10 filings. The LDA keeps a separate client record for every registrant that files for a client, so this page adds up 3 records, one per registrant listed below. Records are combined when the client name matches once case, punctuation and endings such as Inc. or LLC are set aside; for a city, county or port the state has to match as well. These filings have also been reported as HANWHA DEFENSE USA, INC.

Who filed for this client 3

Checkmate Government Relations $150,000 Outside firm · 2 filings
The Nickles Group, LLC $120,000 Outside firm · 4 filings
Venture Government Strategies, LLC (FKA Hobart Hallaway & Quayle Ventures, LLC) $120,000 Outside firm · 4 filings

Spend per registrant: fees an outside firm reported, or the costs the client reported for lobbying in-house. The rows add up to the total above.

Bills named in these filings 3

H.R. 8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

4 filings
H.R. 9495
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027

4 filings
S. 4784
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

4 filings

Reported by year 1 year

2026 $390,000 10 filings

Issues lobbied 4

The count is how many filings named that issue area. A filing reports one lump figure covering every issue on it, so the money above cannot be split between them.

Agencies and chambers lobbied 6

SENATE 6
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 5
Defense, Dept of (DOD) 4
Natl Economic Council (NEC) 3
Office of Management & Budget (OMB) 3
White House Office 1

Recent filings 10 total

Q3 report

Checkmate Government Relations

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · $150,000 income · posted Oct 20, 2026

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Checkmate Government Relations

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · posted Oct 19, 2026

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The Nickles Group, LLC

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Oct 19, 2026

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Venture Government Strategies, LLC (FKA Hobart Hallaway & Quayle Ventures, LLC)

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Oct 18, 2026

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The Nickles Group, LLC

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Jul 20, 2026

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Venture Government Strategies, LLC (FKA Hobart Hallaway & Quayle Ventures, LLC)

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Jul 17, 2026

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The Nickles Group, LLC

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Apr 21, 2026

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The Nickles Group, LLC

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · posted Apr 20, 2026

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Venture Government Strategies, LLC (FKA Hobart Hallaway & Quayle Ventures, LLC)

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Apr 20, 2026

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Venture Government Strategies, LLC (FKA Hobart Hallaway & Quayle Ventures, LLC)

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · posted Feb 13, 2026

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Foreign entities disclosed 5

HANWHA CORPORATION (33% OWNERSHIP OF HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD.) South Korea named on 2 filings · highest disclosed ownership 33% · largest disclosed contribution $0
HANWHA GROUP (ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY) South Korea named on 2 filings · highest disclosed ownership 100% · largest disclosed contribution $0
HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD South Korea named on 1 filing · highest disclosed ownership 100% · largest disclosed contribution $0
HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD (PARENT COMPANY) South Korea named on 1 filing · highest disclosed ownership 100% · largest disclosed contribution $0
HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD. (PARENT COMPANY) South Korea named on 1 filing · highest disclosed ownership 100% · largest disclosed contribution $0

Section 7 of the LD-2: a foreign company or government that owns part of the client, pays toward the lobbying, or benefits from it. Figures are the highest single disclosure across these filings, not a sum: the same stake is re-disclosed each quarter.

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Filings through October 20, 2026, the newest posted date on this record. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, synced daily. Money is self-reported by the filer and often rounded. Lobbying is legal, disclosed activity.