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Defense systems R&D: $104B in defense awards
$104B obligated across 31,432 DoD and DHS awards to 7,037 companies, Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 10, 2026, 90% of Research and development. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp leads with $7.6B; Department of the Air Force is the largest buyer at $43.9B.
| Obligated FY2024+ | $104B |
|---|---|
| Awards | 31,432 |
| Companies | 7,037 |
| FY2024 | $39.3B |
| FY2025 | $36.6B |
| FY2026 to date | $27.8B |
| Parent category | Research and development |
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| Award | Company | Obligated FY2024+ | What | Agency | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N6600120F3503 delivery order | Tactical Engineering & Analysis, Inc | $11.0M | The scope of this effort is to provide software support activity (ssa) engineering services for the command and control processor (c2p) modernization (mod) system. | Navy | Oct 9, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA875024CB013 definitive contract | The Boeing Company | $11.0M | Forsee | Air Force | Jun 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ072723F1200 delivery order | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc | $11.0M | Engineering services to design, develop, test, evaluate, build, integrate and flight test advanced technology matric based small agile simulator (sas) rf source. | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Apr 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6893625F0340 delivery order | Epsilon C5i Inc | $11.0M | 25f0340 sbir 3 n101-100 | Navy | Apr 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8247 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $11.0M | Tsa innovative development, evaluations, | Navy | Jan 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA248725FB008 delivery order | Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation | $11.0M | Threat systems management office tsmo for ARMY developmental and operational testing | Air Force | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001425C2204 definitive contract | Integer Technologies LLC | $11.0M | Integer technologies is forming a team to perform science and technology research into an operational decision-support tool for intelligent autonomous systems conducting seabed warfare and undersea missions. | Navy | Jan 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA121F0005 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $11.0M | Nuclear, chemical, biological, radiological, and high explosive analysis toolset | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Sep 22, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0042121F4727 delivery order | Coherent Technical Services, Inc | $11.0M | Labor - working capital fund (wcf) | Navy | Mar 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA225FE004 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $11.0M | Dtra experimentation lab (del) analytics | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Mar 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833520F0795 delivery order | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $11.0M | Delivery order 0001 funding clins 0001&0002 of basic | Navy | Dec 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C2412 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $11.0M | Stimulation enhancement and modernization suite (seams) | Defense Contract Management Agency | Mar 31, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833523F0030 delivery order | Sealandaire Technologies, Inc | $11.0M | Research and development | Navy | Mar 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA868425CB006 definitive contract | University of Dayton | $11.0M | This project will leverage advancements in advanced manufacturing, expeditionary sustainment systems, and logit to address technical and manufacturing gaps, enhance operational readiness, and mitigate supply shortages/capability gaps. | Air Force | Jun 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA870225FB006 delivery order | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $11.0M | Operation of the massachusetts institute of technology lincoln laboratory federally funded reseach and development center. | Air Force | May 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8163 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $11.0M | Ssnx research and development | Navy | May 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HY023326FE003 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $11.0M | Provide engineering and scientific expertise to identify and mature appropriate technologies and develop operational prototypes for the rapid transition of maturing technologies to meet warfighters needs. includes testing/validation of ... | Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense | May 8, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA868423C4050 definitive contract | Applied Research Associates, Inc | $11.0M | C-isr tmrr is in support of the pursuit of capabilities and technologies to counter adversary isr and bring competitive edge to the warfighter. | Air Force | Apr 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0042120F0220 delivery order | J.f Taylor, Inc | $11.0M | Napie to | Navy | May 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA239124FB008 delivery order | Stellar Science LTD Co | $10.9M | Redefining the basic analytical and simulation environment (rebase) foundation and expansion iii | Air Force | Mar 16, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ072724F1419 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $10.9M | The advanced technology support program (atsp) contract acquires progressive microelectronic capability solutions for base operation networks. | Defense Microelectronics Activity | May 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911QX24C0024 definitive contract | Infleqtion Quantum, LLC | $10.9M | Rack mount optical clocks sbir phase iii | Army | Apr 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W9128Z25FA003 delivery order | Ask Sage, Inc | $10.9M | This task order is issued for an ask sage annual subscription, yearly license, training, cloud storage and custom services in support of the cio g6. | Army | May 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865023F2026 delivery order | General Electric Company | $10.9M | Efficient medium scale propulsion fan technologies | Air Force | May 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA239425CB001 definitive contract | Riverside Research Institute | $10.9M | Nuclear, electromagnetic, laser survivability assessment and enhancement | Air Force | Apr 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W9113M19FD001 delivery order | Serco Inc | $10.9M | Design, development, demonstration and integration (d3i) domain 3: reagan test site (rts) technology development support | Army | May 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8704 delivery order | University of Washington | $10.8M | Fy23 stafac amfip development | Navy | Jan 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945125CX007 definitive contract | Diversified Technologies, Inc | $10.8M | Solid state marx modulator for a high-power microwave (hpm) source | Air Force | Mar 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875025CB030 definitive contract | Psiquantum, Corp | $10.8M | Integrating state of the art optical phase shifter in a photonics platform for quantum computing applications: validation of quantum circuit capabilities and the exploration of their applications to address other af use cases beyond ... | Air Force | Feb 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865020C1143 definitive contract | Leidos, Inc | $10.8M | Ardis dos | Air Force | Apr 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6523620F3915 delivery order | DLH, LLC | $10.8M | Battlespace awareness (ba) division systems configuration management (cm) and integrated logistics support (ils) | Navy | Aug 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA807525F0051 delivery order | Science Applications International Corporation | $10.8M | P1 24 2591 technology insertion, systems engineering, training, and analysis for the united states strategic command | Air Force | Mar 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| H9240124C0002 definitive contract | Yurts Technologies, Inc | $10.8M | Large language models | U.S. Special Operations Command | Dec 8, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0003025C6005 definitive contract | The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc | $10.8M | Hypersight phase i | Navy | May 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875020C1021 definitive contract | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc | $10.8M | Directional airborne networks for contested environments (dance) | Air Force | Jan 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA868424FB027 delivery order | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $10.8M | Open architecture standards management | Air Force | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0411 definitive contract | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $10.8M | The advanced sources for single-event effects radiation testing (assert) program will develop new capabilities for single-event effect (see) testing of 3d heterogeneously integrated (3dhi) electronic components and circuits. | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | May 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C1106 definitive contract | North Star Scientific Corp | $10.8M | The approach implements an active aperture array methodology by leveraging advances in electronics, beamforming and gan semiconductors developed under nss phase iii sbir. these developments will be tailored to implement this program on the ... | Navy | Nov 20, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA868924F2851 delivery order | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $10.8M | Mq-9 reaper taiwan mq-9a block 1 exportability | Air Force | Dec 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001916C0002 definitive contract | Raytheon Company | $10.8M | Igf::ot::igf next generation jammer (ngj) engineering&manufacturing development (emd) phase | Navy | Apr 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ014719F0009 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $10.8M | Engineering and tech support rdte funds igf::ot::igf | Missile Defense Agency | Mar 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA205726FB012 delivery order | Icr, Inc | $10.8M | Accelerated special programs for emergent needs (aspen) diamondplay iv | Air Force | Jun 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875024CB011 definitive contract | Anduril Industries, Inc | $10.7M | Yellowstone | Air Force | Dec 15, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP470125C0068 definitive contract | Cgi Federal Inc | $10.7M | Sbir iii project funded by the marine corp for mcpic support. project is for unified automation and logistics integration an initiative supporing DOD by enhancing opeational efficiency through advanced automation solutions. | Defense Logistics Agency | Mar 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600124F0001 delivery order | Trabus Technologies, Inc | $10.7M | Engineering services | Navy | May 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ003425F0009 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $10.7M | Cpff projects | Washington Headquarters Services | Mar 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C2413 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $10.7M | Marine advanced research for battalion learning and experimentation (marble) | Navy | Jan 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ085523F0004 delivery order | Corvid Technologies, LLC | $10.7M | Medds mission support labor | Missile Defense Agency | May 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833524F0136 delivery order | Scientific Toolworks Inc | $10.7M | Field operations | Navy | May 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA126FE004 delivery order | Applied Research Associates, Inc | $10.7M | Nuclear capabilities services development | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | May 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
Source: USAspending.gov prime award data (FPDS), DoD and DHS contracts, orders and IDVs with any action since Oct 1, 2023. Obligated FY2024+ sums the obligations on those actions; total obligated is the award's lifetime figure. DoD contract actions publish on USAspending about 90 days after signing (DFARS PGI 204.6), so the latest DoD actions here trail the calendar by about 3 months. Data as of Oct 13, 2026.
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