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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA861224FB003 delivery order | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $10.1M | Abms cbc2 tracker fusion | Air Force | Jan 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP470126C0038 definitive contract | Tex-Tech Engineered Composites, LLC | $10.1M | Mk21a capability upgrades for reentry vehicle heat shield materials | Defense Logistics Agency | Mar 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945122CA011 definitive contract | Verus Research, LLC | $10.1M | Hpem effects testing to capture effects at device, circuit, and system levels | Air Force | May 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002422F8306 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $10.1M | Arl/psu - fy2018 - fy 2023 requirement - pms 406 unmanned maritime systems development and systems engineering support fy22-fy25 | Navy | May 22, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911QX24F0026 delivery order | Carnegie-Mellon University | $10.1M | Task order 8 (to8) to carnegie mellon university (cmu) base idiq w911qx-20-d-0008 | Army | May 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ085525F0003 delivery order | Corvid Technologies, LLC | $10.0M | Mission support labor | Missile Defense Agency | May 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ072722F1102 delivery order | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $10.0M | Cet 22-229 award a new task order for long range fires (lrf) system development | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Jul 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8715 delivery order | University of Washington | $10.0M | Fy25 rdt&e acoustic systems | Navy | Sep 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8359 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $10.0M | Ssn(x) technology development fy24-26 | Navy | Apr 7, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6833526F1004 delivery order | Lynntech Inc | $10.0M | Sbir phase iii topic n132-093 delivery order placed under boa n68335-25-g-0017 | Navy | Mar 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025C0003 definitive contract | Concordia Technologies, LLC | $10.0M | Hypersonic defense for reactive architectures (hydra) part ii | Missile Defense Agency | Dec 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q24F0250 delivery order | Cubrc, Inc | $10.0M | Follow-on for aerothermal aero-optics evaluation center (aaec) | Army | Sep 20, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA945324CX020 definitive contract | Capella Space Corporation | $10.0M | Synthetic aperture radar for government operations (sargo) | Air Force | Jan 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C1301 definitive contract | University of South Carolina | $10.0M | This project will develop and demonstrate the application of digital twin technologies for NAVY power and energy systems, primarily by providing advanced controls and user decision aids applicable to use cases pertinent to the NAVY. | Navy | Nov 13, 2023 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8134 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $10.0M | Afrl 711th hpw operational medicine fy24-25 rdte | Navy | Sep 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002426F8339 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $10.0M | Naval air systems command (navair) machinery health monitoring solution | Navy | Mar 25, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA860425CB101 definitive contract | Inkit Worldwide LLC | $10.0M | Ai-enabled file intelligence platform | Air Force | May 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8001 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $10.0M | Strategic weapon systems (sws) evaluation loe fy24 | Navy | Jun 6, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8707 delivery order | University of Washington | $10.0M | Apl/uw fy2020 - fy2025 requirements | Navy | Apr 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0016418F3013 delivery order | Science Applications International Corporation | $10.0M | This requirement is for non-personal contractor services to provide a full-range of technical and programmatic support in the test&evaluation (t&e) of surface combatant and carrier/large deck combat systems programs for program executive ... | Navy | Dec 8, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0459 definitive contract | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $10.0M | Darpa research project | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Apr 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945324CX009 definitive contract | Pacific Defense Strategies, Inc | $9.9M | Sosa rf payload for enhanced space domain awareness phase ii | Air Force | Jun 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA865023F2204 delivery order | University of Dayton | $9.9M | Design, analysis, building, and testing of multi-disciplinary aerospace system technologies (dabt) | Air Force | May 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15QKN22F0611 delivery order | Decilog, Inc | $9.9M | Fcs&t dfcs requirement base award | Army | May 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865021F1015 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $9.9M | Threat assessment aircraft protection defensive electronic warfare general dime activities | Air Force | Apr 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ085724F8900 delivery order | Amentum Technology, Inc | $9.9M | Provide property management and warehousing services for property owned/managed by mda/is | Missile Defense Agency | Apr 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA861224CB001 definitive contract | Icr, Inc | $9.9M | Project tacoma | Air Force | Mar 31, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875020C1531 definitive contract | Systems & Technology Research LLC | $9.9M | Barnyard | Air Force | Mar 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945322F0009 delivery order | Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory | $9.9M | Snapet to 4 geospace environment impacts and applications | Air Force | May 8, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA881818F0010 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $9.9M | Igf::ct::igf l174 launch service and mission assurance spt | Air Force | Feb 7, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C1325 definitive contract | Technology Service Corp | $9.8M | Relative positioning of autonomous platforms in a rf restricted environment | Navy | May 22, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8502 delivery order | University of Texas at Austin | $9.8M | Apb/acb advanced development for the surface and submarine sonar processing vii | Navy | May 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8514 delivery order | University of Texas at Austin | $9.8M | Large diameter uuv system configuration | Navy | Apr 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C1302 definitive contract | Integer Technologies LLC | $9.8M | Naval platforms | Navy | Mar 6, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA875024CB044 definitive contract | Galois, Inc | $9.8M | Verification engineering for real-world software engineers | Air Force | May 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833526F1090 delivery order | Packet Digital LLC | $9.8M | Sbir topic #n07-160 | Navy | May 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833525F0065 delivery order | Packet Digital LLC | $9.8M | Sbir phase iii research & development | Navy | May 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8093 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $9.8M | Tang program systems thinking and design | Navy | May 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA945319F0202 delivery order | Axient LLC | $9.8M | Rise - position, navigation, and timing (pnt) | Air Force | Apr 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0017324F2001 delivery order | Applied Technology, Inc | $9.8M | T&m task order n0017324f2001 for dr. jerry gansman | Navy | Nov 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8126 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $9.8M | Future x-band radar rdte | Navy | Aug 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W15QKN22F0533 delivery order | Decilog, Inc | $9.8M | N/a | Army | Sep 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA875020C1510 definitive contract | Apogee Research LLC | $9.7M | Transitioning stitches to operational use | Air Force | Jul 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA124F0029 delivery order | Southwest Research Institute | $9.7M | Alternate signatures and multi-mission, modular unmanned payload. | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | May 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875024CB040 definitive contract | International Business Machines Corporation | $9.7M | North pole hub - design, verify and validate an artificial intelligence (ai) and machine learning (ml) north pole platform technology that will be mounted on test boards | Air Force | Dec 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA238524CB004 definitive contract | Qorvo Texas, LLC | $9.7M | Exceptional thermal resistance engineering of micro-electronic gan (extreme gan) | Air Force | Apr 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA220125C0002 definitive contract | Applied Research Associates, Inc | $9.7M | Radar modelling follow on | Air Force | Dec 9, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ072726FE059 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $9.7M | The advanced technology support program (atsp) contract acquires progressive microelectronic capability solutions for capability to the microelectronics-based counter small unmanned aerial system (SUAS) (C-UAS) network communication system. | Defense Microelectronics Activity | May 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0042124F0867 delivery order | KBR Wyle Services, LLC | $9.7M | Unfunded labor | Navy | May 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001123C0113 definitive contract | University of Texas at Austin | $9.7M | Darpa research project support services | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | May 18, 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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