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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HQ085121F0012 delivery order | Raytheon Company | $8.3M | Iia - sustaining engineering b&p for build 8/9/eadl | Missile Defense Agency | May 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA807524F0057 delivery order | HII Mission Technologies Corp | $8.3M | Autonomy and navigation technology development for air force institute of technology ant center | Air Force | Jun 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA680024C0017 definitive contract | Archem, LLC | $8.3M | Small business innovation research phase iii to continue development on advanced fuels | Air Force | May 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945323CX010 definitive contract | Intuitive Machines, LLC | $8.2M | Joint emergent technology supplying on-orbit nuclear power (jetson) low power | Air Force | Mar 31, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8172 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $8.2M | Ssn(x) r & d (snxo2) | Navy | Aug 6, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA680025F0006 delivery order | Small Business Consulting Corporation | $8.2M | Cei-rads task order 3 leadership education and wargaming support - leverage analytical methods and novel business processes that derive, extend or complete the technologies, methods and processes developed under the sbir phase ii contract. | Air Force | Jun 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865019F2906 delivery order | Bluehalo, LLC | $8.2M | Petic analysis, integration and visionary systems scientific research program | Air Force | May 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6660421F3006 delivery order | KMS Solutions, LLC | $8.2M | Systems safety and reliability and maintainability engineering services. | Navy | May 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA857521F0003 delivery order | The Corporation of Mercer University | $8.2M | Rsaf F-15 aircraft engineering squadron equipment and tooling requirements | Air Force | May 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912CH25FL014 delivery order | Asrc Federal Professional Services, LLC | $8.2M | Material and labor for map ii project electrical portion. | Army | Nov 22, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W9113M24F0008 delivery order | Radiance Technologies Inc | $8.2M | Task order award: strategic planning, business operations, and systems support services | Army | May 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA119F0010 delivery order | Applied Research Associates, Inc | $8.2M | Targeting/weaponeering assistance cell | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Apr 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA239424FB005 delivery order | Bluehalo LLC | $8.2M | Materials integrated nano-/opto-electronic structures (minos) | Air Force | Apr 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865023C1043 definitive contract | Leidos, Inc | $8.2M | Mission systems open architecture prototyping, experimentation, and demonstration | Air Force | May 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA862622F0003 delivery order | The Boeing Company | $8.2M | Boeing ngap prototyping | Air Force | Jan 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C1132 definitive contract | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $8.2M | Enhanced capability & operability | Navy | Apr 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8147 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $8.2M | Surtass production systems engineering program | Navy | Mar 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865021C6277 definitive contract | KBR Wyle Services, LLC | $8.2M | Airmen readiness medical research | Air Force | Mar 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8004 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $8.2M | Facility operations and data distribution | Navy | Apr 8, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865019C9314 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $8.2M | Defense experimentation using commercial space internet (deucsi)call 002 | Air Force | Apr 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ072724F1103 delivery order | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc | $8.1M | The advanced technology support program contract acquired progressive microelectronics capability solutions to add capability and availability to the existing deployed asset tracking system | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Jul 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8058 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $8.1M | Electronic warefare engineering | Navy | Jun 6, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N6600125F3502 delivery order | Coherent Technical Services, Inc | $8.1M | Prototyping and test and evaluation services for emerging positioning, navigation and timing (pnt) technologies | Navy | May 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ072724F1412 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $8.1M | The advanced technology support program (atsp) contract acquires progressive microelectronic capability solutions for additional network kitting base operations networks (shank-bones). | Defense Contract Management Agency | Feb 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001125C0004 definitive contract | University of Maryland, College Park | $8.1M | Biological undersea energy program (blue) | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Apr 10, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8181 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $8.1M | Platform and force level technology | Navy | May 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0003919C0020 definitive contract | Bascom Hunter Technologies, Inc | $8.1M | Clin 0001 | Navy | Jan 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865020C9315 definitive contract | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $8.1M | Defense experimentation using commercial space internet | Air Force | Apr 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865021C6246 definitive contract | Frontier Technology Inc | $8.1M | Secure persistent live, virtual, and const res - new award sbir iii | Air Force | Jul 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ085825FE003 delivery order | Amentum Technology, Inc | $8.1M | The office of the chief information officer (cio) is responsible for providing key services to the mda during flight tests, ground tests, cyber tests, and other related department of defense (DOD) activities. | Missile Defense Agency | Mar 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8003 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $8.1M | Facility operations and data distribution | Navy | Jul 18, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0001425C2402 definitive contract | Simventions Inc | $8.1M | Human and autonomous robotic teaming (hart) | Navy | May 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA489025F0095 delivery order | World Wide Technology LLC | $8.1M | Evaluate, design, and provide transition strategies to modernize legacy IT infrastructure across acc installations. phase ii statement of work and technical proposal dated 25 april 2025 for fa4890-cso-0001-24, topic amic-016. | Air Force | Mar 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W56KGU25F0020 delivery order | CACI Technologies, LLC | $8.1M | Task order is for electronic warfare survivability, air/ground, integration, systems engineering (ewsagise) support for the research, technology, and integration directorate. | Army | Jun 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001423FM005 delivery order | Advanced Technology International | $8.1M | Manufacturing technology (mantech) naval shipbuilding and advanced manufacturing (nsam) | Navy | Mar 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA248719F4707 delivery order | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc | $8.1M | Test&evaluation technologies for ranges armaments&spectrum - strategic development planning&experimentation | Air Force | Feb 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0017326F2400 delivery order | Cutlass Systems Engineering LLC | $8.0M | See attachment 1 - statement of work | Navy | May 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865018F5421 delivery order | Bluehalo, LLC | $8.0M | Igf::ot::igf material space effects characterization and research | Air Force | Jul 8, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0016726F0106 delivery order | Seemann Composites, LLC | $8.0M | Xht materials and base polymers | Navy | Apr 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA222F0005 delivery order | Applied Research Associates, Inc | $8.0M | Penetrating weapons evaluation tests and analysis support | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Apr 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8235 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $8.0M | Nato seasparrow international fund ocf | Navy | Feb 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA882026FB002 delivery order | Anduril Industries, Inc | $8.0M | Follow-on single award for latticed meshed networking capabilities, task order to enable agile like continuous development exercises. | Air Force | May 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8296 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $8.0M | Columbia class testing program | Navy | May 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W900KK25CA021 definitive contract | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $8.0M | Mq-9 sky range novel sensor tracking | Army | Sep 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| H9240122C0004 definitive contract | Augustus Aerospace Company, LLC | $8.0M | Ponderosa sbir iii | U.S. Special Operations Command | Apr 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8396 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $8.0M | Pinball | Navy | Apr 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HC104724F4026 delivery order | Enterprise Resource Planning International, LLC | $8.0M | Global force management (gfm) task order (to) 6. | Defense Information Systems Agency | Aug 6, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA875025CB015 definitive contract | Lib SRC Inc | $7.9M | Radio frequency networked edge for resilient defenses and systems (rf nerds) aims to develop hardware transceiver prototypes and software frameworks, interfaces, prototypes and tools leveraging rf and sdr technology. | Air Force | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001422C2006 definitive contract | University of California, San Diego | $7.9M | Marine robotics testbed | Navy | Apr 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA852325FB035 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $7.9M | This effort is to support the development, documentation, delivery and initial maintenance of the electronic warfare (ew) integrated support station (iss) for the partnering country of india (fms). | Air Force | Jan 12, 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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