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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N0002424F8337 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $6.9M | Buffer passive acoustic detection system-rapid delivery (bpads-rd) | Navy | Dec 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA807523F0045 delivery order | HII Mission Technologies Corp | $6.9M | Command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance research and development for tobyhanna ARMY depot production engineering directorate | Air Force | Jan 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HY023326FE009 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $6.9M | 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 | Apr 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865022C1048 definitive contract | Matrix Research Inc | $6.9M | Distributed airborne coherence | Air Force | Apr 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA237724CB024 definitive contract | Rbr-Technologies, Inc | $6.9M | Multi-sensor exploitation for tactical autonomy | Air Force | Jun 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W56HZV21C0077 definitive contract | Southwest Research Institute | $6.9M | The government will satisfy requirements by work directives to be performed within the following areas: basic research, exploratory development, advanced development, and engineering in the field of fuels and fuel combustion. | Army | May 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001123C0066 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $6.9M | Darpa research project | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Apr 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0042123F0890 delivery order | Rockwell Collins, Inc | $6.9M | To award task order for continued idiq support | Navy | Apr 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA877125C0005 definitive contract | Dittolive Incorporated | $6.9M | Small business innovation research (sbir) strategic funding increase (stratfi) sequential sbir phase ii for ditto live, bespin | Air Force | May 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0370 definitive contract | Battelle Memorial Institute | $6.9M | Cornerstone program | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Nov 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA882026FB001 delivery order | Anduril Industries, Inc | $6.9M | Single award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity task order for anduril industries to provide upgraded and advanced development to integrate with legacy sensors closer to the data source to act as orchestrator and scheduler. | Air Force | Apr 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001924F0671 delivery order | DCS Corporation | $6.9M | Wasp 5.2.5 minor build | Navy | May 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA248718F4402 delivery order | Wavelink Inc | $6.9M | Tetras - central control facility mission control room | Air Force | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8547 delivery order | University of Texas at Austin | $6.8M | Advanced side facing sonar design | Navy | Dec 19, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C2420 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $6.8M | Robotically enabled units systems engineering (reuse) | Navy | May 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600124F3505 delivery order | Tactical Engineering & Analysis, Inc | $6.8M | Tactical command and control foreign military sales engineering technical assistance (tac-c2 fms eta) | Navy | Mar 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8121 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $6.8M | Ssn advanced sensors and systems | Navy | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C2429 definitive contract | University of South Alabama | $6.8M | Continued development of next generation co2 capture processes for naval applications | Navy | Apr 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA238423C0003 definitive contract | CFD Research Corporation | $6.8M | In silico framework to evaluate toxicity of hazardous materials | Air Force | Mar 25, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600124C4504 definitive contract | RTX Corporation | $6.8M | Rescind phase 1 | Navy | Jun 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911QX25FA031 delivery order | Applied Research Associates, Inc | $6.8M | Task order to sustain, develop, integrate, and test the joint munitions effectiveness manual (jmem) weaponeering software (jws) for kinetic capabilities. | Army | Apr 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15QKN24C0056 definitive contract | DHPC Technologies, Inc | $6.8M | Precision targeting base plus two option years. | Army | May 22, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA239424CB006 definitive contract | Phase Sensitive Innovations Inc | $6.8M | Rads - radar disruption systems | Air Force | Apr 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912CH26CA021 definitive contract | Bascom Hunter Technologies, Inc | $6.8M | This requirement is for a sbir contract that derived from, extends, logically furthers efforts performed under prior ARMY sbir funding agreements supporting topic number a224-006 (variable speed engine cooling fan for acoustic detection ... | Army | May 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001422C1004 definitive contract | Leidos, Inc | $6.8M | Marine corps warfighting laboratory(mcwl) autonomous littoral connector (alc) effort will integrate autonomy onto connectors (vessels) to deliver equipment, fuel, or supplies from ship-to-shore and throughout the littoral environment; ... | Navy | Jun 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001124F0301 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $6.8M | Darpa research program support services | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | May 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA877125C0002 definitive contract | LMI Consulting, LLC | $6.8M | Human performance sbir phase iii | Air Force | Mar 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0003021C2017 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $6.8M | Common missile compartment requirement | Navy | Jun 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6660420F3000 delivery order | Rite-Solutions, Inc | $6.8M | Engineering and technical services in support of imaging and electronic warfare (i&ew) systems. | Navy | Jun 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA860425CB015 definitive contract | Tec Solutions LLC | $6.8M | Ac11-national defense r and d services department of defense - military basic research | Air Force | Jan 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0042121F0195 delivery order | American Electronic Warfare Associates, Incorporated | $6.8M | Investment support | Navy | May 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0357 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $6.8M | Darpa research project | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Dec 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP470126C0014 definitive contract | Parts Life Inc | $6.7M | Sbir phase iii parts life, inc. proposal ph iii-0021 for supply chain readiness improvement program- competition (scrip-c) solicited under sbir 22.2 baa | Defense Logistics Agency | Dec 22, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8539 delivery order | University of Texas at Austin | $6.7M | Ssn ssbn vulnerability analysis and test planning vi | Navy | Apr 16, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0017325C2447 definitive contract | Envisioneering Inc | $6.7M | Research and development for the prototyping of, and management of projects related to electromagnetic systems (namely off-board electronic countermeasures (ecm) systems) for the us NAVY. | Navy | Jun 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W81XWH22C0052 definitive contract | Goldbelt Frontier, LLC | $6.7M | Administrative support services | Defense Health Agency | Mar 31, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA239426CB003 definitive contract | Concurrent Technologies Corp | $6.7M | Call 003 large capacity energy storage | Air Force | Feb 25, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W56KGU24C0026 definitive contract | Raytheon Company | $6.7M | Development, maturation, and integration of technology for artificial intelligence (ai)-assisted targeting, rapid fires deconfliction, and dynamic airspace management | Army | May 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001122C0141 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $6.7M | Air combat evolution (ace) ta 4 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | May 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8337 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $6.7M | Leviathan | Navy | Aug 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002425C5212 definitive contract | L3 Technologies, Inc | $6.7M | Engineering services | Navy | May 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA239425FB010 delivery order | Bluehalo LLC | $6.7M | High-performance electromagnetic spectrum survivable materials advancement (helmssman) task order (to) 1, advanced development of vision protection materials | Air Force | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002426F8074 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $6.7M | Bumed - performance improvement warfighter health and readiness | Navy | May 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6523624C8011 definitive contract | General Electric Company | $6.7M | Darpa baa bpl program | Navy | May 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA862025FB114 delivery order | L3 Technologies, Inc | $6.7M | Big safari | Air Force | Apr 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945119C0001 definitive contract | BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc | $6.7M | Igf::ot:: igf solid state laser effects and modeling (sslem) | Air Force | Dec 9, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA861224CB009 definitive contract | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc | $6.7M | 10 usc 4023 procurement of experimentation purposes - electromagnetic battle management (embm) demonstration program | Air Force | Oct 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HY023325FE003 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $6.7M | 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 | Apr 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002426F8003 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $6.7M | Sws accuracy evaluation analysis fy26 | Navy | Apr 8, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HC104724F0055 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $6.7M | Digital and mission engineering support | Defense Information Systems Agency | May 14, 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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