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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W9113M18FD004 delivery order | Raytheon Company | $5.8M | The contractor will perform all tasks related to the ground based radar (gbr) upgrade support to transform the gbr to an instrumentation radar. | Army | Sep 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ072722F1403 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $5.8M | Engineering services: misty knight system development, integration and test | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Jun 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q25F0022 delivery order | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $5.8M | Ga-asi-24-044, jsil USMC service level training exercises phase iv a | Army | Aug 15, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8328 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $5.8M | Strategic systems direct research and development | Navy | May 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA807522F0048 delivery order | Agile Innovative Solutions Joint Venture | $5.7M | Small tactical unmanned aerial systems advanced development for united states NAVY program management activity 263 | Air Force | May 23, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8582 delivery order | University of Texas at Austin | $5.7M | Gnss signal analysis | Navy | Apr 10, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086022C0001 definitive contract | Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services, Inc | $5.7M | Research and development (base effort) | Missile Defense Agency | May 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W56KGU23C0023 definitive contract | Nemean Solutions, LLC | $5.7M | The contract is an 8(a), for security services. | Army | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8079 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $5.7M | Resilient program & systems fy25 (omn) | Navy | Jul 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA945125FX004 delivery order | KBR Wyle Services, LLC | $5.7M | Af maui optical supercomputing advanced space, technology, research and optimization (astro). operations astro task order 1 | Air Force | May 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001125C0308 definitive contract | Honeywell International Inc | $5.7M | Zenith phase 2,the primary goals of the zenith program are to design, build and prove ground-based, tiltable, scalable, damage-resilient liquid mirrors to support future ground and space systems. | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Mar 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875024CB006 definitive contract | Two Six Labs, LLC | $5.7M | Emulation and modeling for building exploit reasoning and simulation (embers) | Air Force | Sep 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA460024F0101 delivery order | National Strategic Research Institute | $5.7M | Identification of advances in technology; evaluate degradation of capability of metal organic framework materials against chemical agents; identify advancements in point detection technologies; and investigate suboptimal growth conditions. | Air Force | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8718 delivery order | University of Washington | $5.7M | Small-scale marine energy converters | Navy | Mar 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001926F0262 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $5.7M | Integrated test team (itt) operations in executing advanced development experimentation flights and developmental testing in support of future e-2d advanced hawkeye (ahe) developmental programs. | Navy | Apr 16, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8150 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $5.7M | Jato fy26-fy28 | Navy | May 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ085722F8700 delivery order | Amentum Technology, Inc | $5.7M | Provide design and implementation classified and unclassified network infrastructure. IT projects provides computer network defense, ia, svc desk, portal svcs, business automation tools, & IT implementation svcs for mda 2ltr project ... | Missile Defense Agency | Jun 24, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6660424FC425 delivery order | RTX BBN Technologies, Inc | $5.7M | Operational software development | Navy | May 22, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912CH25FL052 delivery order | Asrc Federal Advanced Research, LLC | $5.7M | Labor funding for field service work and maintenance for ground vehicle robotics testing. | Army | Apr 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8532 delivery order | University of Texas at Austin | $5.7M | Special warfare technology demonstration ii | Navy | Jan 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA881823F0015 delivery order | Asrc Federal System Solutions LLC | $5.7M | Dxbm sustainment 3-year | Air Force | May 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865022F6402 delivery order | Parallax Advanced Research Corp | $5.7M | Multi-source analytics | Air Force | Jan 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0458 definitive contract | Systems & Technology Research LLC | $5.7M | Intrinsic cognitive security (ics) program | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Mar 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001424FM003 delivery order | Advanced Technology International | $5.7M | Cmtc fy24 project task orders | Navy | Mar 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA807521F0071 delivery order | HII Mission Technologies Corp | $5.7M | Spectrum management research and analysis for air force spectrum management office | Air Force | Apr 8, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C2405 definitive contract | Boston Engineering Corporation | $5.7M | Sentinel technical candidate program | Navy | Apr 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600122F0659 delivery order | Science Applications International Corporation | $5.7M | Base year: services - sow 3.4 - pms 408 | Navy | May 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865023F2405 delivery order | Innovative Scientific Solutions Inc | $5.7M | High-speed basic research of diagnostic techniques, fundamental concepts, and structural/airframe design | Air Force | May 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833523F0155 delivery order | Innovative Defense Technologies, LLC | $5.6M | Research and development sbir phase iii | Navy | Sep 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA238423FB001 delivery order | Bluehalo, LLC | $5.6M | Biotechnology for human health and performance | Air Force | Jun 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 0001 delivery order | Piasecki Aircraft Corp | $5.6M | Igf::ot::igf piasecki aircraft corp sbir ph iii | Army | Dec 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8138 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $5.6M | Navy directed energy advanced technology | Navy | Jun 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA124C0008 definitive contract | Ministry of Defence | $5.6M | Generation of a novel antibody-antibiotic conjugate as a combination therapy platform to treat melioidosis or plague. | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | May 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875025FB002 delivery order | Owl Cyber Defense Solutions LLC | $5.6M | Secure collaboration technology (sctech) operations and maintenance (om) viii. conduct system deployment, system enhancements, upgrades, maintenance, testing, help desk, and quick reaction support for all operational and deployed versions ... | Air Force | Sep 24, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001924F2584 delivery order | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $5.6M | Helmet mounted display system (hmds) relay optical assembly (roa) redesign | Navy | Jan 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0016424FW073 delivery order | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $5.6M | Engineering services and supplies to support aegis weapon system and an/spy radar signal processor improvements. | Navy | Apr 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0016720F1104 delivery order | Materials Sciences LLC | $5.6M | Engineering technical support | Navy | Mar 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8203 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $5.6M | Fy24 advanced reentry systems, rdte - nuclear delivery systems (nds) | Navy | May 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001425FM002 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $5.6M | Emc fy25 project task order | Navy | Apr 10, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865125FB004 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $5.6M | Counter air science and technology 2 | Air Force | Mar 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q25F0110 delivery order | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $5.6M | Joint systems integration lab (jsil) united states marine corps (USMC) service level training exercises (slte) phase iv b | Army | Jun 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0373 definitive contract | Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc | $5.6M | The high operational temperature sensors (hots)program will develop a technology for high-bandwidth, high-dynamic-range sensing at high temperature. | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Oct 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA865018C7859 definitive contract | L3 Technologies, Inc | $5.6M | Agile small-satellite experimental telescope (asset) | Air Force | May 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA239424FB006 delivery order | Arctos Technology Solutions, LLC | $5.6M | Materials integrated nano-/opto-electronic structures (minos) | Air Force | Jan 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001123F0010 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $5.6M | Darpa research program support services | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Mar 25, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865022F6404 delivery order | Parallax Advanced Research Corp | $5.6M | Joint all-domain integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance | Air Force | Jun 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001923F0097 delivery order | General Atomics | $5.6M | Emals and aag f35 compatibility baseline updates | Navy | Dec 9, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W15QKN22F0616 delivery order | Decilog, Inc | $5.6M | Base fms car | Army | Aug 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA807524F0026 delivery order | KBR Wyle Services, LLC | $5.5M | P1-23-2484, digital thread system analysis, integration, and development for naval air warfare center aircraft division eliminate | Air Force | Apr 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8221 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $5.5M | Dhs cisa capacity building | Navy | Sep 22, 2025 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 14, 2026.
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