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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N0001423C1041 definitive contract | First RF Corporation | $5.3M | Smart card technology offers numerous benefits over competing designs including wider bandwidths, lower cost, superior scan performance, and simplified thermal mitigation. during this effort, first rf will demonstrate and deliver a radar ... | Navy | Jun 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865019F2413 delivery order | The Boeing Company | $5.3M | Igf::ot::igf boeing lockheed or northrop demonstration including engine | Air Force | Dec 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA877123C0008 definitive contract | Omni Fed LLC | $5.3M | Small business innovation research (sbir) strategic funding increase (stratfi) for omni federal llc, digital university capability enhancements | Air Force | Dec 12, 2024 DoD 90d |
| SP470122F0025 delivery order | Steel Founders Society of America | $5.3M | Task order sp4701-22-f-0025 under idiq sp4701-22-d-0120 | Defense Logistics Agency | May 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA807522F0056 delivery order | Battelle Memorial Institute | $5.3M | Cyber security, cyber assurance, critical infrastructure protection, and information technology modeling and data analytics research and analyses for the department of defense chief information officer | Defense Contract Management Agency | May 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001423FM004 delivery order | Advanced Technology International | $5.3M | Manufacturing technology (mantech) - NAVY metalworking center(nmc) | Navy | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001123C0026 definitive contract | Two Six Labs, LLC | $5.3M | Resilient supply-demand networks (rsdn) phase i, harvesting information to circumscribe and curtail unplanned pauses (hiccup) | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Dec 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA945325CX021 definitive contract | Microlink Devices Inc | $5.3M | Lightweight advanced space power technology (lasp) | Air Force | Jul 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ086022C6004 definitive contract | Michigan State University | $5.3M | Single event effect test facility upgrades | Missile Defense Agency | Oct 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0042125F0282 delivery order | American Electronic Warfare Associates, Incorporated | $5.3M | Labor - daita group and lvce | Navy | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8194 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $5.3M | Fy24 advanced reentry systems, rdte w93/mk7 | Navy | May 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA930017C3003 definitive contract | Geneva Technologies, Inc | $5.3M | Igf::ot::igf falconsat-8 resiliency experiments | Air Force | Mar 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875021C1506 definitive contract | L3Harris Technologies Integrated Systems LP | $5.3M | Leveraging lower latencies and hardening for great global geo on generic gear (l3h-5gs) | Air Force | Mar 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865123FA039 delivery order | The Boeing Company | $5.3M | Counter air science and technology (cast) - extended range air to air missile (eraam) systems maturation | Air Force | May 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865023F2401 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $5.3M | Enabling technologies for high-speed operable systems (ethos) | Defense Contract Management Agency | May 9, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SPRRA226F0088 delivery order | Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation | $5.3M | This delivery order is for installation, material, and labor in support of ajax effort, titanium effort, rcb system engineering support in support of stratcom. | Defense Logistics Agency | May 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6339421F0037 delivery order | Noblis, Inc | $5.3M | Adsss | Navy | May 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8007 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $5.3M | Se&i sws maintenance & sustainment fy25 | Navy | Jun 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8361 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $5.3M | Advanced undersea program office support | Navy | Apr 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8552 delivery order | University of Texas at Austin | $5.3M | Unmanned system training exercise support | Navy | Mar 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8003 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $5.2M | Sws analysis software maintenance | Navy | Jul 7, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA875024CB114 definitive contract | Technergetics, LLC | $5.2M | Synaptiq - the objective of this effort is to perform research and development in quantum networking to establish secure and robust systems for the united states air force. | Air Force | Mar 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945325CX022 definitive contract | Outpost Technologies Corp | $5.2M | Strategic funding increase (stratfi) small business innovation research (sbir) sequential phase iib award: joint precision orbital carryall (j-poc) space vehicle | Air Force | Mar 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA248720F4310 delivery order | Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation | $5.2M | Test&evaluation technologies, armaments, and spectrum (tetras), rnre prototype&development ii | Air Force | Sep 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA955023F0002 delivery order | Howard University | $5.2M | Tactical autonomy university affiliated research center (uarc) management | Air Force | Apr 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA240124C0007 definitive contract | Leidos, Inc | $5.2M | Tranche 0 tracking - operations and sustainment support (t0toss) | Air Force | Mar 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA229125CB003 definitive contract | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $5.2M | Northrop grumman for spoc mfp cso | Air Force | Dec 4, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA875020C1540 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $5.2M | Dac integration and contextual explanation (dice) | Air Force | Dec 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0376 definitive contract | Peraton Labs Inc | $5.2M | Darpa research project | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Apr 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945118C0014 definitive contract | Leidos, Inc | $5.2M | Igf::ot::igf compact semiconductor mid- and long-wave opto-electronics research (cosmo) | Air Force | Apr 16, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945325CX015 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corp | $5.2M | Advanced fuzing for non-ballistic reentry vehicles | Air Force | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875024CB090 definitive contract | Andro Computational Solutions LLC | $5.2M | High assurance waveform capablity | Air Force | Jun 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833520F0001 delivery order | Physical Optics Corporation | $5.2M | Hud production nre | Navy | Mar 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ085422F0041 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $5.2M | Research and development | Missile Defense Agency | Mar 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA248723FA024 delivery order | Applied Research Associates, Inc | $5.2M | Joint munitions effectiveness manuals | Air Force | Dec 2, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001425C1508 definitive contract | Safe Inc | $5.2M | To investigate new electrolytic conversion coatings for improved fatigue performance. | Navy | Jun 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0378 definitive contract | Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc | $5.2M | Darpa ICE control for cold environments (ICE) | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Sep 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001125C0036 definitive contract | HRL Laboratories, LLC | $5.2M | Structures uniquely resolved to guarantee endurance(surge) phase 1 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Dec 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8304 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $5.2M | Arl/psu - fy2018 - fy 2023 requirement | Navy | Nov 20, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HR001125CE041 definitive contract | RTX BBN Technologies, Inc | $5.2M | Microsystems induced catalysis (mica) | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Mar 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ072726FE047 delivery order | Raytheon Company | $5.2M | The advanced technology support program (atsp) contract acquires progressive microelectronic capability solutions for infinitevision iv. | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Apr 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA239426FB001 delivery order | University of Dayton | $5.2M | Pervasive research and evaluation for complex-solutions in operational and urgent systems task order 004 | Air Force | Apr 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086023C0001 definitive contract | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $5.2M | Research and development | Missile Defense Agency | Oct 15, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001123C0144 definitive contract | Raytheon Company | $5.2M | The goal of the power program is to develop and demonstrate a high-altitude optical relay. this relay will have the characteristics necessary for use in a larger, scalable wireless power beaming network. | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Aug 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA123C0053 definitive contract | Rampart Technologies Corporation | $5.2M | Continue the spiral development of the existing zia software capability. | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Jan 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0017325F2404 delivery order | Devine Consulting, Inc | $5.2M | Atmospheric aerosol prediction and applications research and development. see attachment 1 - task order sow | Navy | May 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875024CB047 definitive contract | SRI International | $5.2M | Deploying effective compartmentalization (dec) | Air Force | Apr 16, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA820719F0016 delivery order | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc | $5.2M | Sustainment and development of the life-cycle management program | Air Force | Apr 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA238525CB018 definitive contract | Peraton Labs Inc | $5.2M | Ephemeral paragon | Air Force | May 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001421C2028 definitive contract | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | $5.1M | Autonomous systems and communications | Navy | Apr 23, 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 14, 2026.
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