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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N0001921C0041 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corp | $5.0M | Experimental engineering | Navy | Jan 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ014718F5022 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $5.0M | Engineering and tech support rdte funds | Missile Defense Agency | Jun 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W56KGU24F0012 delivery order | Cloudjuncxion Inc | $5.0M | New 12 month task order for bandwidth virtualization (bv) seeker software development, integration, and testing under indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (idiq) small business innovative research (sbir) phase iii contract ... | Army | Sep 2, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002423C6203 definitive contract | Sonalysts Inc | $5.0M | Operations analysis & vulnerability | Navy | Nov 6, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001422C2012 definitive contract | SRI International | $5.0M | Predicting and relaying the ocean tactical environment for undersea and surface (proteus) | Navy | May 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8006 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $5.0M | Se&i sws maintenance & sustainment | Navy | Jul 24, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HQ003425FE090 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $5.0M | Dtra rd-cxu tough luck program | Washington Headquarters Services | Mar 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8102 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $5.0M | Rdt&e for peo soldier pdm spe iii | Navy | Jan 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001425C1302 definitive contract | Southwest Research Institute | $5.0M | Ship-board battery containment design and test validation | Navy | Mar 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W91RUS16C0006 definitive contract | Amentum Technology, Inc | $5.0M | Igf::cl::igf scientific and engineering support services | Army | Feb 20, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911W622F704A delivery order | Area-I, LLC | $5.0M | Task order 13 area i sbir phase iii | Army | Apr 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945320C0004 definitive contract | Modern Technology Solutions, Inc | $5.0M | Fusion of multiple data sources | Air Force | Sep 24, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA302025C0005 definitive contract | Bilt Inc | $5.0M | Stratfi 25.1 sbir phase 2 - bilt | Air Force | Mar 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8006 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $5.0M | Sws accuracy eval-satrack & boost/deployment/rb analysis fy25 | Navy | Jun 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA852324F0054 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $5.0M | Engineering support to the advanced airlift tactics training center (aattc) | Air Force | Aug 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA807525F0018 delivery order | Battelle Memorial Institute | $5.0M | Chemical and biological individual protection engineering, analysis, and capability development for united states ARMY combat capabilities development command soldier center - soldier protection directorate | Air Force | May 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ003425FE427 delivery order | County of Grand Forks | $5.0M | Performance work statement (pws) | Washington Headquarters Services | Sep 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA873521F0003 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $5.0M | Jhu/apl first task order | Air Force | Mar 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875020C0544 definitive contract | RTX BBN Technologies, Inc | $5.0M | Learning in agile networks with tak enabled robust nodes (lantern) | Air Force | May 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0326 definitive contract | Piasecki Aircraft Corp | $4.9M | Speed and runway independent technologies (sprint) | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Aug 12, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA875024CB014 definitive contract | Apogee Research LLC | $4.9M | Orca | Air Force | Sep 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0506 definitive contract | New York University | $4.9M | Darpa research program | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Apr 10, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA123F0003 delivery order | Raytheon Company | $4.9M | Research and development of security systems | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Jun 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6833525F0097 delivery order | Signal Systems Corporation | $4.9M | Sbir phase iii research & development | Navy | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W900KK24C0019 definitive contract | Radiance Technologies Inc | $4.9M | Swarm tracking capability suite (stcs) - radiance technologies | Army | Jun 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001121C0134 definitive contract | Raytheon Company | $4.9M | Fast event-based neuromorphic camera and electronics (fence) aims to develop and demonstrate a low latency, low power, event-based camera and a new class of signal processing and learning algorithms that enable intelligent sensors. | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Jul 8, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0423 definitive contract | The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc | $4.9M | Tellus program,tellus program is to develop the methodology to program microbial sense-and-respond devices to reliably detect a variety of chemical and physical stimuli. | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Sep 19, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA238525CB019 definitive contract | Raytheon Company | $4.9M | See section j, attachment 1, statement of work entitled ephemeral paragon technical area 3 - electronic attack subsystem, dated 19 february 2025. | Air Force | May 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA868424FB022 delivery order | Raytheon Company | $4.9M | Open architecture standards management | Air Force | Nov 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA119F0064 delivery order | Southwest Research Institute | $4.9M | Test series in support of multiple dtra programs addressing uscentcom and improvised-threat requirements | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Sep 15, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6893624F0098 delivery order | Brandes Associates, Inc | $4.9M | Engineering services | Navy | Apr 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ072725FE019 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $4.9M | The advanced technology support program (atsp) contract acquires progressive microelectronic capability solutions for box kick, cet 25-504. | Defense Microelectronics Activity | May 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865019C1672 definitive contract | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $4.9M | Precision real-time engagement combat identification sensor exploitation (precise) | Air Force | Apr 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6893623F0010 delivery order | Navmar Applied Sciences Corp | $4.9M | Sbir ph3 n04-266, n08-023, n92-170, n94-178 | Navy | Jan 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911SR23F0054 delivery order | Excet, LLC | $4.9M | Technical support to smoke and obscurants and non-lethal research. | Army | Apr 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8179 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $4.9M | Navsea technology office systems engineering | Navy | May 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001121C0164 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $4.9M | Influence campaign awareness and sensemaking (incas) program to develop techniques and tools that enable analysts to detect, characterize, and track geopolitical influence campaigns with quantified confidence. | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Apr 24, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA865023C7314 definitive contract | RTX BBN Technologies, Inc | $4.9M | In the moment | Air Force | Jan 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA881925FB015 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $4.9M | This task order is to provide subject matter expertise and mission knowledge to guide architectural decisions, investments, and trade analyses for both existing and future systems. | Air Force | Apr 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945325CX009 definitive contract | University of New Mexico | $4.9M | Star - advanced design and analysis of space technologies and radiation assurance (adastra) | Air Force | May 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911QX24F0090 delivery order | Qinetiq Inc | $4.9M | Opfor sighting kits | Army | May 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8105 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $4.9M | Se&i - uk sws evaluation fy23 | Navy | Nov 17, 2023 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8205 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $4.9M | Navigation systems | Navy | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945122C0025 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies, Inc | $4.9M | Digital holography deep turbulence adaptive optics testbed | Air Force | May 20, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA868424CB033 definitive contract | Saab Aktiebolag | $4.9M | Saab - deployable corrosion and prevention control facility | Air Force | Apr 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002426F8010 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $4.9M | Combat system development program | Navy | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0042121F0669 delivery order | American Electronic Warfare Associates, Incorporated | $4.9M | Task order 0013- incremental funding | Navy | Jun 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA865022F6407 delivery order | CAE USA Inc | $4.9M | Applied proficiency technologies | Air Force | May 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA121F0052 delivery order | Applied Research Associates, Inc | $4.9M | Hazard prediction and assessment capability (hpac) integration | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Aug 7, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001121C0058 definitive contract | AeroVironment, Inc | $4.9M | Darpa research project. | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Jan 29, 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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