AwardTape · Categories · Research and development · Defense systems R&D
Defense systems R&D: $104B in defense awards
$104B obligated across 31,435 DoD and DHS awards to 7,037 companies, Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 13, 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 | 31,435 |
| Companies | 7,037 |
| FY2024 | $39.3B |
| FY2025 | $36.6B |
| FY2026 to date | $27.8B |
| Parent category | Research and development |
Largest awards, page 4550 per page · search this category
| Award | Company | Obligated FY2024+ | What | Agency | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR001121C0058 definitive contract | AeroVironment, Inc | $4.9M | Darpa research project. | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Jan 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA238525CB015 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $4.9M | Ephemeral paragon | Air Force | May 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA238525CB016 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $4.9M | Ephemeral paragon (e-gon) | Air Force | Jun 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865123FB005 delivery order | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc | $4.9M | True pulse logic seeker | Air Force | Feb 25, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086024C7300 definitive contract | Control Vision, Inc | $4.9M | Sbir phase iii R&D, irbm/icbm camera upgrade | Missile Defense Agency | Sep 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001925F2559 delivery order | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $4.9M | F-35 lightning ii ordinance hoist system performance | Navy | Aug 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6600124F3508 delivery order | Coherent Technical Services, Inc | $4.9M | Systems engineering and lifecycle support services for emerging positioning, navigation and timing (pnt) technologies in support naval information warfare center pacific (niwc pacific). | Navy | Aug 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA239424FB001 delivery order | Azimuth Corporation | $4.9M | Technical operations iv | Air Force | Feb 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945325CX003 definitive contract | City Labs, Inc | $4.8M | Star - autonomous nuclear tritium sensor (ants) | Air Force | May 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ072725FE026 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $4.8M | The advanced technology support program (atsp) contracts to accelerate microelectronics acquisition to meet department of defense needs. | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Apr 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865019C1673 definitive contract | Raytheon Company | $4.8M | Precision real-time engagement combat identification sensor exploitation (precise) | Air Force | Nov 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA210325FB001 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $4.8M | Long range stand off (lrso) survivability modeling, and analysis | Air Force | May 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8060 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $4.8M | Surtass jaos fms program | Navy | Mar 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086024F0002 delivery order | Innovative Defense Technologies, LLC | $4.8M | Research and development (abe) | Missile Defense Agency | Dec 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA119F0041 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $4.8M | Counter weapons of mass destruction intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance team system engineering and integration (se&i) support | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Apr 24, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA238525CB017 definitive contract | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc | $4.8M | Ephemeral paragon (e-gon) | Air Force | May 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C1323 definitive contract | Minnesota Wire & Cable Co | $4.8M | Advanced carbon nanotube conductors for naval power systems | Navy | Mar 28, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA945324CX029 definitive contract | Northwest Research Associates, Inc | $4.8M | The purpose of this effort is to provide research, development, and testing of the afcap capability. this research and development is critical to the advancement and maturing the technology to a higher trl and inclusion in future DOD ... | Air Force | Apr 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP470126F0095 delivery order | Rgbsi Aerospace & Defense LLC | $4.8M | Rgbsi to #2 under sp4701-26-d-1919 for dsp-enablement of USMC marine corps depot maintenance command manufacturing enterprise operations objectives | Defense Logistics Agency | May 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA850422F0023 delivery order | The Corporation of Mercer University | $4.8M | Aircat engineering service | Air Force | May 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA239124CB027 definitive contract | Bluehalo, LLC | $4.8M | High voltage aircraft power system (hvaps) | Air Force | May 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA121F0020 delivery order | Southwest Research Institute | $4.8M | Project wraith ii testing and evaluation | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Mar 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA862626FB001 delivery order | RTX Corporation | $4.8M | Tf33 engine component improvement program | Air Force | Apr 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q24F0011 delivery order | Cubrc, Inc | $4.8M | Follow-on for aerothermal aero-optics evaluation center (aaec) | Army | Oct 27, 2023 DoD 90d |
| N6600123C4700 definitive contract | Cubrc, Inc | $4.8M | R&d iaw sow NAVY tactical fleet command centers & maritime operations centers (mocs) | Navy | May 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865022F6411 delivery order | BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc | $4.8M | Cognitive and physical performance in operational environments | Air Force | Mar 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865125FB037 delivery order | Technology Service Corp | $4.8M | Low-cost radio frequency (rf) seeker prototyping and testing | Air Force | Apr 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945124CX046 definitive contract | Leidos, Inc | $4.8M | Genesis chamber: design, evaluation, and construction of directed energy technologies | Air Force | May 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875024CB005 definitive contract | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $4.8M | Integrated hardware test bench for next generation cyber-physical tools and exploits (ignite) | Air Force | Feb 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0016726F3003 delivery order | General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc | $4.8M | Provide scientific, engineering, and technical support for operations, maintenance, repair, and logistics at the acoustic research detachment (ard) in bayview, idaho. | Navy | May 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600121C4023 definitive contract | Galois, Inc | $4.8M | Research iaw sow in support of darpa v-spells proposal titled polymorph. | Navy | Aug 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001125C0017 definitive contract | RTX BBN Technologies, Inc | $4.8M | Intelligent generation of tools for security (ingots) | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Jan 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HY023325FE001 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $4.7M | Jhu/apl uarc idiq task order-01 kestrel. the contractor shall provide personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision necessary to perform analysis and engineering support as described in the pws. | Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense | Apr 22, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912CH25FL024 delivery order | Asrc Federal Advanced Research, LLC | $4.7M | Labor services for the prototype integration facility | Army | May 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0042118F1052 delivery order | Navmar Applied Sciences Corp | $4.7M | Rdt&e services | Navy | Sep 23, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8251 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $4.7M | Sm future combat systems integration | Navy | May 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C2209 definitive contract | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | $4.7M | Development, integration, test and demonstration of next generation autonomous underwater vehicle sensors and capabilities | Navy | Mar 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA881924FB002 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $4.7M | Usspacecom-j8 task order | Air Force | Jan 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002422F8340 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $4.7M | Full specturum undersea warfare (fsusw) innovate naval prototype (inp) support | Navy | Mar 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945123CA025 definitive contract | Diversified Technologies, Inc | $4.7M | Solid state hpm modulator | Air Force | Sep 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6660419F3011 delivery order | American Systems Corporation | $4.7M | Temporary alteration, temporary modification, and carry-on hardware services for codes 85 and 40. | Navy | Sep 23, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C1329 definitive contract | Cambium Biomaterials Inc | $4.7M | Advancing thermal protection systems for hypersonic missiles | Navy | Sep 11, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA248724FB045 delivery order | Wavelink Inc | $4.7M | The 782 ts/rnwi has a requirement to replace the aging/obsolete g6 instrumentation radars and expand the current individual transceiver bandwidths to increase range and cross-range resolution of sensors. refer to attachment 1 - scope of ... | Air Force | Nov 13, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HY023325CE010 definitive contract | Goodrich Corporation | $4.7M | Infami - see attachments | Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense | Apr 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833525F0115 delivery order | Beacon Interactive Systems LLC | $4.7M | Research and development | Navy | Mar 13, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6660425F3007 delivery order | Purvis Systems Inc | $4.7M | The naval undersea warfare center division, newport (nuwcdivnpt) code 34 has a requirement to provide integrated logistic support (ils), configuration management (cm), material supply management, and records and data management services. | Navy | Apr 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA807524F0047 delivery order | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc | $4.7M | Aerospace dominance technical analysis for air force life cycle management center aerospace dominance enabler division | Air Force | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA228025C0010 definitive contract | Episys Science Inc | $4.7M | Episys unmanned aerial vehicle kits small business innovation research phase iii | Air Force | Feb 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA239124FB006 delivery order | Taitech, Inc | $4.7M | Tssc - development of high speed air breathing propulsion, and airframe structures/component concepts | Air Force | Apr 22, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600125F0138 delivery order | Epsilon C5i Inc | $4.7M | Test automation framework (taf) engineering and technical support | Navy | Apr 15, 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 15, 2026.
Sources
Award recordUSAspendingAward recordUSAspendingAward recordUSAspendingAward recordUSAspendingAward recordUSAspendingAward recordUSAspendingAward recordUSAspendingAward recordUSAspending
Related
Northrop Grumman Systems CorpLockheed Martin CorporationMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLCLockheed Martin CorporationBell Textron IncLockheed Martin CorpBooz Allen Hamilton IncDepartment of the Air ForceDepartment of the NavyDepartment of the ArmyMissile Defense AgencyDefense Advanced Research Projects AgencyDefense Microelectronics ActivityDefense Threat Reduction AgencyWashington Headquarters Services
Terminal: filters, alerts and CSV export for awards in this category.
7 days free for first-time subscribers, then $49/mo. Card required. Cancel before day 8 and you pay nothing.
Start free trial