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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 |
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| Award | Company | Obligated FY2024+ | What | Agency | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W15QKN25CA020 definitive contract | Savit Corporation | $4.3M | Savit corporation responded to a 2020 ARMY request for proposals with a july 2023 white paper outlining their innovative ideas for researching, developing, and prototyping next-generation counter-UAS (CUAS) technology. | Army | Jan 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA119C0032 definitive contract | Leidos, Inc | $4.3M | Advanced computational analysis used to identify, defeat, and assess weapons of mass destruction | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Mar 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA229926FB002 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $4.3M | Gtri asb 2.0 | Air Force | Apr 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA239125CB027 definitive contract | Eaton Corporation | $4.3M | Highly electrified aircraft resilient power systems | Air Force | Jun 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA881926FB001 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $4.3M | Space-based interceptor (sbi) program- provide technical development expertise, systems engineering and analysis, modeling and simulation, and hardware and software prototyping. | Air Force | Jan 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA857124P0116 purchase order | Grid Raster Inc | $4.3M | The scope of stratfi effort is to research and develop an advanced ai-based dynamic extended reality (xr) platform for 3d digital twin creation, object detection, registration, localization, and visualization. | Air Force | Jul 9, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0001423C1009 definitive contract | Cyan Systems, Inc | $4.3M | Supreme high-definition infrared imagers [shdiri] | Navy | Apr 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865124FB052 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $4.3M | Nuclear certification activity | Air Force | Apr 10, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8011 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $4.3M | Virginia class submarine cyber | Navy | Apr 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8028 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $4.3M | Ssn(x) technologies | Navy | Jul 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HZ26CA015 definitive contract | G.d.o, Inc | $4.3M | Broad agency announcement (baa) proposal entitled, demonstration of the underwater cut and capture system technology 2025-0046 | Army | May 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600124F3512 delivery order | Tactical Engineering & Analysis, Inc | $4.3M | Data link test tool systems engineering, analysis, testing, integration and training support | Navy | Mar 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA880226C0003 definitive contract | Protagonist Technology LLC | $4.3M | Gda sbir phase iii support | Air Force | Apr 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8117 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $4.3M | Integrated NAVY capabilities | Navy | May 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HC104723F0007 delivery order | Enterprise Resource Planning International, LLC | $4.3M | Global force management (gfm) task order (to) 4 completion of phase 1 development and preparation for joint interoperability test command (jitc) testing | Defense Information Systems Agency | Jun 6, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HC102824F0301 delivery order | Agile Defense, LLC | $4.3M | Defense intelligence and security enterprise (dise) test and evaluation focus team (teft) | Defense Information Systems Agency | Apr 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA121C0019 definitive contract | University of California, San Diego | $4.3M | Cellular nanosponges as a medical countermeasure to emerging vital threats | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Jan 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865126FB003 delivery order | Zone 5 Technologies, LLC | $4.3M | Vehicle and payload design and test | Air Force | Feb 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875023C0518 definitive contract | Vanderbilt University | $4.3M | Assured neuro-symbolic components and systems (anscs) | Air Force | Feb 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ072726FE008 delivery order | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $4.3M | The advanced technology support program (atsp) contract acquires progressive microelectronic capability solutions for ecass eo4. | Defense Contract Management Agency | Feb 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8008 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $4.3M | Integrated nuclear weapons system surety | Navy | Mar 5, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6833520F0360 delivery order | Rda Inc | $4.3M | Sbir phase iii research&development | Navy | Sep 12, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA248725FB022 delivery order | Torch Technologies Inc | $4.3M | The kinetic energy munitions test facility (kemtf) - target hauler | Air Force | May 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8073 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $4.3M | Systems engineering & integration wpn fy | Navy | Mar 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA945320C0055 definitive contract | Earth Resources Technology, LLC | $4.3M | Space environment impacts on hf propagation-call 006 (mase) | Air Force | May 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6523624C8013 definitive contract | Research Innovations Incorporated | $4.3M | Ithaqua ta4 | Navy | Jan 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA862624FB001 delivery order | RTX Corporation | $4.3M | Tf33 component improvement program | Air Force | Dec 19, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0017321F2030 delivery order | The Keyw Corporation | $4.3M | Labor | Navy | Mar 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001926F0221 delivery order | The Boeing Company | $4.3M | The purpose of this delivery order is for the procurement of a structural repair manual. | Navy | Apr 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA239423FB004 delivery order | Bluehalo, LLC | $4.3M | Manufacturing research for digital utilization (mardu) task order 01 | Air Force | Feb 25, 2026 DoD 90d |
| H9240124C0001 definitive contract | Pison Technology, Inc | $4.3M | Gesture control integration project (gcip) | U.S. Special Operations Command | Nov 29, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W9113M25CA001 definitive contract | Wyzkyds Consulting LLC | $4.3M | The performance work statement is incorporated by reference in section j. | Army | Feb 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8146 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $4.3M | Sea change vi | Navy | Jun 6, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6833523C0190 definitive contract | Blue Storm Associates Inc | $4.2M | Research and development | Navy | Sep 15, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA489025F0115 delivery order | World Wide Technology LLC | $4.2M | Evaluate, design, and provide transition strategies to modernize legacy IT infrastructure across acc installations. phase ii statement of work and technical proposal dated 25 april 2025 for fa4890-cso-0001-24, topic amic-016. | Air Force | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8315 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $4.2M | Institue for manufacturing and sustainment technologies (imast) fy 25 new start projects | Navy | Apr 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA239424FB003 delivery order | Mach-20, LLC | $4.2M | Maads manufacturing readiness and process technology assessments for hypersonics | Air Force | Feb 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0017324C2007 definitive contract | The Boeing Company | $4.2M | Photovoltaics for portable power demonstration | Navy | May 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001421C1032 definitive contract | Grammatech, Inc | $4.2M | The purpose of the matured, enhanced tpcp technologies for improved security metis effort is to build a fleet of relevant tools and capabilities based on university performers initial proofs of concept that align with task areas in the ... | Navy | May 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP470122C0025 definitive contract | Concurrent Technologies Corp | $4.2M | Expedient casting delivery through use of printed sand molds | Defense Logistics Agency | Jan 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001120C0154 definitive contract | A2 Labs, LLC | $4.2M | Open, programmable, secure 5g (ops-5g) program award | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Jul 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA869025CB002 definitive contract | Istari Federal LLC | $4.2M | Phase iii small business innovative research - istari - model one | Air Force | Sep 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA865021F1009 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $4.2M | 6th generation multi-function array capability development, analysis, design, and discovery (6g-macdaddy) | Air Force | May 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ085126FE025 delivery order | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $4.2M | Aegis bmd element integration and participation in bmds gtds, gtis, gtr events, bmds focused gt, system pre-mission tests spmt, and cdi events. | Missile Defense Agency | May 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001125C0012 definitive contract | Leidos, Inc | $4.2M | Expeditionary carbon utilization for energy resilience and stabilization (excursion) | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Aug 5, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911SR23F0070 delivery order | Excet, LLC | $4.2M | Scientific, technical, engineering and program support services (stepss) task order to perform toxicological and chemical sciences, and veterinary services. | Army | May 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA714625C0002 definitive contract | Peraton Labs Inc | $4.2M | Project istanbul | Air Force | May 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6660425FC848 delivery order | Rite-Solutions, Inc | $4.2M | Unmanned undersea vehicle software services | Navy | May 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15QKN25CA031 definitive contract | Southern Methodist University | $4.2M | Additive manufacturing at scale | Army | May 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8138 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $4.2M | Nato seasparrow development | Navy | Mar 18, 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.
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