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Defense systems R&D: $104B in defense awards
$104B obligated across 31,436 DoD and DHS awards to 7,037 companies, Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 14, 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 | 31,436 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W911W624C0007 definitive contract | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.4M | Multiple engagement technologies | Army | Aug 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA864924P0553 purchase order | Immobileyes Inc | $3.4M | Sttr phase ii proposal no. f2-17528 - innovative directed energy counter UAS solution integrated into proven detection, tracking, and targeting system | Air Force | Apr 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP470126C0011 definitive contract | Materials Research & Design Inc | $3.4M | Domestically available ablative materials - phase ii | Defense Logistics Agency | Nov 13, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA238425FB002 delivery order | University of Dayton | $3.4M | Counter-targeting enhancement research (counter) - task order 1 | Air Force | Mar 25, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W56HZV22FL128 delivery order | Asrc Federal Professional Services, LLC | $3.4M | New task order for front enclosure project. | Army | Apr 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA462526C0009 definitive contract | Sempre, Inc | $3.4M | Cuas striker package and base area layer network (sempre t) support. the response to this request is composed of commercial items that provide CUAS capability, a base area layered network digital infrastructure. | Air Force | Mar 10, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424CS001 definitive contract | Aesir Technologies Inc | $3.4M | Engineering services | Navy | Jan 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945321C0026 definitive contract | Spectral Sciences, Inc | $3.4M | Performance modeling toolkit for autonomous electro-optical imaging solutions to f2t from pleo | Air Force | Dec 5, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6600125F0109 delivery order | G 2 Software Systems, Inc | $3.4M | Engineering services in support for jmini cs iw cs programs | Navy | Apr 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001418C2013 definitive contract | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation | $3.4M | Refueling and servicing package(rasp): igf::cl,ct::igf | Navy | Mar 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA875021C1502 definitive contract | Stephenson Stellar Corporation | $3.4M | 5g independent testing laboratory | Air Force | Sep 9, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8071 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.4M | Unconventional irregular warfare | Navy | Aug 1, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA881820F0106 delivery order | Science Applications International Corporation | $3.4M | Engineering, development, integration, sustainment, (edis) post-leo launch to | Air Force | Jan 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8044 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.4M | Data modernization for hhs strategic national stockpile | Defense Contract Management Agency | Feb 25, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA239425CB002 definitive contract | Mantel Technologies, Inc | $3.4M | Synthesis of 2d materials using scalable processes | Air Force | May 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0016724F0002 delivery order | Serco Inc | $3.4M | Code0232 t. banks autonomy and vehicle control systems/testing and evaluations | Navy | Apr 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875024CB087 definitive contract | Sierra Nevada Company, LLC | $3.4M | Automated knowledge processing (akp) | Air Force | Jan 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001924F2589 delivery order | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $3.4M | To perform and analyze data from japanese sea trials. | Navy | Apr 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8244 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.4M | Gravity navigation and starmap | Navy | Feb 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8122 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.4M | Joint fires network phase 1 | Navy | May 20, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8308 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $3.4M | Institute for manufacturing and sustainment technologies )imast) fy24 new start projects | Navy | May 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA119F0018 delivery order | Southwest Research Institute | $3.4M | Engineering, test, and evaluation - project minerva | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Dec 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA239424CB022 definitive contract | Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc | $3.4M | System integration of non-volatile ferroelectric memory for high temperature applications | Air Force | May 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833524C0181 definitive contract | Gird Systems Inc | $3.4M | Research and development | Navy | May 7, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA865023F6444 delivery order | Bluehalo, LLC | $3.4M | Operational sensing and performance monitoring - new task order | Air Force | May 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945124CX018 definitive contract | Stellar Science LTD Co | $3.4M | Deter ara: modeling applications for next-tier initiatives and capabilities of realistic engagements (manticore) | Air Force | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8526 delivery order | University of Texas at Austin | $3.4M | Lonestar offshoot | Navy | Mar 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833524F0403 delivery order | Beacon Interactive Systems LLC | $3.4M | 873authority: sbir ph iii | Navy | Jul 24, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA875024FB009 delivery order | Geon Technologies LLC | $3.3M | Legendary lynx | Air Force | Mar 31, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945126CX001 definitive contract | University of Hawaii | $3.3M | Deter university of hawaii pacific architecture for rapid space exploitation and control (parsec) (wp called datafusion) | Air Force | Mar 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001125C0309 definitive contract | GE Vernova Operations LLC | $3.3M | 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 | Apr 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865123CA024 definitive contract | Simulation Technologies, Inc | $3.3M | Maritime generation of scenes for radio frequency | Air Force | May 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001924F0648 delivery order | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $3.3M | Early lifecycle system engineering power thermal management system | Navy | Jun 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP470123C0036 definitive contract | JBW Group LLC | $3.3M | Pmo support services | Defense Logistics Agency | Mar 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875021C1510 definitive contract | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc | $3.3M | Integration of computing architectures with operational networks | Air Force | Apr 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA124F0011 delivery order | HII Mission Technologies Corp | $3.3M | Test tools, techniques, and procedures to determine and verify if dynamic reactions can be prevented in explosive compounds. | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Aug 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001122C0057 definitive contract | University of Illinois | $3.3M | Eo14042 novel orbital and moon manufacturing, materials, and mass-efficient design (nom4d) | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | May 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8061 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.3M | Surtass production systems engineering (t-ag0s25) | Navy | Nov 15, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N6523624C8008 definitive contract | Vanderbilt University | $3.3M | Darpa meta-bpl ta1- phase i | Navy | Aug 19, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6893623F0799 delivery order | Brandes Associates, Inc | $3.3M | Engineering services | Navy | Aug 28, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA865022F1021 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $3.3M | Joint strike fighter self protection | Air Force | Jun 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA220F0005 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $3.3M | System engineering&integration support to the enabling capabilities department | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Apr 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C1135 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $3.3M | Lockheed martin shall evaluate the effectiveness of a system acting, responding, predicting and completing a classified mission under classified conditions to be specified by the customer. | Navy | May 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA807523F0009 delivery order | Naval Systems, Inc | $3.3M | Small unmanned aircraft systems and enabling technologies analysis for naval surface warfare center, panama city division | Air Force | Mar 25, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ085720F4101 delivery order | Four Points Technology, L.l.c | $3.3M | The objective of this effort is to enhance mdas cybersecurity service provider capability by providing a near-real time detect capability with visibility into cyber activities across mission system networks and other related mission sets. | Missile Defense Agency | Aug 22, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HQ014719F0036 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.3M | Engineering and tech support rdte funds | Missile Defense Agency | Mar 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001125C0018 definitive contract | Leidos, Inc | $3.3M | Intelligent generation of tools for security (ingots) | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | May 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002426F8022 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.3M | Navy force-level enhancements | Navy | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865123FA051 delivery order | Modern Technology Solutions, Inc | $3.3M | Digital material management model based systems engineering and automation | Air Force | Jan 22, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA880724CB005 definitive contract | Astranis Space Technologies Corp | $3.3M | Microgeo support of protected tactical waveform over commercial and commercial integration with protected tactical enterprise service | Air Force | Aug 13, 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 16, 2026.
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