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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA881926FB023 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.3M | Provide expert technical management and systems engineering services. | Air Force | May 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C1124 definitive contract | Leidos, Inc | $3.3M | Navy geophysical enhanced navigation (ngen | Navy | Feb 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8184 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.3M | Ssn advanced sensors and systems | Navy | Nov 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8012 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.3M | Dha directed energy health research | Navy | Apr 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911QX26FA003 delivery order | Kri at Northeastern University, LLC | $3.3M | Task order iii under base indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity w911qx23d0004 for research and development services to research non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation effects (niemre). | Army | May 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865022F6302 delivery order | Materials Engineering and Technical Support Services Corp | $3.3M | Vapor purge and chemical agent persistence in aircraft | Air Force | May 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875022C1518 definitive contract | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc | $3.3M | Radio frequency technology integration (rfti) | Air Force | Mar 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600124F0736 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $3.3M | Decision advantage battle management aids task order (cpff) | Navy | Apr 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA868925CB006 definitive contract | Galois, Inc | $3.3M | Project chrysalis loe a-b | Air Force | May 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002426F8315 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $3.3M | T-rex 2 | Navy | May 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ014718F0009 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $3.3M | Igf::ot::igf the scope of work for this award will include contractor provided program management services to enable planning, controlling, directing, monitoring, reporting, and managing in a manner consistent with sow requirements. | Missile Defense Agency | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424CS180 definitive contract | Luna Innovations Incorporated | $3.3M | Base | Navy | Jan 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8233 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.3M | Niwc marine engineering and test project | Navy | Jan 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001123C0051 definitive contract | Systems & Technology Research LLC | $3.3M | Darpa research program | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | May 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HY023325FE006 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.3M | Gut reaction | Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense | Apr 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA881822F0024 delivery order | Asrc Federal System Solutions LLC | $3.3M | Stp-s29a mission assurance | Air Force | Feb 10, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865020C1140 definitive contract | Longshortway Inc | $3.3M | Machine learning for intelligence community | Air Force | Mar 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001125C0011 definitive contract | Southwest Research Institute | $3.3M | Structures uniquely resolved to guarantee endurance(surge) phase i | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Dec 9, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA239424FB007 delivery order | Mach-20, LLC | $3.3M | Maads, task order 3, manufacturing readiness and process technology assessments for advanced concepts systems (mrptaacs) | Air Force | Apr 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP470125C0044 definitive contract | Mentis Sciences Inc | $3.3M | Small business innovative research sbir phase iii mentis sciences proposal msi 24-0612 for hypersonic radome and aperture manufacturing improvements under sbir 15.2-001 program broad agency announcement | Defense Logistics Agency | Feb 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA865020C1121 definitive contract | Matrix Research Inc | $3.3M | Deep transfer learning | Air Force | May 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002426F8318 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $3.3M | The purpose of this task order is to acquire fy26 term task, non-consulting rdte services in support of government requirements. accordingly, task order n00024-26-f-8318/td: 1101220 is hereby defined as follows: | Navy | Feb 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001425C2213 definitive contract | University of Connecticut | $3.3M | Applied research to support advanced technologies in the undersea vehicle domain | Navy | Dec 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8059 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.3M | Enabling technology studies ii | Navy | Mar 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001421C2050 definitive contract | University of Texas at Austin | $3.3M | Improved sonar performance using informed environmental estimation | Navy | Apr 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ085623C0003 definitive contract | Koda Technologies Inc | $3.3M | Support ground-based midcourse defense and help advance concepts for future missile defense system inclusion. activities include: engineering technical support, survivability and radiation effects engineering and program/acquisition ... | Missile Defense Agency | May 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865021F2006 delivery order | Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc | $3.3M | Reliable high efficiency small turbine engine (rheste) | Air Force | Jan 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HC102824F0200 delivery order | Agile Defense, LLC | $3.3M | Tec services | Defense Information Systems Agency | Nov 5, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HC102823F0751 delivery order | Affigent, LLC | $3.3M | Oracle lot | Defense Information Systems Agency | May 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA121C0056 definitive contract | Fifth Gait Technologies, Inc | $3.3M | Advance x-ray transport and radiation response analysis toolkit developments & enhancements | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Dec 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA873523FB007 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.3M | Jhu/apl idiq task order 06 for afmc/aflcmc nc3 performance requirements in support of eam certification | Air Force | Apr 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA239425FB001 delivery order | University of Dayton | $3.3M | Characterization of advanced composites (cac) | Air Force | Jun 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8010 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.3M | Nato seasparrow program | Navy | Feb 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP470125C0010 definitive contract | BC Technical Center, LLC | $3.3M | Sbir phase ii - bc technical center llc - command signal decoder (csd) bearings with new dry film configuration - proposal l2s-0052 - baa topic dla171-002 | Defense Logistics Agency | Jul 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP470125C0051 definitive contract | Tex-Tech Engineered Composites, LLC | $3.3M | Tex-tech engineered composites award under emergent iv baa carbonization capability for reentry vehicle heat shield materials | Defense Logistics Agency | Mar 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911SR25F0043 delivery order | Aevex Aerospace, LLC | $3.3M | Rdte cpu to conduct hardware and software design, system development, installation, integration and maintenance of air platforms and associated systems. | Army | May 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0068 definitive contract | Human Systems Integration Inc | $3.2M | Sbir phase ii topic a224-0025. | Army | Aug 8, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA864924P0510 purchase order | Rogue Space Systems Corp | $3.2M | Sbir phase ii proposal f2-17374 - space domain awareness through autonomous multi-spectral resident space objects identification and characterization | Air Force | Apr 16, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA864924P0607 purchase order | Genesis Systems LLC | $3.2M | Genesis systems - vehicle-mounted water production for distributed operations | Air Force | Mar 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA864924P1046 purchase order | Firehawk Aerospace Inc | $3.2M | 3 dimensional printed propellant-based propulsion systems for superior mission capability and affordability | Air Force | May 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HT942524C0011 definitive contract | Vysnova Partners, LLC | $3.2M | Scientific support serivces philippines, nepal and cambodia in support of united states ARMY medical directorate - armed forces research institute of medical sciences | Defense Health Agency | Apr 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ085422F0026 delivery order | Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory | $3.2M | Research and development | Missile Defense Agency | Aug 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ085124F0033 delivery order | Raytheon Company | $3.2M | Fms - m-ilmf upgrade studies b&p | Missile Defense Agency | Apr 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA864924P0516 purchase order | Leolabs Federal, Inc | $3.2M | Small business innovation research phase ii proposal f2-17145 - affordable s-band phased array radar technology | Air Force | Apr 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| M6785424C6521 definitive contract | Stratom, Inc | $3.2M | R&d: autonomous pallet loader (apl). sbir phase ii (sequential). sbir topic number: n191-002. | Navy | Apr 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA864924P0611 purchase order | D&g Analytics Inc | $3.2M | Software integrity platform | Air Force | Mar 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865021F5271 delivery order | MRL Materials Resources LLC | $3.2M | Alloys and metallic material processing early applied research (amp-ear) | Air Force | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA864924P1070 purchase order | Quantifind Inc | $3.2M | Automated supply chain risk intelligence at scale | Air Force | Jun 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0482 definitive contract | Battelle Memorial Institute | $3.2M | Assured microbial preservation in harsh or remote areas (amphora)phase 1 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Mar 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA231824FB001 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $3.2M | Foreign military sales (fms) support for mission planning. | Air Force | Jan 28, 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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