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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR001125C0001 definitive contract | SRI International | $3.0M | Expeditionary carbon utilization for energy - (excursion) | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Apr 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6893624F0291 delivery order | Computer Systems Center Incorporated | $3.0M | F35 mpe | Navy | Apr 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ072725FE039 delivery order | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $3.0M | The advanced technology support program (atsp) contract acquires progressive microelectronic capability solutions for F-35 clutr | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Sep 4, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W81XWH22C0145 definitive contract | Laulima Government Solutions, LLC | $3.0M | Regulated activities support services | Defense Health Agency | Mar 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865124FB060 delivery order | Integrated Solutions for Systems, Inc | $3.0M | Counter-maritime integrated demo ordnance research (cmid) | Air Force | Mar 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001125CE027 definitive contract | Peraton Labs Inc | $3.0M | Machine learning and optimization-guided compilers for heterogeneous architectures (mocha) | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Apr 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HY023326FE010 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.0M | Provide engineering and scientific expertise to identify and mature appropriate technologies and develop operational prototypes for the rapid transition of maturing technologies to meet warfighters needs. includes testing/validation of ... | Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense | Apr 16, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001425C1303 definitive contract | Cardinal Engineering, LLC | $3.0M | Perform investigation, development, and demonstration of power and energy focus area solutions using a four-phased technical development approach--requirements development, tradespace exploration, solution designs, and solution ... | Navy | May 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865019F2411 delivery order | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $3.0M | Igf::ot::igf lockheed demonstration including engine (blondie) | Air Force | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865022F1020 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $3.0M | Expendable countermeasure design | Air Force | Mar 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8349 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $3.0M | Development of the columbia submarine health management system | Navy | Oct 22, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA945120C0027 definitive contract | The Survice Engineering Company LLC | $3.0M | Pulsed and continous wave innovation for integration and effects research | Air Force | Apr 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600122C4018 definitive contract | Kudu Dynamics LLC | $3.0M | Research iaw phase 1 of the sow | Navy | Sep 2, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA865021C1158 definitive contract | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc | $3.0M | Environmentally adaptive geospatial learning and exploitation (eagle) | Air Force | May 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ072726FE035 delivery order | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc | $3.0M | Cet 25-576, henchman | Defense Microelectronics Activity | May 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP470126C0058 definitive contract | Global Materials, Inc | $3.0M | Design, optimization, and characterization of hybrids of boron fiber and hm63 carbon fiber for department of defense applications - small business innovative research (sbir) ii | Defense Logistics Agency | Apr 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C1330 definitive contract | Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC | $3.0M | Electrolytic cation exchange module (e-cem) development and integration with fuel synthesis | Navy | Sep 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C1519 definitive contract | University of Toledo | $3.0M | Effusion cooling for hypersonic ground testing | Navy | Feb 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA857125C0001 definitive contract | Xrdefense, LLC | $3.0M | Sbir phase iii topic number topic af151-162,maintenance (mx) data capture | Air Force | Dec 2, 2025 DoD 90d |
| H9240822F0010 delivery order | Lockheed Martin Corp | $3.0M | Oms | U.S. Special Operations Command | Dec 28, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0384 definitive contract | Xuv Lasers, Inc | $3.0M | Phase ii sbir micron -scale detection and advanced radio-therapy of micro-dart | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Mar 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0385 definitive contract | Xuv Lasers, Inc | $3.0M | Micron-scale detection and advanced radio-therapy of micro-dart | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Mar 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001126CE052 definitive contract | General Electric Company | $3.0M | Darpa research program | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | May 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8073 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.0M | Navair pma-263 dead center payload | Navy | Mar 22, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W9132T24C0018 definitive contract | Icon Technology Inc | $3.0M | Cso #22-0007 development of hardware and material solutions for additive construction in subfreezing temperatures u435ceo | Army | May 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB064 definitive contract | Astrobotic Technology Inc | $3.0M | F2d-14761 astrobotic technology inc. the objective of the phase ii scope is to demonstrate propulsion capabilities (e.g., thrust, throttling, isp) necessary to perform the drm and advance the overall system to a point where the integrated ... | Air Force | Jul 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254826CB003 definitive contract | Innovative Signal Analysis Inc | $3.0M | Topic no. sf251-d1101 - sbir d2p2 proposal f2d-19766 - radar warning receiver payload for the space rapid capabilities office | Air Force | Apr 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0334 definitive contract | Battelle Memorial Institute | $3.0M | Darpa triage challenge (dtc) for the signatures of trauma for algorithm-assisted clinical assessment, triage, and observation (stacato) program | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Mar 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA254126CB006 definitive contract | Fieldline Industries Inc | $3.0M | Sf254-d804 magneto: magnetometer array for global navigation and earth-field topology observations from vleo. the project encompasses the end-to-end design, development, integration and validation of the magneto sensing system and ... | Air Force | Jan 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB020 definitive contract | Orbital Micro Systems, Inc | $3.0M | Sf242-d029 - space based environmental monitoring (sbem): this phase ii effort is focused on maturing the underlying hardware components of the gems-pearl instruments to achieve trl6 via environmental qualification of the hardware ... | Air Force | Jan 2, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C1511 definitive contract | Castelion Corporation | $3.0M | Castelion will perform an initial trade study to identify cost, schedule, and performance estimates of producing an air-launched anti-surface weapon and shipping system not to exceed 212" in length with an on-aircraft weight limit of 2,750 ... | Navy | Feb 23, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N6833524C0097 definitive contract | Machina Cognita Technologies, Inc | $3.0M | Research and development | Navy | Feb 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833524C0166 definitive contract | Aqwest, LLC | $3.0M | Research and development 873authority | Navy | Mar 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA680026P0002 purchase order | Liftwave Inc | $3.0M | Sbir phase ii tacfi -super jammer vehicle arm integration- | Air Force | Jan 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB063 definitive contract | New Frontier Aerospace, Inc | $3.0M | F2d-14674 new frontier aerospace, inc. this phase ii sbir shall develop and ground test a prototype orbital transfer vehicle (otv) propulsion system using a single mjolnir engine (less avionics, communications, payload, etc.). | Air Force | Jun 23, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB018 definitive contract | Boulder Environmental Sciences and Technology, LLC | $3.0M | The overall scope of this award is for millimeter wave hyperspectral radiometer receivers for next generation sbem systems. | Air Force | Nov 25, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB044 definitive contract | Rocket Propulsion Systems LLC | $3.0M | To demonstrate revolutionary technologies for resilient and responsive dynamic space operations using space transport vehicles via development, integration, testing, and demonstration of technology to attain responsive, rapid, high delta ... | Air Force | Mar 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025C7107 definitive contract | Control Vision, Inc | $3.0M | Sbir/sttr phase ii R&D: fly-along post-intercept assessment sensor for next generation interceptor | Missile Defense Agency | Apr 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002426C3014 definitive contract | Canvass Labs Inc | $3.0M | Sbir ph ii award n203-151 | Navy | Mar 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0396 definitive contract | The Ultran Group, Inc | $3.0M | Wearable ultrasonic device for patient self-administered treatment of inflammation | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Jul 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0379 definitive contract | Radiabeam Technologies, LLC | $3.0M | Develop a tunable, directional, and intense inverse compton scattering (ics) gamma-ray source, | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Aug 7, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB057 definitive contract | Benchmark Space Systems Inc | $3.0M | F2d-14649 benchmark space systems, inc. - the work to be accomplished includes conducting a thorough concept of operations and systems requirement review, refining design reference missions (drms), performing detailed mission simulations. | Air Force | Apr 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA864126CB001 definitive contract | Illumination Works, LLC | $3.0M | Topic af221-dcso1, proposal f2s-19474, sequential phase ii small business innovation research (sbir) - odin artificial intelligence (ai) ai automation and insight generator | Air Force | Apr 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA864923P1087 purchase order | Illumination Works, LLC | $3.0M | F2d-8670 odin financial management - artificial intelligence enabled execution plan & budget | Air Force | Mar 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086024C7103 definitive contract | Nokomis, Inc | $3.0M | Sbir/sttr phase ii R&D radiation survivability prediction (rsp) model using the power of unintended rf emissions | Missile Defense Agency | Sep 15, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6600120C4011 definitive contract | HRL Laboratories, LLC | $3.0M | The scope of this effort is to create a universal post-process to aggressively curve (70-mm radius of curvature (roc)) large-format (>55-mm diagonal), high-performance infrared (ir) focal plane arrays (fpas) | Navy | Feb 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833523C0176 definitive contract | Deloitte Consulting LLP | $3.0M | Period 1 - development | Navy | Apr 10, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002426C3016 definitive contract | Applied Research in Acoustics LLC | $3.0M | Sbir ph ii award topic n191-016 | Navy | Mar 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB015 definitive contract | Precursor SPC | $3.0M | F2d-13996 - precursor spc. the overall scope of this award is for space based environmental monitoring (sbem) for superior space domain awareness, assured attribution and timely response. | Air Force | Nov 25, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA865020F5636 delivery order | University of Dayton | $3.0M | Pro reactive express support systems (press) | Air Force | Mar 16, 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 16, 2026.
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