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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HQ003424F0500 delivery order | County of Grand Forks | $3.0M | Unmanned aerial systems testing for undersecretary of defense (acquisition and sustainment) | Washington Headquarters Services | Jul 24, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP470124C0021 definitive contract | Parts Life Inc | $3.0M | Sbir phase ii for improve product availability and increase competition through the development of a source approval requests (sar) and sample if required for nsn 4610-01-022-9970, cartridge, water demineralizer, ion exchange | Defense Logistics Agency | Jul 7, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025CE057 definitive contract | Specter Aerospace Inc | $3.0M | Sbir second phase ii high mach airbreathing target (hmat) | Missile Defense Agency | Sep 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB012 definitive contract | Muon Space Inc | $3.0M | F2d-13894 - muon space inc. the overall scope of this award is for multi-mission eo/ir instrument optical assembly prototype for cloud characterization, theatre weather imagery and wildfire detection and monitoring | Air Force | Nov 18, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HQ086021C7100 definitive contract | Valt Enterprizes, Inc | $3.0M | Sbir/sttr phase ii R&D | Missile Defense Agency | Jun 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB016 definitive contract | Global Weather & Climate Solutions, Inc | $3.0M | The overall scope of this award is for solving the sbem space weather gaps via dense, global, low latency, gnss ro electron density, scintillation , energetic charged particle, and cloud characterization observations on planetiq ... | Air Force | Nov 25, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA238425CB002 definitive contract | Bluehalo LLC | $3.0M | Advanced development of operational performance technologies (adopt) | Air Force | Jun 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA254826CB002 definitive contract | Raptor Dynamix Inc | $3.0M | Sbir direct to phase ii - sf254-d1101 f2d-19751 - proposal for sparta - space-based proliferated advanced radar threat awareness | Air Force | Apr 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0317 definitive contract | Clarity Cyber LLC | $3.0M | Resilient encryption system optimization utility testbed effects bits sbir phase ii | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001121C0007 definitive contract | Raytheon Company | $3.0M | Air space total awareness for rapid tactical execution (astarte) program, phase 1 (base) | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Aug 14, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HS002124C0006 definitive contract | University of South Carolina | $3.0M | Automated interview development | Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency | May 20, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8084 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.0M | Tang program: systems thinking and desig | Navy | Jun 21, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HQ086024C7120 definitive contract | Spectral Energies LLC | $3.0M | Sbir/sttr phase ii R&D - machine learning based inertial navigation device for hypersonic flight and weapon systems | Missile Defense Agency | Dec 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001123C0019 definitive contract | Toyon Research Corporation | $3.0M | Fiddler - neural reflectance fields for radio frequencies (nerf-rf) | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001125C0315 definitive contract | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc | $3.0M | Darpa research program security setup | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Dec 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8268 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.0M | Integrated fire control | Navy | May 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8146 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.0M | The purpose of this order is to acquire fy25 tasks, level of effort opn services in support of government requirements. accordingly, contract task order n00024-25-f-8146/pp8f7 under id/iq contract n00024-22-d-6404 is hereby executed as ... | Navy | Jul 24, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001125C0314 definitive contract | BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc | $3.0M | Darpa research project security setup | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Dec 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8160 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.0M | Tactical situational awareness capability | Navy | Apr 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865124FB041 delivery order | Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory | $3.0M | No description on the record | Air Force | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8269 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.0M | Mng09 next generation jammer lowband | Navy | Sep 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002426C3005 definitive contract | Pacmar Technologies LLC | $3.0M | Base | Navy | Mar 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ014718F0022 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $3.0M | Igf::ot::igf contract. the primary purpose of this task order is to identify and operationalize overhead persistent infrared (opir) and other sensor exploitation capabilities which provide early intercept opportunities and increase raid ... | Missile Defense Agency | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865125CB007 definitive contract | Saab, Inc | $3.0M | Responsible ethical standards for pioneering effective combat technologies (respect) is a comprehensive test and evaluation framework that leverages formal natural language and natural language understanding. | Air Force | Feb 25, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0042126F1091 delivery order | Mercury Mission Systems LLC | $3.0M | This requirement is for the integration support for the advanced data transfer system (adts) data transfer unit (dtu)-103 and the new jansson data at rest (jdar) ground data transfer unit (g-dtu)-103 on the ch-53k platform. | Navy | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA205724FB017 delivery order | The Boeing Company | $3.0M | Fa2057-24-f-b017: virtual neptune hawk 25 | Air Force | Sep 9, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0002422F8369 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $3.0M | Low drag studies and cfd analysis | Navy | Jun 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W50RAJ24F0002 delivery order | Exponent Inc | $3.0M | Task type 3 - on individual ffp ti | Army | Aug 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002426C3038 definitive contract | Torrey Pines Logic, Inc | $3.0M | Base | Navy | May 8, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912CH26PA006 purchase order | Neya Systems LLC | $3.0M | Ground vehicle robotics - cybersecurity | Army | Jul 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8077 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $3.0M | Advannced submarine warfare | Navy | Nov 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0003026C3032 definitive contract | Sonalysts Inc | $3.0M | Base period rdt&e services | Navy | Apr 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002426C3025 definitive contract | In-Depth Engineering Corporation | $3.0M | Base | Navy | Mar 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833525F0425 delivery order | Virtuvia LLC | $3.0M | Sbir phase iii research & development | Navy | Sep 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA865125FB034 delivery order | Corvid Technologies, LLC | $3.0M | Hypersonic integrated technologies for enhanced missiles (hitem) lethality testing and vehicle effects | Air Force | Apr 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001125C0312 definitive contract | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $3.0M | Darpa research project security setup | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Dec 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C2206 definitive contract | Rda Inc | $3.0M | Expeditionary compact autonomous acoustic processor (excaap) | Navy | Apr 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086024C7117 definitive contract | Mantis Composites Inc | $3.0M | Sbir/sttr phase ii R&D - 3d printed carbon/carbon aeroshell | Missile Defense Agency | Feb 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875025FB006 delivery order | Owl Cyber Defense Solutions LLC | $3.0M | Screech operations and maintenance- conduct system deployment, system enhancements, upgrades, maintenance, testing, help desk, quick reaction support for operational/deployed versions of minerva including any additional versions ... | Air Force | Sep 22, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6600123F1240 delivery order | Science Applications International Corporation | $3.0M | Engineering services | Navy | Sep 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8542 delivery order | University of Texas at Austin | $3.0M | Multiscale evaluation of fvl configurations in hover | Navy | May 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6833525F0051 delivery order | Triton Systems, Inc | $3.0M | Research and development sbir phase iii topic n171-018 | Navy | Aug 4, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001425C1103 definitive contract | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc | $3.0M | This effort develops a wideband 2-18 ghz self-interference cancellation (sic) system with integrated sensing mechanisms and control. | Navy | Apr 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025CE035 definitive contract | Exquadrum Inc | $3.0M | Ultra-vk exoatmospheric flight test | Missile Defense Agency | Sep 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002425CS248 definitive contract | G2 Ops, Inc | $3.0M | Base award for sbir phase ii topic #n202-135 | Navy | Dec 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ086026CE005 definitive contract | Spaceport Authority Inc | $3.0M | Motion-compensated liquid-fueled launch support equipment for threat- representative target launches | Missile Defense Agency | Jan 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002426C3003 definitive contract | Fathom5 Corp | $3.0M | Base | Navy | Mar 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA807521F0012 delivery order | Amentum Services, Inc | $3.0M | Technical research architecture development and systems engineering | Air Force | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ072723F1418 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $3.0M | The advanced technology support program (atsp) contract acquired progressive microelectronic capability to integrate, test and prototype advanced technology microelectronics scanning and software solutions to digitally transform the F-16 ... | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Sep 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA865124FB050 delivery order | Cummings Aerospace, Inc | $3.0M | Weapons open system architecture (wosa) development and analysis | Air Force | Jun 2, 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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