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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N0001423C1049 definitive contract | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc | $2.6M | Coalesce | Navy | May 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600122C0074 definitive contract | Anduril Industries, Inc | $2.6M | Sbir phase iii - autonomous force protection intrusion with 5th generation networking and multi-access edge compute | Navy | Jun 10, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N6893626F5116 delivery order | Atea Technologies, LLC | $2.6M | Rangelynx instrumentation support | Navy | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911QX24F0036 delivery order | Kri at Northeastern University, LLC | $2.6M | Task order 2 under base idiq w911qx23d0004 for R&D services to research non-ionizing electromagnetc radiation effects (niemre). | Army | Sep 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA865022F6427 delivery order | BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc | $2.6M | Future airborne interface development (faid) | Air Force | May 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600123C0048 definitive contract | Hypres Inc | $2.6M | R&d for digital converters, integrated cryogenic experimental receiver inserts and modules | Navy | Sep 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8561 delivery order | University of Texas at Austin | $2.6M | Waterside security system hardware enhancements package fy24 | Navy | Nov 26, 2024 DoD 90d |
| SP470124C0067 definitive contract | University of Maine System | $2.6M | Woody biomass conversion to liquid hydrocarbon fuels - sawdust derived jet fuel blend stocks - congressional add for energy readiness program DLA energy | Defense Logistics Agency | Mar 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA248724FB044 delivery order | Cummings Aerospace, Inc | $2.6M | Hypersonic attack cruise missile (hacm) program refer to attachment 1 - statement of work (sow) for details | Air Force | Mar 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600125F0039 delivery order | General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc | $2.6M | Nites-next software development | Navy | Dec 19, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C1501 definitive contract | Subuas LLC | $2.6M | This effort will develop and demonstrate launch and recovery capabilities of the naviator from and to an uuv (using a uuv surrogate) without a human-in-the-loop, which we dubbed the subsurface autonomous naviator delivery (sand) system, or ... | Navy | Jan 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600123C4503 definitive contract | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $2.6M | Biointelligence and biosecurity for intelligence community (b24ic)rapid automated biosourcing through machine learning (rabml) | Navy | Mar 19, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ085925F0010 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $2.6M | Orion aging and surveillance | Missile Defense Agency | May 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600123F0038 delivery order | General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc | $2.6M | Nites next development | Navy | Sep 13, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HQ072726FE004 delivery order | The Boeing Company | $2.6M | The advanced technology support program (atsp) contract acquires progressive microelectronic capability solutions for the sea swarming platforms for instrumentation and destruct relay (seaspidr) widow 2.0 system. | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Apr 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25C0031 definitive contract | IT Cadre LLC | $2.6M | Global force information management requirement for visualization engineering services awarded as a phase iii sbir contract as an extension of work originally performed under phase i contract fa8649-20p-0649. | Army | May 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001425C2203 definitive contract | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $2.6M | Full spectrum undersea warfare (fsusw) innovative naval prototype (inp) | Navy | Mar 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA881825FB005 delivery order | Asrc Federal System Solutions LLC | $2.6M | Victus sol mission assurance task order | Air Force | Mar 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA852326FB003 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $2.6M | Electronic combat international security assistance program lab support | Air Force | Feb 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA205724FB007 delivery order | The Boeing Company | $2.6M | Vwc - virtual black flag 24 | Air Force | Jul 12, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA865121C0017 definitive contract | Cummings Aerospace, Inc | $2.6M | Development of morphing test articles | Air Force | Sep 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6893620F3000 delivery order | Altus Technical Solutions LLC | $2.6M | Weapons survivability laboratory (wsl) | Navy | Mar 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8140 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.6M | Maritime surveillance systems operations | Navy | Nov 24, 2025 DoD 90d |
| H9240222C0003 definitive contract | Berry Aviation, Inc | $2.6M | Engineering and contract management | U.S. Special Operations Command | Jul 16, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA122C0033 definitive contract | Occam's Razor Technologies LLC | $2.6M | Dtra research and development for countering weapons of mass destruction (cwmd). | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Apr 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001123F0036 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.6M | Darpa research project support services | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Dec 19, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA124C0039 definitive contract | Signature Science LLC | $2.6M | Functional exploitation and analysis of threats (feat) | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001122F0037 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.6M | Darpa research program support services | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Mar 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA861226FB002 delivery order | L3Harris Technologies Integrated Systems LP | $2.6M | Digital infrastructure network developer - l3 | Air Force | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8079 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.6M | Manned and unmanned systems for unconventional irregular warefare | Navy | Aug 27, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8397 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $2.6M | Bulk fuel over the shore storage and delivery system (bfosds) fabrication and integration support | Navy | Apr 9, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA248724FB024 delivery order | Calspan, LLC | $2.6M | Afseo f35 wind tunnel model | Air Force | Jun 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ085525F0002 delivery order | Corvid Technologies, LLC | $2.6M | O&s labor, travel, material/odc | Missile Defense Agency | Mar 16, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833522C0063 definitive contract | Excellerix, LLC | $2.6M | Research and development | Navy | Apr 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6893623F0439 delivery order | Navmar Applied Sciences Corp | $2.6M | Sbir 3 n04-266, n08-023, af083-006 | Navy | Mar 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA807521F0023 delivery order | Agile Innovative Solutions Joint Venture | $2.6M | Research development acquisition, test and evaluation and live fire test and evaluation on survivability and vulnerability of platform aircraft safety and sustainment assessments for aerospace survivability and safety office | Air Force | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA239125FB004 delivery order | DCS Corporation | $2.6M | Task order entitled, multi-domain modeling, simulation and analysis (mdmsa) ii, under the basic id/iq entitled aerospace systems technology research and assessment (astra) multi-domain modeling and simulation (mdmsa). | Air Force | May 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911SR24F0004 delivery order | Cipher Tech Solutions Inc | $2.6M | Driver zero | Army | Jan 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911W619C0067 definitive contract | DCS Corporation | $2.6M | A-team - operations management | Army | Sep 4, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA239124CB006 definitive contract | General Electric Company | $2.6M | Ge aerospace - affordable UAS power generation | Air Force | May 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA240124C0002 definitive contract | L3 Technologies, Inc | $2.6M | Advanced tactical data link common payload | Air Force | Nov 8, 2023 DoD 90d |
| SP470123F0096 delivery order | XSB Inc | $2.6M | Dml and the digital thread for clothing and individual equipment - under must ii | Defense Logistics Agency | Mar 16, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0017324F2400 delivery order | Envisioneering Inc | $2.6M | See attachment 1 - task order sow | Navy | May 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875024CB022 definitive contract | Charles River Analytics, Inc | $2.6M | Compartmentalization architecture using commodity hardware for enforcement | Air Force | Apr 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0003025F3001 delivery order | Omni Fed LLC | $2.6M | Askme software application requirements | Navy | Jan 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6893623F0452 delivery order | Navmar Applied Sciences Corp | $2.6M | Sbir 3 n04-266, n08-023, n08-009, af083-006 | Navy | Mar 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ085426FE017 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.6M | Abz guam | Missile Defense Agency | Mar 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8134 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.6M | Anti-submarine warfare surveillance systems snlk4 | Navy | Apr 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6893624F0216 delivery order | Brandes Associates, Inc | $2.6M | Engineering services | Navy | Aug 14, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HC102824F0358 delivery order | Agile Defense, LLC | $2.6M | Tec services - scm | Defense Information Systems Agency | Jun 5, 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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