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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N6600121C4024 definitive contract | Georgia Tech Research Corp | $2.6M | Research iaw sow in support of darpa v-spells program for effort titled prism | Navy | Jun 9, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001423C1046 definitive contract | Analog Photonics LLC | $2.6M | Long range lidar and free space optical com transmitter based on siph optical phased arrays. | Navy | Aug 13, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W900KK24C0024 definitive contract | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $2.6M | Fully develop and demonstrate a sea-based high energy laser atmospheric characterization (shelac) system | Army | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8568 delivery order | University of Texas at Austin | $2.6M | Uap response package | Navy | Jan 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA857124C0039 definitive contract | Xrdefense, LLC | $2.6M | Pzimb sbir - ph3 - topic af151-162, maintenance (mx) data capture (company xrdefense) | Air Force | Jul 11, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HC102824F0470 delivery order | Agile Defense, LLC | $2.6M | Tec ii services-ffp | Defense Information Systems Agency | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8352 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $2.6M | Psu/arl support for darpa pump program iv&v team-phase 1a-1b | Navy | Aug 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA875022C0188 definitive contract | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc | $2.6M | Multi-domain command & control integration & experimentation (mdc2ie) | Air Force | Sep 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001122C0127 definitive contract | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $2.6M | Darpa research project | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Mar 22, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0002422F8705 delivery order | University of Washington | $2.6M | Apl/uw fy2020 - fy2025 requirements - vehicle autonomy and sensing: development and operations | Navy | Aug 4, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001122F0017 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.6M | Darpa research project support | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Nov 24, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA881822F0003 delivery order | Asrc Federal System Solutions LLC | $2.6M | Rslp ma task order 1 | Air Force | Apr 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8091 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.6M | Biometric materials for next generation, spectrally tailored nets (biospecnet) | Navy | Mar 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HC102824F0390 delivery order | Agile Defense, LLC | $2.6M | Tec services - dt&e | Defense Information Systems Agency | May 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865020C9321 definitive contract | Raytheon Company | $2.6M | Defense experimentation using commercial space internet (deucsi) | Air Force | May 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002421C6309 definitive contract | Systems & Technology Research LLC | $2.6M | Engineering services | Navy | Jan 8, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001121C0034 definitive contract | Galois, Inc | $2.6M | Data protection in virtual environments (dprive) | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | May 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001425C2403 definitive contract | Boston Fusion Corp | $2.5M | Rubicon | Navy | May 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8404 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $2.5M | Subject matter expertise (sme) u.s. cyber command (uscc) support | Navy | Apr 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865021C5222 definitive contract | Spirit Aerosystems Inc | $2.5M | Certificationof bonded aircraft structures by process control | Air Force | May 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA868223FB006 delivery order | Serco Inc | $2.5M | Joint air to surface standoff missile enterprise analytics support | Air Force | Nov 24, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA228023F0004 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.5M | Task order jhu apl apex phase 1 R&D | Air Force | Aug 29, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8277 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.5M | Platform and force level technology transition ii | Navy | Nov 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ072722F1613 delivery order | Raytheon Company | $2.5M | Environmental workflow applications (ewa) | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Jan 23, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C1136 definitive contract | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc | $2.5M | The main objective of this work is to use bae systems ultrashort pulse laser (uspl) and facilities to characterize and explore laser-induced wideband radiofrequency and optical based effects on electronic targets for potential military ... | Navy | May 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001421C1067 definitive contract | RTX Corporation | $2.5M | Next generation propulsion (ngp) enablers cast conformal heat exchanger (cchx) testing | Defense Contract Management Agency | Feb 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA862826CB001 definitive contract | Anautics, Inc | $2.5M | B-52 xr defense digital engineering on the titan platform | Air Force | Jan 8, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8046 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.5M | Mine warfare systems development | Navy | May 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086023C7103 definitive contract | Optimization Technologies, Inc | $2.5M | Sbir/sttr phase ii R&D operational defense effectiveness assessments for missile raid scenarios | Missile Defense Agency | Dec 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0492 definitive contract | Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | $2.5M | Enhanced sbom for optimized software sustainment (e-boss) program | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Mar 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001125CE038 definitive contract | Aarno Labs LLC | $2.5M | Machine learning and optimization-guided compilers for heterogeneous architectures (mocha) program. | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | May 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911W624F0031 delivery order | Anduril Industries, Inc | $2.5M | 873authority | Army | Sep 2, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6893624F0166 delivery order | Raytheon Company | $2.5M | Engineering services for ngj mb | Navy | Sep 5, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0042126F0455 delivery order | Aviation Systems Engineering Company Inc | $2.5M | Aasp order with asec | Navy | Apr 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA239124CB036 definitive contract | Strategic Technology Consulting LLC | $2.5M | Foundational model based systems engineering models | Air Force | May 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001125C0302 definitive contract | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $2.5M | Scientific feasibility (scify) | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Jan 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086023C7104 definitive contract | Infinity Labs LLC | $2.5M | Sbir/sttr phase ii R&D - missile defense evaluation and assessment tool (mdeat) phase ii | Missile Defense Agency | Sep 19, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ085522F0009 delivery order | Ahtna Global LLC | $2.5M | Labor - range support | Missile Defense Agency | Jun 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP470125F0273 delivery order | Scale AI, Inc | $2.5M | Scale ai to for piee transition use case development short term project (stp) under idiq sp4701-24-d-0004 under hackathon - emergent iv baa0001-22 | Defense Logistics Agency | Sep 24, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8382 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $2.5M | Buoyant roll-on/roll-off inflatable fit (brrik) connectors 2 | Navy | May 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600123C4505 definitive contract | Quantitative Biosciences, Inc | $2.5M | A sensitive, multiplexed, and on-line sensor for target-agnostic water monitoring | Navy | Mar 19, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ085422F0030 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $2.5M | Research and development | Missile Defense Agency | Apr 16, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001425C2401 definitive contract | Systems Engineering Inc | $2.5M | Seeing through the fog | Navy | Oct 24, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA873023PB008 purchase order | Electric Propulsion Technologies, LLC | $2.5M | Electric ionic propulsion engine | Air Force | Jan 22, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA237726CB003 definitive contract | Matrix Research Inc | $2.5M | Combat identification automatic target recognition technology (catch) call 02 | Air Force | Apr 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8248 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.5M | Sm engineering & evaluation wpn-bweh8 | Navy | Nov 24, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8316 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $2.5M | Arl/psu - fy2018 - fy 2023 requirement | Navy | Feb 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8049 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.5M | Zumwalt combat systems operational analysis (bzdm5) | Navy | Sep 9, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8231 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.5M | Warcom fy24 engr expertise | Navy | Aug 21, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8300 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $2.5M | Type-mi periscope prototype- concept/architecure design | Navy | Mar 18, 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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