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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA945123CA013 definitive contract | Stellar Science LTD Co | $2.2M | Advanced laser modeling and simulation 2 (alms2) | Air Force | May 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600121C0012 definitive contract | Ausgar Technologies, Inc | $2.2M | Lss & radaic project support services | Navy | Jun 4, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6600122F0001 delivery order | Epsilon C5i Inc | $2.2M | Rdte services (base period) | Navy | Apr 25, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA857125C0018 definitive contract | Xrdefense, LLC | $2.2M | Sbir phase iii topic number topic af151-162,maintenance (mx) data capture | Air Force | Oct 20, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6660425FH147 delivery order | General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc | $2.2M | Data acquisition retrieval system engineering services. | Navy | Jun 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA125CE006 definitive contract | Aeris LLC | $2.2M | Develop a digital twin system for chemical and biological sensors that will enhance training, situational awareness, operational efficiency, and comprehensive understanding and assessment in cb-contested environments. | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | May 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8194 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.2M | Lcs mission module and susv engineering (slcs4) | Navy | Mar 10, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8014 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.2M | Navsea tech office systems engineering | Navy | Sep 23, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6600124F1087 delivery order | Centurum Information Technology Inc | $2.2M | Satellite communication (satcom) capability based (cb) in-service engineering agent (isea), comtech slm-5650b modem variants ngeo firmware upgrade | Navy | Mar 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8098 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.2M | Pp492 launcher d5le2 | Navy | May 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA945325CX033 definitive contract | Eaglepicher Technologies LLC | $2.2M | Sub-zero li-ion battery technology development - high power and energy defense energy storage for space systems | Air Force | Sep 22, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0042120F0054 delivery order | BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc | $2.2M | Technical and engineering services | Navy | Jul 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA238124FB005 delivery order | Anduril Industries, Inc | $2.2M | Maneuver edge node for enabling secure c4 networks (menace) | Air Force | Mar 28, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W15QKN24F0261 delivery order | Ormond, LLC | $2.2M | Sbir phase 3 task 4 | Army | Apr 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865125FB023 delivery order | Science Applications International Corporation | $2.2M | Starnet continuing development follow-on | Air Force | Feb 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600121F1066 delivery order | Epsilon C5i Inc | $2.2M | Taf enterprise services (base)- rdte | Navy | Dec 12, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0001421FM019 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $2.2M | Center operations and center management | Navy | Apr 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ085126FE035 delivery order | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $2.2M | This to focuses on ship installation and integration as well as the program management and engineering activities necessary to execute and oversee aegis bmd 4.1.3 upgrade. | Missile Defense Agency | May 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA701426F0049 delivery order | Dark Wolf Solutions, LLC | $2.2M | Afw has a need to rapidly authorize appropriately tested emerging technologies to outpace our adversaries, and to implement innovative solutions to assessing and remediating cyber vulnerabilities of our critical business and mission ... | Air Force | Apr 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C1128 definitive contract | Kudu Dynamics LLC | $2.2M | Kudo dynamics, llc will develop of analysis tools, benchmark test suites, and advanced capabilities that will assess and enable the resiliency of data, algorithms, and cyber features in systems and platforms to be identified by the ... | Navy | Apr 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8560 delivery order | University of Texas at Austin | $2.2M | Waterside security system technologies package | Navy | May 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833524F0321 delivery order | Virtuvia LLC | $2.2M | 873authority. research and development sbir phase ii a214-052 | Navy | Aug 4, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8069 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.2M | Corvd analytical support, data modernization, | Navy | Jan 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001421C1028 definitive contract | Kern Technology Group LLC | $2.2M | Agile research in theater undersea warfare | Navy | Feb 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001121C0170 definitive contract | Protagonist Technology LLC | $2.2M | Influence campaign awareness and sensemaking (incas) program | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Feb 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001122C0031 definitive contract | SRI International | $2.2M | Computational cultural understanding (ccu) | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Apr 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001121C0201 definitive contract | Verus Research, LLC | $2.2M | The goal of the waveform agile radio-frequency directed energy (warden) program is to extend the range of high power microwave (hpm) back-door attack by a factor of 10 beyond the current state of the art. | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | May 22, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600121C4001 definitive contract | Peraton Labs Inc | $2.1M | Darpa royal program - sow research radio technologies (classified program) | Navy | May 20, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0017818F3007 delivery order | Southeastern Computer Consultants, Inc | $2.1M | H40 - engineering services support | Navy | Mar 31, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0017323F2015 delivery order | R&m Technology Solutions, LLC | $2.1M | Labor | Navy | May 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W9113M22F0030 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.1M | Jhu space force torp-002 | Army | May 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0042122F0541 delivery order | BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc | $2.1M | Labor - term - rdt&e - iap branch establish task order | Navy | Feb 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833521F0268 delivery order | Securboration, Inc | $2.1M | Sbir phase ii R&D | Navy | Jul 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001423C1032 definitive contract | Monde Wireless Inc | $2.1M | Under this effort, contractor will evaluate manufacturable fabrication techniques for n-polar gan high electron mobility transistors. | Navy | Jun 20, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA860425FB505 delivery order | Inkit Worldwide LLC | $2.1M | File intelligence platform and associated products and services. | Air Force | Apr 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8202 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.1M | Dot blood | Navy | Sep 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA945325FX016 delivery order | KBR Wyle Services, LLC | $2.1M | Bringing responsive operation through novel computing on-demand (bronco) ii | Air Force | Mar 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001123C0101 definitive contract | University of Southern California | $2.1M | Processor reconfiguration for wideband sensor systems (prowess) | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Sep 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W15QKN24F0530 delivery order | Phoenix LLC | $2.1M | Neutron radiography capabilities and limitations - task order 5 | Army | Mar 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA864923P0534 purchase order | Jaxon, Inc | $2.1M | Detecting object signatures for situational awareness | Air Force | Feb 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833523C0171 definitive contract | Fairmount Technologies LLC | $2.1M | Sbir phase ii | Navy | Jul 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA881925CB009 definitive contract | LMI Consulting, LLC | $2.1M | Analytical support to ssc/szaz | Air Force | Jun 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8367 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $2.1M | Large-scale shaftline test facility site and enclosure design | Navy | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6660426FH154 delivery order | General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc | $2.1M | Data acquisition and reporting tool set (darts) tasking | Navy | Jan 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001123C0067 definitive contract | Raytheon Company | $2.1M | Darpa research project | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Mar 19, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HC102824F0589 delivery order | Agile Defense, LLC | $2.1M | System administration/sustainment | Defense Information Systems Agency | Mar 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6660422F3002 delivery order | Science Applications International Corporation | $2.1M | Engineering, technical, and programming services to undersea warfare (usw) weapons programs and related systems assigned. | Navy | May 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002423C5209 definitive contract | Daniel H Wagner Associates Inc | $2.1M | Engineering services | Navy | Aug 4, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001125F0014 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.1M | Darpa research program support services | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | May 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600123F0593 delivery order | Peraton Inc | $2.1M | Trs ss support services | Navy | Jan 30, 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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