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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA875024CB103 definitive contract | Cynnovative, LLC | $2.1M | Matterhorn | Air Force | Dec 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911QY19F0062 delivery order | Aeroclave LLC | $2.1M | Cbrne defense systems | Army | May 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001425C1107 definitive contract | Endrun LLC | $2.1M | Jammer hammer photonic integration | Navy | Mar 13, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA123F0010 delivery order | Premier Technology, Inc | $2.1M | Design, fabricate and deliver test articles to the combatting terrorism division of the research and development directorate. | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Nov 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0429 definitive contract | Cornell University | $2.1M | Cyber agents for security testing and learning environments (castle) program | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Feb 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875025CB072 definitive contract | Black River Systems Company, Inc | $2.1M | Next generation command and control (ngc2) will advance (daf) capabilities in command and control (c2) by leveraging artificial intelligence (ai) technologies and embracing a distributed operational model. | Air Force | May 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8716 delivery order | University of Washington | $2.1M | Turbine demonstrations td 3101032apl/uw fy2020 - fy2025 requirements in support of clin 0001university affiliated research center (uarc) effort in accordance with section c. | Navy | Sep 22, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W15QKN25FA294 delivery order | Ormond, LLC | $2.1M | The purpose of this effort is to develop improved waterjet manufacturing methods for refractory metal gun barrels and to develop an alternative to hard-chrome plating the inside diameter (id) of barrels. | Army | Aug 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ072722F1411 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $2.1M | Engineering services: manage, research, design, develop, test, integrate, and field advanced technology software solutions to add capability of the wxstream helios software application. | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Mar 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865123FB008 delivery order | Sparc Research LLC | $2.1M | Afrl propulsion design and analysis support | Air Force | May 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875023C1510 definitive contract | Assured Information Security, Inc | $2.1M | Speech analytics dashboard (speed) | Air Force | Apr 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865023F1029 delivery order | Matrix Research Inc | $2.1M | Wideband integrated digital-receivers for electronic intelligence bands using advanced next-generati | Air Force | Apr 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8802 delivery order | University of Hawaii | $2.1M | Support for SSN(x)/pms4xx | Navy | Sep 15, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6600124F0557 delivery order | Colsa Corp | $2.1M | Multi-command dltt/gs and mini-rack support | Navy | Dec 19, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA942226C0002 definitive contract | Ada Technologies, LLC | $2.1M | Under this effort the contractor shall build a complete prototype battery pack for launch facility (lf) application utilizing modules developed under a prior phase ii award with requisite ballast for full testing by air force nuclear ... | Air Force | Feb 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8080 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.1M | Assessment of hypersonic transition and turbulent heating (htt) 2.0 | Navy | May 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945322C0030 definitive contract | Earth Resources Technology, LLC | $2.1M | Basic - advancing real-time hf propagation predictions and enhancing battlespace awareness in perturbed ionosphere | Air Force | Mar 25, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865019F5626 delivery order | Arctos Technology Solutions, LLC | $2.1M | Nde to1 quick reaction nondestructive evaluation | Air Force | Jul 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911W619C0064 definitive contract | Smart Information Flow Technologies LLC | $2.1M | Advanced teaming (a-team) demonstration | Army | Jun 2, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HC102824F1110 delivery order | Agile Defense, LLC | $2.1M | Tec ii services cdl tech spt | Defense Information Systems Agency | Jun 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8806 delivery order | University of Hawaii | $2.1M | Center of excellence for corrosion | Navy | Sep 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6833525C0415 definitive contract | Vescent Technologies Inc | $2.1M | Sbir phase ii R&D | Navy | Sep 4, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA875026CB038 definitive contract | N.p Photonics, Inc | $2.1M | Power scalable 1762 nm single-frequency laser for barium ion qubits the objective of this effort is to design, build, test, and deliver a power-scalable, single-frequency fiber laser prototype operating at 1762 nm. | Air Force | Apr 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875026CB039 definitive contract | Nexus Photonics, Inc | $2.1M | Self-injection locked 1762 nm laser with on-chip amplifier. effort is to develop the most important laser for barium ion traps, the clock laser at 1762 nm. | Air Force | Apr 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170126CA099 definitive contract | Beacon Photonics Inc | $2.1M | Develop a mode locked laser on chip that will combine the robustness of the fiber laser approach and the miniaturization and fabrication advantages of photonics integrated circuits (pics). | Army | May 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875026CB037 definitive contract | Beacon Photonics Inc | $2.1M | Basilica: barium atomic spectroscopy with integrated lasers for ion computing applications: to fabricate a narrow bandwidth, on-chip 1762 nm laser with an amplifier to address the 6s1/2 to 5d5/2 quadrupole transition for ba+ | Air Force | Apr 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170126CA083 definitive contract | Fieldline Industries Inc | $2.1M | Small business innovation research (sbir) direct to phase ii, topic number o254-d04, resilient domestic supply of vcsels for quantum devices | Army | May 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170126CA084 definitive contract | Fuceltech Inc | $2.1M | Sbir direct to phase ii, topic number o254-d04, resilient domestic supply of vcsels for quantum devices addresses key supply chain vulnerabilities and performance challenges associated with vcsels used in quantum sensing systems. | Army | May 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170126CA173 definitive contract | Transwave Photonics, LLC | $2.1M | Quantum computers, certain arrayed quantum sensors, and directed energy laser weapons all share a common need for scalable laser amplification to support multiple laser beams. | Army | May 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875026CB035 definitive contract | Vescent Technologies Inc | $2.1M | Research develop and deliver an ultranarrow linewidth 1762 nm laser that meets the DOD requirements as well as the compatible needs of commercial quantum systems. | Air Force | Apr 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086026CE042 definitive contract | Triton Systems, Inc | $2.1M | Trajectory simulation using psm | Missile Defense Agency | Feb 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170126CA172 definitive contract | Elephint LLC | $2.1M | Multi-channel amplification on chip for scalable quantum and de applications | Army | May 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875026CB040 definitive contract | Oewaves, Inc | $2.1M | The objective of this effort is to develop and prototype a 1762 nm narrow linewidth laser with low swap. | Air Force | Apr 8, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP470125C0031 definitive contract | Solve Technology and Research, Inc | $2.1M | Solve technology: sbir phase ii proposal number:l2s-0048 proposal title:" advanced recovery and reuse technology of metal powder for high part quality in additive manufacturing" topic number:dla211-005 | Defense Logistics Agency | Mar 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600126F3602 delivery order | Tactical Engineering & Analysis, Inc | $2.1M | Airborne advanced tactical data link (atdl) engineering and test and evaluation support and sustainment | Navy | Apr 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0042126F0402 delivery order | Sabre Systems, LLC | $2.1M | New task order rf&a | Navy | Mar 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP470125C0057 definitive contract | Alkemix Corporation | $2.1M | Alkemix corp.: sttr phase ii topic number:dla23a-003 proposal number: l2s-0067 proposal title:tps for hypersonic applications | Defense Logistics Agency | Apr 23, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA865020C9313 definitive contract | L3 Technologies, Inc | $2.1M | Defense experimentation using commercial space internet | Air Force | Apr 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833524C0313 definitive contract | Crusoe Survival, LLC | $2.1M | 873authority | Navy | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA121C0003 definitive contract | Combustion Research & Flow Technology Inc | $2.1M | Small business innovation research phase iii advanced computational techniques for weapons effects phenomenology. | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Mar 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600121C4019 definitive contract | RTX BBN Technologies, Inc | $2.1M | Research iaw sow incant: insightful, cooperative analysis & testing | Navy | Sep 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA714625F0019 delivery order | Phaedrus LLC | $2.1M | This action is to support the oie enterprise while reviewing and establishing plans in the ever-evolving sector information and cyber environment and their intersections. the contractor shall complete the task per incorporated idiq pws, as ... | Air Force | May 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025CE058 definitive contract | Rtsync Corp | $2.1M | Sttr phase ii: devs-based virtual as is simulation test platform (dvast) | Missile Defense Agency | Sep 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA930024C6012 definitive contract | Physical Sciences Inc | $2.1M | Rotating detonation rocket engine development | Air Force | Dec 2, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W15QKN24C0068 definitive contract | Production Systems Automation LLC | $2.1M | Integrated advanced payloads for loitering munitions. | Army | Aug 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA875026CB041 definitive contract | Orbits Lightwave, Inc | $2.1M | The primary objective of this project is to develop and commercialize a breakthrough ultra-low noise, high-power, and compact fiber laser oscillator that operates at a 1762 nm wavelength. | Air Force | Apr 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA701425F0171 delivery order | Mantech Advanced Systems International, Inc | $2.1M | Software development services (sds), in the form of development, modification, maintenance, and operation of specified modeling and simulation tools in support of the requiring activity mission requirements. | Air Force | May 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001125C0304 definitive contract | The Johns Hopkins University | $2.1M | Scientific feasibility (scify) | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Jan 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| H9240119C0014 definitive contract | N-Ask, Incorporated | $2.1M | Igf::ot::igf ponderosa | U.S. Special Operations Command | Mar 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001925F2123 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $2.1M | E-2d ln-251m gps egi effort | Navy | 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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