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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N0042125F0830 delivery order | Sabre Systems, LLC | $2.1M | Pma-265 task order | Navy | May 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833524F0004 delivery order | Stottler Henke Associates, Inc | $2.1M | Sbir phase iii research & development | Navy | Jul 15, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911QX25FA059 delivery order | VRC Metal Systems, LLC | $2.1M | The contractor shall perform research and development services in support of small business technology transfer (sttr) phase iii contract in accordance with the attached task order nine (9) performance work statement (pws). | Army | Sep 9, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8712 delivery order | University of Washington | $2.1M | Apl/uw fy2020 - fy2025 requirements | Navy | Sep 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HC102824F0190 delivery order | Agile Defense, LLC | $2.1M | Issm support | Defense Information Systems Agency | Mar 25, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA231826FB011 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $2.1M | Systems engineering integration contract (seic ii) foreign military sales (fms) task order 17 | Air Force | Apr 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912CH26FA104 delivery order | Anduril Industries, Inc | $2.1M | Statement of work (sow) lattice ibcs-m CUAS capability integration for jiatf 401 | Army | May 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA238524CB036 definitive contract | Dynetics, Inc | $2.1M | Small hybrid aerial refueling kit | Air Force | Jul 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001425C1504 definitive contract | General Electric Company | $2.1M | Data analysis for the advanced rotor and stator airfoil designs tested at the low-speed research compressor (lsrc) at ge and test the final slatted vane stator configuration using hardware designed and fabricated under that previous ... | Navy | Dec 8, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001425C1128 definitive contract | Epsilon C5i Inc | $2.1M | Tactical applications for containerized knowledge and logistics execution (tackle) | Navy | Jun 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865021C9217 definitive contract | Blue Canyon Technologies LLC | $2.1M | Super-synchronous small satellite space surveillance system | Air Force | May 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833525C0439 definitive contract | Tagup, Inc | $2.1M | Research and development | Navy | Aug 19, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA225FE006 delivery order | Southwest Research Institute | $2.1M | Sunspear ii: agent defeat testing | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Apr 8, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865023F6406 delivery order | CAE USA Inc | $2.1M | Teachable models for training | Air Force | May 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086026CE013 definitive contract | Infinity Systems Engineering, a LTD Liability Co | $2.1M | Versatile intelligent sysml transformation architecture (vista) | Missile Defense Agency | Mar 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875023C1505 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $2.1M | Empath | Air Force | Apr 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865124CB017 definitive contract | Spectral Imaging Laboratory | $2.1M | Conformal, multi-aperture thermal-optical demonstrator for hypersonic flight | Air Force | Apr 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8313 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $2.1M | Navsea omn pms fy25 | Navy | Aug 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W56KGU20C0010 definitive contract | Peraton Labs Inc | $2.1M | The purpose of this action is to award a definitive five (5) year research and development contract | Army | Aug 21, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0001425C1301 definitive contract | Covar, LLC | $2.1M | Generative ai informed force design | Navy | May 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0426 definitive contract | Siemens Corporation | $2.1M | Cyber agents for security testing and learning environments (castle) program | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Mar 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA121C0006 definitive contract | Philips North America LLC | $2.1M | Persistent readiness through early prediction | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Feb 6, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6893625F3004 delivery order | Altus Technical Solutions LLC | $2.1M | Weapons survivability laboratory | Navy | Feb 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB021 definitive contract | Boston Geospatial, Inc | $2.1M | Sf242-d029 - space based environmental monitoring (sbem): this sbir phase ii contract with boston geospatial (bg) aims to enhance soil moisture remote sensing in arctic environments by leveraging insar technology. | Air Force | May 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001124F0331 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.1M | Darpa research program support services | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | May 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8511 delivery order | University of Texas at Austin | $2.1M | Explosive ordnance disposal underwater mine countermeasures system | Navy | Feb 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170126CA164 definitive contract | Aeluma, Inc | $2.1M | Sbir d2p2, topic number o254-d05, integrated quantum dots platform for multi-channel coherent optical amplification develop a high-performance integrated qd platform for multi-channel coherent optical amplification. | Army | May 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875024FB011 delivery order | Owl Cyber Defense Solutions LLC | $2.1M | Secure collaborative technology (sctech) operations and maintenance (om) vii - deployment,enhancements,upgrades,maintenance,testing,and support for operational and deployed versions of (sctech) including additional versions developed and ... | Air Force | Oct 2, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0002426F8097 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.0M | Zumwalt class destroyer program - bzdc3 | Navy | May 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W56KGU24F0001 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $2.0M | Task order #03 under contract w56kgu21d0001 | Army | Mar 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP470125C0040 definitive contract | CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp | $2.0M | Sbir phase ii: cts cement manufacturing corp. sp4701-25-c-0040 proposal#:l2-0484 proposal title: "rapid-setting and heat-resistant concrete for infrastructure repairs in remote and strategically significant airfields" | Defense Logistics Agency | Jun 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8325 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $2.0M | Modular kit prototype for the fuel at sea(fas) standard tensioned replenished alongside method (stream) system-phase 2 | Navy | Mar 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA868424CB038 definitive contract | Kalscott Engineering, Inc | $2.0M | Sbir ii effort for development of autonomous mobile robots | Air Force | Apr 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA006 definitive contract | Shared Spectrum Company | $2.0M | Small business innovation research, phase ii topic a244-p019, open topic for persistent experimentation. | Army | May 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA002 definitive contract | Pacmar Technologies LLC | $2.0M | Small business innovation research (sbir) phase ii topic: a244-p019, open topic for persistent experimentation. | Army | May 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA003 definitive contract | Target Arm Inc | $2.0M | Sbir phase ii topic a244-p019 - open topic for persistent experimentation | Army | May 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP470126C0052 definitive contract | Biomass Energy Systems Inc | $2.0M | Sbir phase ii award to biomass energy systems inc. proposal: critical materials recovery from military end of life assets, proposal # l2s-0088 tendered under sbir baa 21.1 topic 003 | Defense Logistics Agency | Mar 31, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945120F0002 delivery order | Intrepid LLC | $2.0M | This service is in support of R&D in hpem tech, as required within the various programs and projects within the afrl/rdh div. this excludes services related to atmospheric phenomena and/or other weather-related/generated, high energy ... | Air Force | Sep 4, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8523 delivery order | University of Texas at Austin | $2.0M | Waterside security system capabilities package | Navy | Apr 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025CE043 definitive contract | Combustion Research & Flow Technology Inc | $2.0M | Sbir direct to phase ii: predicting rf attenuation and radar cross section returns for high fidelity 3d missile plumes and hypersonic wakes with hardbody interaction | Missile Defense Agency | Aug 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025C7422 definitive contract | Space Information Laboratories, LLC | $2.0M | Sbir/sttr second phase ii R&D vbirs space based range | Missile Defense Agency | Jan 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025C7105 definitive contract | Decibel Research, Inc | $2.0M | Sbir phase ii R&D: extension of hf othr atmospheric state and variability studies to a broader range of wavelengths and elevation | Missile Defense Agency | Apr 2, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6833525F0090 delivery order | Discovery Machine Inc | $2.0M | Research and development | Navy | Apr 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600122C4020 definitive contract | Riverside Research Institute | $2.0M | Research iaw the sow for darpa harden program. | Navy | Sep 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA865023C1136 definitive contract | Riverside Research Institute | $2.0M | Mission systems open architecture prototyping, experimentation, and demonstration | Air Force | Apr 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15QKN24F0559 delivery order | Savit Corporation | $2.0M | Adam demil phase 2 | Army | Feb 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0017321C2002 definitive contract | Strategic Analysis, Inc | $2.0M | Human systems integration considerations with artificial intelligence / machine learning technologies | Navy | Mar 31, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170126CA169 definitive contract | Mesa Quantum Systems, Inc | $2.0M | Small business innovation research (sbir) direct to phase ii, topic number o254-d04, resilient domestic supply of vcsels for quantum devices | Army | May 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865018C2808 definitive contract | University of Dayton | $2.0M | Igf::ot::igf air launched off-board operations | Air Force | Feb 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833525C0394 definitive contract | Trillium Engineering, LLC | $2.0M | Research and development sbir phase ii | Navy | Jun 10, 2025 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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