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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W5170125CA271 definitive contract | Lynntech Inc | $2.0M | Small business innovative research (sbir) phase ii topic a254-003, lynntech, inc. | Army | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170126CA133 definitive contract | Saaz Micro, Inc | $2.0M | A244-061 - expeditor: extensible and portable, easy to deploy ip for thermal-band optical roics | Army | Mar 31, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA093 definitive contract | Seekr Technologies Inc | $2.0M | Small business innovative research (sbir) phase ii topic a244-064, seekr technologies inc. | Army | Mar 19, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA268 definitive contract | Obsidian Sensors Inc | $2.0M | Small business innovative research (sbir) phase ii topic a244-024, obsidian sensors, inc. | Army | Apr 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170126CA107 definitive contract | Innovo LLC | $2.0M | Small business innovation research, direct to phase ii topic a254-022, ai-enabled source selection for contract proposal evaluation | Army | May 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA480125C0005 definitive contract | Evitado USA LLC | $2.0M | Funding for: tacfi evitado USA, llc py25.2 proposal number: f2-19095topic number: afx235-cs01 estimated period of performance: 1 july 2025 - 30 june 2027fy25 funds expire for obligation 30 sept 2026 | Air Force | May 8, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0282 definitive contract | Expression Networks LLC | $2.0M | Small business innovative research (sbir) direct to phase ii, "ai enabled arp select and monitor" develop and deliver state of the art ai enabled system to modernize and automate the acquisition process starting with how the ARMY develops ... | Army | May 13, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6426725C7644 definitive contract | Spectral Energies LLC | $2.0M | 873authority | Navy | Apr 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911QX24F0049 delivery order | Carnegie-Mellon University | $2.0M | Accelerating edge intelligence | Army | Feb 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025CE053 definitive contract | Atea Technologies, LLC | $2.0M | Sbir direct to phase ii novel effector payloads | Missile Defense Agency | Sep 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025C7408 definitive contract | Black River Systems Company, Inc | $2.0M | Sbir direct to phase ii | Missile Defense Agency | Jun 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6833524C0301 definitive contract | Epir, Inc | $2.0M | Research and development | Navy | Mar 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425CT237 definitive contract | Arete Associates | $2.0M | Base award for sttr phase ii topic n19a-t017 | Navy | Mar 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA864922P1106 purchase order | Kinnami Software Corporation | $2.0M | Data management and multi-level security for the compass call program | Air Force | Jun 4, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP470123C0065 definitive contract | Parts Life Inc | $2.0M | Sbir phase ii proposal # l2-0432 tendered under topic # dla202-001 advertised in sbir broad agency announcement (baa) #sbir 20.2 | Defense Logistics Agency | Jun 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6833525C0460 definitive contract | Cornerstone Research Group Inc | $2.0M | Research and development | Navy | Aug 19, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025CE029 definitive contract | Integrated Solutions for Systems, Inc | $2.0M | Sbir phase ii - functional assurance certification process for low energy exploding foil | Missile Defense Agency | Sep 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ086026CE054 definitive contract | Opto-Knowledge Systems Inc | $2.0M | Swift (scalable weapon for intercepting fast threats) is a modular, endoatmospheric interceptor concept intended to defeat ballistic, maneuvering hypersonicglide in the endo regime, and supersonic cruise threats in timelimited engagements. | Missile Defense Agency | Mar 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA302025C0006 definitive contract | Enduvo Inc | $2.0M | Enduvo tacfi - raise: rapid ai-immersive scalable education | Air Force | Jun 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002424CS185 definitive contract | Simventions Inc | $2.0M | Base | Navy | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025CE024 definitive contract | Eoptic, Inc | $2.0M | Applied uv/ir for rapid-moving objective recognition (auror) | Defense Contract Management Agency | Oct 9, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0290 definitive contract | Brandywine Photonics LLC | $2.0M | Small business innovation research (sbir), topic# a244-031, "advanced miniature mission processor for hyperspectral applications." this furthers the effort conducted under sbir phase i contract w51701-24-c-xxxx | Army | May 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170126CA042 definitive contract | Gallatin AI, Inc | $2.0M | Small business innovation research, direct to phase ii topic a254-045, predict, optimize, recommend, and track of adaptive logistics (portal) | Army | May 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912CH25CA024 definitive contract | Avathon Government, Inc | $2.0M | Contested logistics (cl) capability that provides a software suite for intelligence and visualization of in-transit assets to include maintenance and predictive maintenance requirements for prototype solution | Army | Apr 22, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA701425P0031 purchase order | Workera Corp | $2.0M | Pkf - moss - rayford cage - workera tacfi py25.2 | Air Force | Aug 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ086021C0003 definitive contract | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $2.0M | Axial upper stage | Missile Defense Agency | Nov 13, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N6833524C0038 definitive contract | Candent Technologies Incorporated | $2.0M | Sbir ph ii award | Defense Contract Management Agency | Apr 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA857126C0014 definitive contract | Axnano Inc | $2.0M | Small business innovation research project phase ii tacfi axnano, llc py25.2 c2 topic number: ax224-ocso1 | Air Force | Apr 16, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ072724F1202 delivery order | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc | $2.0M | The advanced technology support program (atsp) contract acquires progressive microelectronic capability solutions for electromagnetic spectrum (ems) model development for joint force applications cet 24-457. | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Jan 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170126CA028 definitive contract | Tern AI Inc | $2.0M | Small business innovation research, direct to phase ii topic a254-p030, xtechoverwatch open topic | Army | May 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833524C0081 definitive contract | Ata Engineering, Inc | $2.0M | Research and development 873authority | Navy | Mar 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA054 definitive contract | AD Hoc Research Associates LLC | $2.0M | Adaptive artificial intelligence testing and transparency: unveiling darkstax, the future of digital twin simulations in military artificial intelligence | Army | Mar 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002424CS191 definitive contract | Pacmar Technologies LLC | $2.0M | Base | Defense Contract Management Agency | Oct 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6833526C0203 definitive contract | Redhelm Labs LLC | $2.0M | Progress report #6 | Navy | Apr 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA241 definitive contract | Ozni AI LLC | $2.0M | Ai system that leverages new ai techniques to enable sensors to interpret and understand the context of their local environment to estimate the pattern of life and detect anomalies. | Army | May 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170126CA109 definitive contract | Aver LLC | $2.0M | Small business innovation research, direct to phase ii topic a254-023, ai-enabled portfolio management | Army | May 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425CS187 definitive contract | Arete Associates | $2.0M | Base | Navy | Sep 23, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0234 definitive contract | A10 Systems Inc | $2.0M | Direct to phase ii award | Army | Sep 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA087 definitive contract | Mobius Logic, Inc | $2.0M | The primary focus of this project is on securing user trust in the adoption of large language models and large language model integrated systems which are key objectives for both project linchpin and the ARMY digital transformation. | Army | Jun 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0186 definitive contract | Arcnano, Inc | $2.0M | Small business innovative research (sbir) ARMY topic # a244-009, "forward looking infrared (flir) dual band focal plane array in high definition." | Army | Nov 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6660426FC431 delivery order | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $2.0M | Design study of the mk 48 mod 7 guidance and control section to allow continued production of the mk 48 mod 7 guidance and control section while maintaining compatibility with the 52 element transducer acoustic nose shell assembly. | Navy | Mar 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002426C3006 definitive contract | Texas Research Institute , Austin, Inc | $2.0M | Base | Navy | May 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA714625C0022 definitive contract | Octant Data, LLC | $2.0M | Tacfi octant graphika | Air Force | May 8, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6833524C0008 definitive contract | Spectral Sciences, Inc | $2.0M | Sbir phase ii | Navy | Mar 10, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025CE019 definitive contract | Spectral Energies LLC | $2.0M | Sbir direct to phase ii- disruptive propulsion technology to enhance the missile defense system | Missile Defense Agency | Jan 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833523C0214 definitive contract | Physics, Materials, and Applied Mathematics Research L.l.c | $2.0M | Research and development | Navy | Apr 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8011 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.0M | Bertical takeoff and landing family of systems | Navy | Aug 6, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA235 definitive contract | Megaray LLC | $2.0M | Sbir phase ii sequential contract awarded to megaray, llc, for 360 extended range ai imaging system for product manager xm30 advanced capabilities. | Army | Sep 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025CE042 definitive contract | Spectral Energies LLC | $2.0M | Sbir phase ii: directed energy lethality assessments of hypersonic threats | Missile Defense Agency | Aug 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA260 definitive contract | Polaris Sensor Technologies Inc | $2.0M | An advanced electro optic infrared camera system designed to accelerate the kill chain by enabling rapid target acquisition in cluttered environments while significantly minimizing false detections to support timely and robust target ... | Army | May 19, 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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