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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HQ086025C7413 definitive contract | Physical Sciences Inc | $2.0M | Sbir/sttr phase ii R&D: novel fiber optic, non-invasive dacs copv pressure measurement system | Missile Defense Agency | Apr 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6833524C0096 definitive contract | Vision Systems Inc | $2.0M | Research and development | Navy | Mar 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0016424FJ029 delivery order | Indesign LLC | $2.0M | Engineering services | Navy | Feb 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002424CS192 definitive contract | Arete Associates | $2.0M | Development of a lidar imager for navigation, environmental analysis, and reconnaissance (linear). | Navy | Mar 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424C2129 definitive contract | Marine Acoustics Inc | $2.0M | Fy24 R&D for the development of methodologies and an associated tool kit for test design and application of test results to validation of modeling and simulation | Navy | Dec 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ086026CE056 definitive contract | Atea Technologies, LLC | $2.0M | Sbir direct to phase ii: low cost interceptors for missile defense | Missile Defense Agency | May 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA090 definitive contract | Nanotech Energy Inc | $2.0M | A244-p063 - next generation 21700 battery cells for 6t batteries | Army | May 6, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001925F0053 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $2.0M | The purpose of this delivery order is to provide safcs support. | Navy | Sep 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001924F1105 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $2.0M | Global lightning phase 2 support | Navy | Aug 19, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0283 definitive contract | Govly, Inc | $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 | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ072725FE025 delivery order | Caes Systems LLC | $2.0M | The advanced technology support program (atsp) contract acquires progressive microelectronic capability solutions for navair rotorcraft antenna & tuner system upgrade | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Apr 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025CE014 definitive contract | Exo-Atmospheric Technologies LLC | $2.0M | Sbir direct to phase ii: affordable divert and attitude control system backpack (adacs bp) | Missile Defense Agency | Sep 8, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025C7402 definitive contract | Apsidal LLC | $2.0M | Sbir/sttr phase ii R&D | Missile Defense Agency | May 20, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8002 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.0M | Strategic weapon system (sws) evaluation flight test loe fy25 | Navy | Apr 24, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025CE016 definitive contract | Specter Aerospace Inc | $2.0M | Hitman: hypersonic interceptor for maneuvering systems | Missile Defense Agency | Sep 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001425C1124 definitive contract | Pacific Northwest Defense Coalition | $2.0M | Vital is designed to enhance future naval relevance and directly contribute to the departments mission objectives. | Navy | Jun 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C1328 definitive contract | Rite-Solutions, Inc | $2.0M | Advancing research on cyber-physical systems security and resilience in a naval environment | Navy | Sep 13, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911SR25C0026 definitive contract | Kratos S2, Inc | $2.0M | Replacement components and installation of two 6m antennas. | Army | Sep 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA228024F0013 delivery order | Skyways Air Transportation Inc | $2.0M | Rapid cargo resupply small business innovative research phase iii | Air Force | Feb 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6660421F3012 delivery order | Purvis Systems Inc | $2.0M | Engineering and technical services in support of code 34 electronic warfare laboratories, electromagnetic maneuver warfare advance technical development, and special project programs. | Navy | Apr 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865021F5414 delivery order | Bluehalo, LLC | $2.0M | Non-linear optical materials research | Air Force | Nov 21, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA857125C0024 definitive contract | Rgbsi Aerospace & Defense LLC | $2.0M | Sbir - ph3 - topic dla232-001, digital sustainment platform: leveraging dsp integrated capabilities to resolvedla (no bid) sourcing issues | Air Force | Mar 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425CS098 definitive contract | MRL Materials Resources LLC | $2.0M | Base award for sbir phase ii topic #n211-085. | Navy | Nov 7, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ085723F6100 delivery order | Amentum Technology, Inc | $2.0M | Support the warfighter through the development and sustainment of software to support the bmds operational readiness reporting process (borrs) and the warfighter requests for analysis, information, and alliance participation in test ... | Missile Defense Agency | Feb 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170126CA103 definitive contract | Teradar, Inc | $2.0M | Small business innovation research, direct to phase ii topic a254-021, ruggedized sensors to increase driving visibility and vehicle safety | Army | May 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| M6785425C6511 definitive contract | Nanohmics Inc | $2.0M | Topic number 191-001 small business innovation research 2nd phase ii multi-color long-wave infrared (lwir) imagers award | Navy | Jun 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8009 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.0M | Uswdss upgrade engineering (ssf43) | Navy | Nov 24, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025CE022 definitive contract | Forallsecure Inc | $2.0M | Sbir direct to phase ii - automated descriptive vulnerability illumination in software for operation readiness (advisor) | Missile Defense Agency | Feb 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425CS074 definitive contract | Senvol LLC | $2.0M | Base award for sbir phase ii topic #dla18a-001 | Navy | Feb 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025C7420 definitive contract | Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corporation | $2.0M | Sbir/sttr phase ii R&D rad-tol innovative integrated optical driver for ultra-low-loss imu | Missile Defense Agency | Aug 6, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ086026CE047 definitive contract | Ierus Technologies Inc | $2.0M | Sttr phase ii - othr waveforms and processing | Missile Defense Agency | Mar 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001923F0167 delivery order | DCS Corporation | $2.0M | Wasp version 5.2 major build | Navy | Jun 18, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N6833525C0483 definitive contract | GXC, LLC | $2.0M | Research and development | Navy | Jul 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6833525C0587 definitive contract | Maxentric Technologies LLC | $2.0M | Research and development sbir phase ii topic osd234-p001 | Navy | Aug 28, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA051 definitive contract | Rincell Corporation | $2.0M | Topic #: a244-p063 - battery focused open topic (direct to phase ii) | Army | May 6, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP470124C0044 definitive contract | Russell Technical Consulting Services LLC | $2.0M | Sttr phase ii proposal #l2-0451 titled "cost effective tps technology for hypersonic applications" tendered under topic # dla23a-003 advertised in broad agency announcement (baa) #sttr 23.a | Defense Logistics Agency | Apr 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0214 definitive contract | Enexor Energy, LLC | $2.0M | Army topic #a224-016, "xtech/sbir clean tech." the intent of this topic is to develop and provide clean technology solutions in 5 areas: clean energy generation, clean energy storage, clean micro-grid, electric transporation, and clean ... | Army | May 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HT942525F0056 delivery order | Chickasaw Service Solutions, LLC | $2.0M | Research, development, test and evaluation support services for the warfighter performance group. | Defense Health Agency | Apr 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425CS097 definitive contract | Greensea Systems, Inc | $2.0M | Base | Navy | Aug 5, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001924F1049 delivery order | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $2.0M | Osa support: labor hours purchased | Navy | Sep 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8538 delivery order | University of Texas at Austin | $2.0M | Fy25 nsw sensor depot support | Navy | Jan 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6893625F0504 delivery order | Atea Technologies, LLC | $2.0M | Task order for rangelynx trrecs support jc1 | Navy | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ072724F1414 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $2.0M | The advanced technology support program (atsp) contract acquires progressive microelectronic capability solutions for radars. | Defense Microelectronics Activity | May 28, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025CE034 definitive contract | Stellar Science LTD Co | $2.0M | Ash phase ii | Missile Defense Agency | Sep 4, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001122C0011 definitive contract | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $2.0M | Darpa research project | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | May 14, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0001924F2567 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $2.0M | Fy24 experimentation effort | Navy | Aug 19, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002426F8039 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.0M | Resilient program fy26 omn | Navy | Mar 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8214 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.0M | Dha directed energy health research | Navy | Sep 9, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002424CS196 definitive contract | The Probitas Project, Inc | $2.0M | Base | Navy | Apr 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025CE027 definitive contract | Texas Biochemicals Inc | $2.0M | Sbir ph ii: cost-effective, scalable and electrically conductive spray coatings for lightning strike protection | Missile Defense Agency | Sep 19, 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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