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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N0002425CS108 definitive contract | Perceptronics Solutions, Inc | $2.0M | Base award for sbir phase ii topic no. a21-112 | Navy | Jun 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002425CS107 definitive contract | Black River Systems Company, Inc | $2.0M | Base award sbir phase ii base for topic no. n221-073 | Navy | Jul 8, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001423C1024 definitive contract | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $2.0M | Egi-m common application space (cas) | Navy | Mar 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025CE044 definitive contract | Lunar Resources, Inc | $2.0M | Sbir direct to phase ii: helix high-power pulsed electromagnetic microwave power supply (hemps) | Missile Defense Agency | Sep 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002425CS094 definitive contract | General Lasertronics Corporation | $2.0M | Sbir phase ii topic (af112-110) portable laser removal tool | Navy | Aug 20, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025CE007 definitive contract | Quadrus Corporation | $2.0M | Sbir direct to phase ii: additive manufacturing that enables a low cost dacs architecture | Missile Defense Agency | Aug 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA865023C1095 definitive contract | Pseudolithic Inc | $2.0M | W-band receiver with anti-jam protection (wrap) | Air Force | Apr 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425CS077 definitive contract | Big Metal Additive LLC | $2.0M | Base award sbir phase ii topic n204-a03 | Navy | Feb 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA129 definitive contract | Distributed Spectrum Inc | $2.0M | Rf vision platform that will provide comprehensive situational awareness and electronic warfare capabilities using a network of sensors to monitor the rf environment, autonomously characterize signals, and report in an easily ... | Army | Apr 4, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA702226F0053 delivery order | Ensco Inc | $2.0M | Modeling, software, and engineering support ii (moses ii) task order (to) to 9 fy26 | Air Force | May 8, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425CS100 definitive contract | Mechanical Solutions LLC | $2.0M | Sbir phase ii topic af183-005 motion magnification video for monitoring shipboard and shipyard industrial equipment and spaces - | Navy | Nov 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ085925C0001 definitive contract | Acqcentric, Inc | $2.0M | Engineering sustainment support | Missile Defense Agency | Mar 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025C7412 definitive contract | Sporian Microsystems, Inc | $2.0M | Sbir/sttr phase ii R&D thermal protection material for terminal high altitude area defense (thaad) interceptor | Missile Defense Agency | Apr 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025CE045 definitive contract | Nokomis, Inc | $2.0M | Left of launch indications and warning for enhanced battle management | Missile Defense Agency | Nov 5, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025CE006 definitive contract | Oceanit Laboratories Inc | $2.0M | Sbir direct to phase ii: passive autonomous vulnerability screening of systems outside the accreditation | Missile Defense Agency | Aug 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002426C3000 definitive contract | Applied Thin Films, Inc | $2.0M | Sbir phase ii topic #n191-026 | Navy | Feb 25, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086026CE012 definitive contract | Cornerstone Research Group Inc | $2.0M | Active physics-informed generative artificial intelligence hypersonic | Missile Defense Agency | Mar 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001123F0039 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.0M | Darpa research program support services | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | May 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8317 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $2.0M | Aircrew systems optimization 3 | Navy | Mar 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP470126C0010 definitive contract | 6k Inc | $2.0M | Battnet program baa award to 6k , for development of single crystal nmc721 via unimelt for defense lithium-ion batteries technical proposal | Defense Logistics Agency | Jan 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ072725FE090 delivery order | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc | $2.0M | The advanced technology support program contract acquired progressive microelectronic capability solutions to add capability to the microelectronics-based antares-epawss software defined radio (sdr) system. | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Sep 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025CE011 definitive contract | Opto-Knowledge Systems Inc | $2.0M | Sbir direct to phase ii: threat detection from space in the uv-ir (td-uvir) | Missile Defense Agency | Aug 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911SR24F0039 delivery order | Biofire Defense LLC | $2.0M | The objective of this task is to update the next generation diagnostics system increment 1 deployable component security classification guide. | Army | Jul 7, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8533 delivery order | University of Texas at Austin | $2.0M | Waterside security system hardware enhancements package - year 2 | Navy | Jun 2, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0003922F1010 delivery order | Solute | $2.0M | Labor | Navy | May 21, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0002424CS055 definitive contract | Vadum Inc | $2.0M | Base | Navy | Jan 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833525C0239 definitive contract | Strategic Analysis Enterprises, Inc | $2.0M | Research and development sbir phase ii topic af121-033 | Navy | Apr 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HR001125F0011 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $2.0M | Structures uniquely resolved to guarantee endurance | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Nov 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254126CB003 definitive contract | Stell Engineering, Inc | $2.0M | Sbir tacfi direct to phase ii | Air Force | Dec 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001924F1050 delivery order | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $2.0M | Else support | Navy | Sep 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002424CS054 definitive contract | Maritime Applied Physics Corporation | $2.0M | Base | Navy | Apr 8, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA237726CB015 definitive contract | Raytheon Company | $1.9M | Combat identification automated target recognition technology (catch) call 03 | Air Force | Apr 10, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001424FM006 delivery order | Advanced Technology International | $1.9M | Sunsetting task order for mantech naval shipubilding and advanced manufacturing | Navy | Apr 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8180 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $1.9M | Mosaics framework implementation to supp | Navy | Feb 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP470125C0089 definitive contract | Alkemix Corporation | $1.9M | Alkemix corp.sp470125c0089:sbir phase iii proposal number: ph iii-0028 proposal title:boron carbide recovery from hard armor ba llistic plates | Defense Logistics Agency | Sep 22, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0046 definitive contract | Architecture Technology Inc | $1.9M | 873authority sbir phase ii award resultant from sbir topic a234-009 | Army | Mar 20, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA229925FB009 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $1.9M | This task order (to) is made in accordance with and is subject to all terms and conditions of the jhu/apl idiq contract no. fa8735-21-d-0003 and includes all labor, material, travel, and equipment necessary to complete the work. | Air Force | Sep 22, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HC102824F0214 delivery order | Agile Defense, LLC | $1.9M | Funding for clin 0001 | Defense Information Systems Agency | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA133 definitive contract | Electra.aero Inc | $1.9M | See attachment 1 - scope of work (sow). | Army | Apr 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ086025C7415 definitive contract | Ierus Technologies Inc | $1.9M | Sbir/sttr phase ii R&D hf sensing using travelling- ionospheric disturbance evaluationn tri-wave form (trident) | Missile Defense Agency | Feb 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6893624C0031 definitive contract | Twinleaf LLC | $1.9M | Sbir 2 osd232-d02 | Navy | Sep 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP470126F0026 delivery order | Knexus Research LLC | $1.9M | Knexus task order for option 1 clin 1005 under idiq contract for foundational data fabric for enterprise master management agents (emma) class 4 operational use case | Defense Logistics Agency | Dec 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA301626F0117 delivery order | New Mexico Texas Coaches LLC | $1.9M | Jbsa bus services pop: 01 dec 2021 - 30 nov 2026 | Air Force | Mar 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600122C4027 definitive contract | Galois, Inc | $1.9M | Discovering and explaining threats of emergent computation to enable transformations (detect) | Navy | Aug 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002425CS151 definitive contract | Innovative Wireless Technologies, Inc | $1.9M | Base | Navy | Apr 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8329 delivery order | The Pennsylvania State University | $1.9M | High performance diamond electronics for next generation defense systems | Navy | Mar 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0191 definitive contract | Throughput, Inc | $1.9M | Small business innovation research (sbir) direct to phase ii, topic a244-007: ai-powered ARMY mobilization intelligence system (amis) to enable greater mobilization throughput. | Army | Jul 2, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170126CA163 definitive contract | Aeluma, Inc | $1.9M | Small business innovation research phase 2, topic osd232-003. proposal o2-2091: heterogeneous integration of nonlinear compound semiconductor materials on large-diameter and low-loss soi photonics. | Army | May 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T23C0003 definitive contract | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc | $1.9M | Broad agency announcement completion contract for meta-data tagging services. | Army | Mar 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W9113M24C0063 definitive contract | Opto-Knowledge Systems Inc | $1.9M | Sbir ph ii | Army | Aug 26, 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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