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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W5170125CA139 definitive contract | Wingxpand Inc | $1.9M | Wingxpand inc, sbir ph ii, a234-p017 | Army | Apr 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA144 definitive contract | Ada Technologies, LLC | $1.9M | Sbir phii topic a234-p027 - energy demand reduction and clean energy tech open topic. this continues the effort started under phase i sbir w51701-24-c-0103. | Army | Jun 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0169 definitive contract | Dotbliss LLC | $1.9M | Sbir phase ii topic a234-p015. 873 authority. | Army | May 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0159 definitive contract | Engeniusmicro LLC | $1.9M | Monthly status report | Army | Sep 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA330024C0023 definitive contract | Kalscott Engineering, Inc | $1.9M | New sequential phase ii contract under the sbir/sttr programs for the procurement of the autonomous ground vehicles. kalscotts technical volume# f2-18287 dated june 2024 is hereby incorporated into this contract by reference. | Army | May 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA115 definitive contract | Fuceltech Inc | $1.9M | Small business innovation research (sbir) phase ii, topic a234-010, xtechsbir pacific finalist open topic competition (phase ii) | Army | Apr 2, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6600125C4000 definitive contract | P & J Robinson Corp | $1.9M | Research iaw sow darpa mto sbir phase ii isa pcie (proposal: caper-cheri) | Navy | Nov 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254124CB033 definitive contract | Lifescale Analytics, Inc | $1.9M | Sf241-d026 digital spaceport of the future. lifescale analytics solution addresses the complex transition and inherently manual nature of data source translation from monolithic systems to newer technology across the infrastructure. | Air Force | Sep 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0241 definitive contract | Flora Materials LLC | $1.9M | Flora materials, llc - sbir phase ii, for algae-based sustainable building materials, for us ARMY erdc | Army | Jun 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0039 definitive contract | Mattrix Technologies, Inc | $1.9M | 873authority sbir phase ii award resultant from sbir topic a234-025 | Army | May 7, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0176 definitive contract | Mesodyne Inc | $1.9M | Sbir phase ii award resultant from sbir topic #a234-p015 | Army | Jun 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA234 definitive contract | Epitome Research and Innovations Inc | $1.9M | Small business innovative research (sbir) phase ii topic a244-002, epitome research and innovations, inc. | Army | May 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0134 definitive contract | Yrikka, Inc | $1.9M | Small business innovative research (sbir) phase ii, "fy23 aiml open topic ph2". the current effort continues the research conducted under sbir phi contract w51701-23-c-0146. | Army | Mar 14, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA254124CB022 definitive contract | Colvin Run Networks, Inc | $1.9M | Sf241d026 digital spaceport of the future. this direct 2 phase ii contract aims to leverage colvin runs cosmicax capabilities to achieve capacity and agility enhancements. | Air Force | Jul 18, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0230 definitive contract | RMD Systems LLC | $1.9M | Small business innovative research (sbir) direct to phase ii, "autonomous bridging kit open topic". develop a solution that allows the ARMY to autonomously maneuver and connect temporary, mobile bridging platforms for wet gap crossing ... | Army | Jun 13, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0286 definitive contract | Graphenix Development, Inc | $1.9M | Graphene devices ltd., sbir phase ii, for scalable 100% silicon anodes for superior high energy density, high safety, and low temperature operation li-ion batteries. | Army | Mar 16, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA128 definitive contract | The Survice Engineering Company LLC | $1.9M | Small business innovation research ph ii, topic a234-p010: xtechsbir pacific finalist open topic competition | Army | Apr 2, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA002124C0004 definitive contract | Advanced Navigation & Positioning Corporation | $1.9M | Anpc will advance the development and commercialization of expeditionary transponder landing system (etls) to reduce cognitive load on system operators, decrease setup times, enhance system installation, and update the overall system | Air Force | Sep 24, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W5170126CA118 definitive contract | Primordial Labs Inc | $1.9M | A244-p001 - voice command autonomy for ARMY human-machine integrated formations | Army | Mar 31, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA955026CB003 definitive contract | Advr, Inc | $1.9M | Topic af23c-t002 topic title: waveguide-based, high power, electro-optic frequency comb for use in space environments | Air Force | Mar 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB053 definitive contract | Cislunar Industries USA, Inc | $1.9M | Sf243-d018 space sustainment and maneuver - advancing strategic superiority in orbital operations. develop a sustainable framework for space movement across all orbits, including lunar travel, to advance strategic superiority in orbital ... | Air Force | May 20, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA009 definitive contract | Dragoon Technology LLC | $1.9M | Small business innovation research (sbir) phase ii, topic a234-p017, xtechsbir autonomy finalist open topic competition. | Army | Feb 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA110 definitive contract | Torrey Pines Logic, Inc | $1.9M | Small business innovation research (sbir) phase ii, topic a244-010, non-rf transceiver alternative communicator (nrf-tac). | Army | May 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA875025CB045 definitive contract | Stottler Henke Associates, Inc | $1.9M | Sherloc-multi: multi-object space threat assessment using data fusion and other ai techniques to develop an automated inference and intent analysis to avoid surprise and enable decision-making for multi-object threats, and potential impacts | Air Force | May 28, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0239 definitive contract | Sativa Building Systems, Inc | $1.9M | Monthly status report | Army | Jul 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB087 definitive contract | Data Fusion & Neural Networks, Inc | $1.9M | The proposed d2p2 solution aims to strategically align with key focus areas essential for advancing space capabilities within the pwsa. | Air Force | Jul 23, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0128 definitive contract | Graf Research Corporation | $1.9M | Small business innovative research (sbir) phase ii, "fy23 aiml open topic ph2". the current effort continues the research conducted under sbir ph i contract w51701-23-c-0171. | Army | Mar 13, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HR001124C0349 definitive contract | Otto Aviation Group, LLC | $1.9M | Ewa conceptual design task & preliminary design | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Nov 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA955026CB004 definitive contract | Octave Photonics LLC | $1.9M | Topic: af23c-t002 f2-19043: frequency-agile combs on the tantala and lithium-niobate platform (fractal) | Air Force | Feb 25, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0138 definitive contract | Ierus Technologies Inc | $1.9M | "ierus technologies, inc." sbir phase ii | Army | Jan 22, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA254124CB010 definitive contract | Trident Sensing, Inc | $1.9M | A-pnt sw development modules will be integrated into a 3d printed chassis and powered from the aircraft accessory power plug (cigarette lighter). | Air Force | Mar 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0028 definitive contract | Americhanvre LLC | $1.9M | 873authority. sbir direct to phase ii award to americhanvre llc, for further research and testing of spray-applied hempcrete: a sustainable and carbon sequestering bio-composite insulation and walling material for retrofit and new ... | Army | May 30, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA864923P0454 purchase order | Tidelift, Inc | $1.9M | Sbir phase ii proposal f2d-7417 - open source software supply chain management in an il4 environment | Air Force | Jun 11, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA945124CX049 definitive contract | MZA Associates Corporation | $1.9M | Sbir ii - mza - laser pre-compensation to improve sodium beacon coherence | Air Force | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA330024C0024 definitive contract | Intelligenesis LLC | $1.9M | New sequential phase ii contract under the sbir/sttr program for the procurement of the cyberspan network monitoring tool. intelligenesis proposal number f2-18290 dated 07 june 2024 is hereby incorporated by reference. | Army | Apr 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945124CX045 definitive contract | Cornerstone Research Group Inc | $1.9M | Safe, ballistic conformal battery pack | Air Force | Oct 15, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA264 definitive contract | Precision Combustion, Inc | $1.9M | Topic #: a19b-t015 - direct hydrogen production from sunlight and water (phase ii sequential) | Army | Aug 28, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254124CB004 definitive contract | Antaris, Inc | $1.9M | Antaris will extend and expand the capabilities added to the antaris cloud platform (acp) as part of the spacewerx orbital prime isam mission. the 27u satellite designed under the d2p2 work is designated janus-3. | Air Force | Jun 5, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0029 definitive contract | Biomason Inc | $1.9M | Small business innovation research (sbir) phase ii topic a234-p014. | Army | Jun 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA930025C6013 definitive contract | Physical Sciences Inc | $1.9M | Propulsion pathfinder and hypersonic missions | Air Force | Jul 15, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0144 definitive contract | Opto-Knowledge Systems Inc | $1.9M | Monthly status report | Army | Apr 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254124CB011 definitive contract | Mesa Quantum Systems, Inc | $1.9M | Sf241-d025 alternative position, navigation, and timing. this direct 2 phase ii proposal aims to develop chip-scale quantum sensors, specifically atomic clocks, to provide resilient positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities ... | Air Force | Jul 18, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA254124CB018 definitive contract | Rhoman Aerospace Corporation | $1.9M | Sf241d026 digital spaceport of the future. the objective of this contract is to develop, test, and demonstrate an alternative position, navigation, and timing solution for UAV and other aerial, celestial, and ground systems. | Air Force | Feb 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945124CX065 definitive contract | Arete Associates | $1.9M | Small business innovative research contract for laser interrupt for airspace safety. | Air Force | Sep 19, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N6833524F0203 delivery order | Mile Two LLC | $1.9M | Research and development | Navy | Sep 11, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA254124CB031 definitive contract | Beast Code LLC | $1.9M | Sf241-d026 digital spaceport of the future. this initiative proposes the development and implementation of an operational data layer (odl), designed to seamlessly integrate disparate data sources across legacy systems and modern cloud ... | Air Force | Sep 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA875024CB105 definitive contract | Graffiti Enterprises LLC | $1.9M | Low probability of intercept/low probability of detection (lpi/lpd) multi-band mesh networks | Air Force | Mar 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA107 definitive contract | Modula S, Inc | $1.9M | Modula s, inc sbir phase ii xtech sbir pacific open topic the ARMY is interested in enabling technologies that could help overcome the tyranny of distance by integrating enhanced and competitive innovations. ph1 w5170124c0095 | Army | Mar 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0143 definitive contract | More Cowbell Unlimited, Inc | $1.9M | Monthly status report | Army | Apr 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254124CB015 definitive contract | Xairos Systems, Inc | $1.9M | Sf241-d025 alternative position, navigation and timing. xairos systems, inc. propose a fusion position, navigation, and timing (pnt) system consisting of quantum and optical synchronization of compact stable clock ensembles. | Air Force | Sep 17, 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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