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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA228024C0009 definitive contract | Matrixspace, Inc | $1.9M | Seq tac fi | Air Force | Feb 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0150 definitive contract | Knowmadics Inc | $1.9M | Sbir phase ii topic a234-007, artificial intelligence (ai)/machine learning (ml) open topic. | Army | May 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA875025CB049 definitive contract | Advanced Space LLC | $1.9M | Multi-object behavior modeling of space systems - to create a software tool to anticipate and mitigate threats to satellites on a constellation scale to defend capabilities in the event of hostile action against them. | Air Force | May 22, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0079 definitive contract | Zylinium Communications LLC | $1.9M | Monthly status report | Army | May 7, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0163 definitive contract | Episensors Inc | $1.9M | Sbir phase ii topic a234-013. | Army | May 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170126CA127 definitive contract | Hydroplane LTD | $1.9M | A244-p001 - hydroplane fuel cell powerplant for mobile energy generation, storage, and electric propulsion | Army | Mar 31, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0180 definitive contract | Teradar, Inc | $1.9M | Sbir phase ii award resultant from sbir topic #a234-p015 | Army | Jun 13, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA236 definitive contract | Vadum Inc | $1.9M | Small business innovation research (sbir) ph ii sequential, topic a19-037, machine learning for rf signatures detection and classification system. effort initiated under sbir ph i contract w56kgu-19-c-0063 and sbir ph ii contract ... | Army | May 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA880224C0001 definitive contract | Atomic-6, Inc | $1.9M | Sbir sequential phase ii | Air Force | May 8, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0252 definitive contract | Solid State Scientific Corporation | $1.9M | Sbir phii sequential, ARMY topic #a20-040, "mitigation of gmti radar false alarms due to wind-blown foliage with machine learning techniques". current effort continues the effort initiated under phi sbir w56kgu-20-c-0084 & phii sbir ... | Army | Jun 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA265 definitive contract | Noble Gas Systems Inc | $1.9M | Topic #: a234-011 - conformable hydrogen storage (phase ii sequential) | Army | Sep 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA680024C0006 definitive contract | Helicon Chemical Company LLC | $1.9M | Small business innovation research sequential phase ii for composite binder enabling higher propellant loading and performance for extended range and reduced mass missile propulsion | Air Force | Apr 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA254124CB027 definitive contract | Trustpoint, Inc | $1.9M | No description on the record | Air Force | Sep 19, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB092 definitive contract | Getchkd Inc | $1.9M | Sf254-d801: using blockchain to greatly enhance military satcom resiliency. the objective is to prototype, integrate, and validate the getchkd blockchain-based infrastructure platform across three mission-critical milsatcom focus areas. | Air Force | Mar 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0168 definitive contract | Axnano Inc | $1.9M | Sbir phase ii topic a234-p015. 873 authority. | Army | Apr 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0080 definitive contract | Voxcroft Analytics Inc | $1.9M | Monthly status report | Army | May 13, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0164 definitive contract | Attollo Engineering, LLC | $1.9M | Sbir phase ii topic a234-013. | Army | Jan 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB072 definitive contract | Spacerake, Inc | $1.9M | To advance affordable, resilient, and interoperable technologies within the proliferated warfighter space architecture to enhance space capabilities, support joint warfighting operations, and enable all-domain command and control on a ... | Air Force | Mar 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833524F0350 delivery order | Tangram Flex Inc | $1.9M | Research and development sbir ph ii | Navy | Dec 11, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N6833524F0420 delivery order | Collaboration.ai, LLC | $1.9M | Research and development | Navy | Jul 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA930025C6019 definitive contract | Mainstream Engineering Corp | $1.9M | Rapid ascent propellant loading operations | Air Force | Aug 19, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA873024PB015 purchase order | Darkhive Inc | $1.9M | Sbir phase iib tacfi for darkhive v2.0 wasp nest modular SUAS launching solution feature development | Air Force | Apr 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA527024P0112 purchase order | Pvilion, Inc | $1.9M | Provide further development in clins 1-9 provide four (4) solar powered integrated structures (spis) kits delivered to:(1) kadena ab, okinawa, jp (x1 3rd gen) (2) anderson ab, guam (x1 2nd gen) (x1 3rd gen)(1) travis afb, ca, USA (x1 3rd ... | Air Force | Jul 23, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0153 definitive contract | Spin Drift Technologies LLC | $1.9M | Sbir phase ii open topic a234-007, artificial intelligence (ai)/machine learning (ml). | Army | Sep 2, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0034 definitive contract | Next Tier Concepts Inc | $1.9M | Sbir direct to phase ii topic a234-023, knowledge-level distributed active data platforms for ops-log sync. | Army | May 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB094 definitive contract | Open Sesame Media, Inc | $1.9M | F2d-18488: syncpath - ultra low-latency resilient multipath communication protocol in contested environments over milsatcom only and hybrid satcom architectures. the objective is to design, build, and demonstrate a trl 6 prototype of ... | Air Force | Sep 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA945124CX050 definitive contract | Scientific Applications & Research Associates, Inc | $1.9M | Sbir direct to phase ii - tasa-rs for starfire optical range st-23.3a_d2p2_sbir_sf233-d006 | Air Force | Mar 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0026 definitive contract | Phasespace Inc | $1.9M | Sbir phase ii sequential award to phasespace, inc. for low-cost visor optics for head-mounted display, for u.s. ARMY devcom, c5isr. | Army | May 5, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB035 definitive contract | Blackstar Orbital Technologies Corporation | $1.9M | Sf243 d018 space sustainment and maneuver advancing strategic superiority in orbital operations. this project will involve the aerodynamic design, modeling testing, and manufacturing of four prototypes | Air Force | Feb 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA930025C6020 definitive contract | Benchmark Space Systems Inc | $1.9M | Rapid ascent propellant loading equipment | Air Force | Feb 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0071 definitive contract | Perceptronics Solutions, Inc | $1.9M | Monthly status report | Army | Jan 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB036 definitive contract | Flight Works, Inc | $1.9M | Sf243-d018 space sustainment and maneuver: advancing strategic superiority in orbital operations. as outlined in the sbir topic, the objective is to establish a robust and sustainable framework for space sustainment and maneuver. | Air Force | May 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254124CB017 definitive contract | Polaris Sensor Technologies Inc | $1.9M | Sf241-d025 alternative position, navigation, and timing. this direct 2 phase ii contract aims to combine celestial, inertial, and magnetic sensing with robust sensor fusion algorithms and a chip scale atomic clock. | Air Force | Feb 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB043 definitive contract | Xtenti, LLC | $1.9M | The united states space force (ussf) requires the ability to relocate our assets from contested areas to positions where they can be part of the solution, as our conflicts will be dynamic, and our adversaries will also adapt | Air Force | Mar 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA714624C0014 definitive contract | Octant Data, LLC | $1.9M | Tacfi octant data llc dba graphika technologies, inc. | Air Force | Jun 18, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N6833524F0354 delivery order | The Difference A2c LLC | $1.9M | Research and development sbir phase ii af221-dcso1 | Navy | Jul 3, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA254124CB009 definitive contract | Slingshot Aerospace Inc | $1.9M | The pnt-sentinel ingest, process, exploit data from proliferated low-earth orbit (pleo) satellites, advancing the state of the art by incorporating higher sampling rates than are currently available to the jco and multi-gnss data for the ... | Air Force | May 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA254124CB030 definitive contract | Ouverture Consulting Services LLC | $1.9M | Sf241-d026 digital spaceport of the future. this project aims to develop a prototype that integrates various data sources within space launch ranges into a unified data analytics capability, enhancing operational efficiency and mission ... | Air Force | Sep 24, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB037 definitive contract | Dark Fission Space Systems, Inc | $1.9M | Dark fission will accelerate the demonstration and operations of our fast nuclear otv by performing critical risk reduction activities and related phase ii trials. | Air Force | May 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA254124CB034 definitive contract | Rise8 Inc | $1.9M | Sf241-d026 digital spaceport of the future. in order to help achieve the digital transformation goals for ssc/aats, rise8 has developed a repeatable model for building a software delivery organization - the digital launch labs. | Air Force | Oct 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254124CB002 definitive contract | Turion Space Corp | $1.9M | Turion space corp is focused on development of resilient space solutions, starting with persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (isr) and in-space mobility and relocation services. | Air Force | Feb 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA183 definitive contract | Critical Frequency Design LLC | $1.9M | Small business innovation research (sbir) phase ii sequential, topic a21-107, chip-scale optical receivers for communications. this continues the efforts conducted under previously issued phase ii sbir contract: w56kgu-23-c-0020. | Army | May 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0131 definitive contract | Sherpa 6 Inc | $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-0175. | Army | Mar 25, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA108 definitive contract | Tip & Cue Inc | $1.9M | Tip and cue, 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 w5170124c0090 | Army | Mar 20, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA151 definitive contract | Verne Inc | $1.9M | Topic a234-p027 - energy demand reduction and clean energy tech open topic. this continues the effort started under phase i sbir w51701-24-c-0114. | Army | Sep 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0016 definitive contract | Electra.aero Inc | $1.9M | Small business innovation research phase ii sequential, topic af221-dcs01: power wind tunnel test of dep blown wing aircraft. this is a follow-on to phase ii contract fa8730-22-c-0065. | Army | Nov 12, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB034 definitive contract | Apech Labs LLC | $1.9M | Sf243-d018 space sustainment and maneuver: advancing strategic superiority in orbital operations. design, build, and test of functioning prototypes of a 15 launch. | Air Force | May 22, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254124CB041 definitive contract | Silotech Group Inc | $1.9M | Sf241-d026 digital spaceport of the future. this direct 2 phase ii proposal will research, design, and develop a solution that allows for a secure platform centered around devsecops and saas cloud computing, providing insights through data ... | Air Force | Sep 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA864923P0536 purchase order | Pterodynamics Inc | $1.9M | Developing electric vertical take-off and landing unmanned aircraft system for extending tactical communications networks | Air Force | Nov 4, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA864923P1066 purchase order | Redactable Inc | $1.9M | Artificial intelligence (ai) driven redaction software for the air force - automating business processes and protecting data | Air Force | Aug 5, 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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