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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N6833524C0068 definitive contract | Spectral Sciences, Inc | $1.9M | Research and development | Navy | Jul 9, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6833524C0018 definitive contract | Nokomis, Inc | $1.9M | Research and development | Navy | Feb 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA864923P0474 purchase order | Albedo Space Corp | $1.9M | Thermal infrared (long wave infrared) imagery for nighttime imaging | Air Force | Mar 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA862621F8521 delivery order | General Electric Company | $1.9M | J85-21 engine component improvement program | Air Force | Feb 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425CS028 definitive contract | Monterey Technologies Inc | $1.9M | Base | Navy | Mar 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945124CX057 definitive contract | TP Engineering Services, LLC | $1.9M | Multi-wavelength rayleigh and sodium beacon | Air Force | May 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA146 definitive contract | Element 119 LLC | $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-0108. | Army | Jun 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0289 definitive contract | Parry Labs LLC | $1.9M | Small business innovation research (sbir) topic# a244-031, "advanced miniature mission processor for hyperspectral applications" | Army | May 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB066 definitive contract | Spideroak Mission Systems LLC | $1.9M | Deliver a haipe that includes nsa certified crypto and additionally incorporates the spideroak platform technology to drive rainbow/black instead of red/black network segmentation. | Air Force | Jan 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001424C1532 definitive contract | RTX Corporation | $1.9M | This program is aimed at improving the durability of the ceramic thermal barrier coatings (tbc) in siliceous environments by developing and employing complimentary technologies that increase the strain tolerance of tbcs exposed to calcium ... | Navy | Aug 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA121 definitive contract | Dornerworks, LLC | $1.9M | Small business innovative research (sbir) phase ii under topic a234-026 | Army | May 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0172 definitive contract | Fluxworks, Inc | $1.9M | Sbir phase ii award to fluxworks llc for magnetic gear integrated motor generator for reduced maintenance, increased survivability, extended range, and enhanced payload capacity of autonomous vehicles, for us ARMY devcom arl | Army | Jun 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA239124CB025 definitive contract | Bascom Hunter Technologies, Inc | $1.9M | Tacfi sbir phase ii, highly accelerated life test (halt) for advanced vapor compression system (vcs) | Air Force | May 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB078 definitive contract | Muon Space Inc | $1.9M | Muon isproposingtoanalyze,designandtestthemodificationstoprovidenear-persistent coverage utilizingamodifiedversionofthetrl-7firesatpayload. | Air Force | Apr 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA011 definitive contract | Mesodyne Inc | $1.9M | Small business innovation research (sbir) phase ii, topic a234-p017, xtechsbir autonomy finalist open topic competition | Army | Jan 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ072724F1406 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $1.9M | Engineering services the advanced technology support program (atsp) contract acquires progressive microelectronic capability solutions for deisc. new task award. | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Aug 27, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB032 definitive contract | Magma Space Inc | $1.9M | Develop a highly precise, 4-axis stabilized control system that integrates seamlessly with satellite navigation systems. | Air Force | Mar 13, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB091 definitive contract | Anysignal Inc | $1.9M | F2d-17705 raiden: a resilient, agile, and interference-defiant network for secure milsatcom | Air Force | Sep 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA141 definitive contract | Tiami Networks, Inc | $1.9M | Tiami networks, inc. sbir phase ii the pacific open topic offers an opportunity for eligible participants to submit novel technology solutions directly to the ARMY addressing tyranny of distance challenges faced across the country. ph i ... | Army | Jun 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA239423CB005 definitive contract | Macom Technology Solutions Inc | $1.9M | Manufacturing epitaxial ohmic contacts for mmw gan | Air Force | Jan 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ072725FE063 delivery order | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc | $1.9M | The advanced technology support program acquired progressive microelectronic capability solutions to improve performance and reliability of the microelectronics-based electronic versatile diagnostic automatic test station (vdats). | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Sep 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB075 definitive contract | Wildstar LLC | $1.9M | Wildstar has been developing a 3gpp 5g/6g satellite system for smart iot and communications. location based capabilities are part of the 5g release 17 and release 18 standards. | Air Force | Jul 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA875025CB047 definitive contract | Alesia Engineering LLC | $1.9M | Insight for evaluating risks and impacts to space systems and services - to prototype a ground-based, intelligent, software system that enables space battle managers to identify and mitigate risks to protected satellites. | Air Force | May 28, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0175 definitive contract | Lunewave Inc | $1.9M | Lunewave inc. sbir phase ii, for luneburg lens enabled broadband rf signal detection, direction finding and geolocation system in a drone network (falcon-led). | Army | Jun 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB061 definitive contract | Colossus Computing, Inc | $1.9M | F2d-14454 zephyr computing systems, inc. the primary focus of this d2p2 effort is to modify the existing falcon design by designing a custom add-on board for IT based on focused interviews with sda vendors building satellites. | Air Force | Mar 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0130 definitive contract | Hyperblox 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-0161. | Army | Mar 14, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB050 definitive contract | Exploration Laboratories LLC | $1.9M | The us space force (ussf) looks to accelerate emerging technologies and mature concepts of operations (conops) as IT pertains to in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (isam) and servicing, mobility, and logistics (sml). | Air Force | Feb 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA254126CB005 definitive contract | Aspect Aerospace LLC | $1.9M | F2d-19184 single board satellite for vleo sbem. the scope of work includes the design and development of a single-board satellite and the design of a deployment system, housed on the host satellite, that can deploy an sbs reliably and ... | Air Force | Apr 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA254124CB006 definitive contract | Infinity Systems Engineering, a LTD Liability Co | $1.9M | Specific topic: sf241-d025 - alternative position, navigation, and timing | Air Force | Apr 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0149 definitive contract | Accrete AI Government LLC | $1.9M | Sbir phase ii topic a234-007, artificial intelligence (ai)/machine learning (ml) open topic. | Army | May 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0178 definitive contract | Neurable Inc | $1.9M | Sbir phase ii award resultant from sbir topic #a234-p015 | Army | Jun 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254124CB032 definitive contract | Vets, LLC | $1.9M | Sf241-d026 digital spaceport of the future. vets will utilize model-based systems engineering (mbse) to digitize and standardize legacy space systems for seamless interoperability. | Air Force | Sep 20, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8051 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $1.9M | Fy25 vipr sustaining | Navy | Aug 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254125CB060 definitive contract | X-Lumin Corp | $1.9M | F2d-14622 - x-lumin. the scope includes development of the optics head that attaches to the gimbal, and a 19 in equipment rack that contains the photonics chassis and ancillary power, networking, and modems. | Air Force | Aug 28, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP470122C0057 definitive contract | Supercool Metals Inc | $1.9M | Supercool metals sbir ii proposal l2-0364 entitled " efficient fabrication of components for air and space systems through thermoplastic forming of bulk metallic glasses" | Defense Logistics Agency | Apr 8, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8264 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $1.9M | Pacific missile range facility technical | Navy | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA701424C0036 definitive contract | Productable Inc | $1.9M | Sbir phase ii f2d-1463 | Air Force | May 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W5170125CA287 definitive contract | Dynamofl, Inc | $1.9M | Sbir dp2, a244-p017, dynamofl, inc | Army | Sep 9, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8509 delivery order | University of Texas at Austin | $1.9M | Mcm system upgrade configuration | Navy | Mar 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5170124C0132 definitive contract | Thermoanalytics, 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-0173. | Army | Mar 19, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA239424CB059 definitive contract | Electroninks Incorporated | $1.9M | Advanced materials for soft robotics assisted non-destructive inspection | Air Force | Feb 19, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002423F8177 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $1.9M | Pma-263 mcisre R&D and integration | Navy | Feb 10, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002425F8147 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $1.9M | Specialized computer research and systems eng center refresh (fy25) | Navy | Aug 4, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA254126CB018 definitive contract | Computer Access Technologies, LLC | $1.9M | Deliver a scalable, weather independent capability to detect, track, and maintain real time custody of resident space objects (rsos). | Air Force | Apr 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865019F2078 delivery order | Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc | $1.9M | Efficient medium scale propulsion technologies | Air Force | Jun 6, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0002424F8074 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $1.9M | Navy facility-related control systems | Navy | Sep 18, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA248624PB001 purchase order | Clearspeed Inc | $1.9M | Tacfi ii clearspeed | Air Force | Aug 22, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA875025CB054 definitive contract | Infinity Labs LLC | $1.9M | Advanced analytics for space-enabled kill-webs (aask). the objective of this effort is to identify mission vulnerabilities and robustly evaluate how the inclusion of a space-layer changes kill-web performance within a mission simulation. | Air Force | Jun 9, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP470124F0067 delivery order | LMI Consulting, LLC | $1.9M | Dla supplier database project stp under dlir idiq sp4701-22-d-9479/DLA baa 0002-21 | Defense Logistics Agency | Dec 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001923F2543 delivery order | The Boeing Company | $1.9M | Fleet support and sustainment services | Navy | Apr 21, 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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