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Science and technology R&D: $5.5B in defense awards
$5.5B obligated across 3,564 DoD and DHS awards to 1,371 companies, Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 7, 2026, 4.8% of Research and development. Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp leads with $379.6M; Department of the Army is the largest buyer at $2.4B.
| Obligated FY2024+ | $5.5B |
|---|---|
| Awards | 3,564 |
| Companies | 1,371 |
| FY2024 | $2.2B |
| FY2025 | $2.0B |
| FY2026 to date | $1.3B |
| Parent category | Research and development |
Top companiesObligated FY2024+
Top agenciesObligated FY2024+
| # | Agency | Obligated FY2024+ | Awards | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Army | $2.4B | 1,877 awards | 43% |
| 2 | Department of the Navy | $988.1M | 368 awards | 18% |
| 3 | Department of the Air Force | $710.5M | 362 awards | 13% |
| 4 | Office of Procurement Operations | $561.8M | 447 awards | 10% |
| 5 | Washington Headquarters Services | $452.8M | 39 awards | 8.3% |
| 6 | Defense Contract Management Agency | $147.0M | 185 awards | 2.7% |
| 7 | Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense | $94.5M | 3 awards | 1.7% |
| 8 | Defense Health Agency | $43.3M | 78 awards | 0.8% |
| 9 | Defense Logistics Agency | $25.4M | 17 awards | 0.5% |
| 10 | U.S. Secret Service | $23.3M | 21 awards | 0.4% |
| 11 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | $12.3M | 12 awards | 0.2% |
| 12 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | $10.0M | 4 awards | 0.2% |
Budget lines in this category, FY2027 requestPentagon budget
| Budget line | FY2025 prior | FY2026 current | FY2027 request | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense Autonomous Warfare Group Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0604539D8Z | FY2025 n/a | FY2026 $225.9M | $54.6B | 242x vs FY2026 |
| Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Support Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0607210D8Z | FY2025 $975.1M | FY2026 $11.3B | $41.8B | +271% vs FY2026 |
| Classified Programs Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | FY2025 $18.3B | FY2026 $19.4B | $29.1B | +50% vs FY2026 |
| Classified Programs Space Force · Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force | FY2025 $5.4B | FY2026 $6.6B | $17.3B | +164% vs FY2026 |
| Classified Programs Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | FY2025 $8.7B | FY2026 $7.9B | $8.9B | +13% vs FY2026 |
| Golden Dome for America - MDA Defense-wide · Golden Dome for America Fund · 0604139D8Z | FY2025 n/a | FY2026 $4.0B | $7.2B | +78% vs FY2026 |
| F-47 Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0207110F | FY2025 $2.3B | FY2026 $3.5B | $5.0B | +46% vs FY2026 |
| Golden Dome for America - Space Programs Defense-wide · Golden Dome for America Fund · 1204159D8Z | FY2025 $9.0M | FY2026 $10.8B | $4.5B | -58% vs FY2026 |
| Ground Based Strategic Deterrent EMD Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0605238F | FY2025 $1.9B | FY2026 $4.8B | $4.5B | -5.9% vs FY2026 |
| Test & Evaluation Science & Technology Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0603941D8Z | FY2025 $304.6M | FY2026 $1.7B | $3.8B | +129% vs FY2026 |
Budget lines map to award categories by appropriation and budget activity. Requests come before contract awards; see timing.
Product and Service Codes41 codes
| PSC | Name | Obligated FY2024+ | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| AJ11 | GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | $2.0B | 1,404 awards |
| AJ12 | GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH | $1.8B | 1,166 awards |
| AJ13 | GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY R&D SVCS; GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT | $1.3B | 427 awards |
| AJ15 | GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY R&D SVCS; GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; R&D FACILITIES & MAJ EQUIP | $184.9M | 56 awards |
| AJ14 | GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | $102.1M | 166 awards |
| AJ43 | ENGINEERING (ADVANCED) | $72.4M | 39 awards |
| AJ44 | ENGINEERING (ENGINEERING) | $15.5M | 13 awards |
| AJ41 | ENGINEERING (BASIC) | $12.2M | 99 awards |
| AJ42 | R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: ENGINEERING (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT) | $7.1M | 26 awards |
| AJ32 | R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT) | $5.1M | 4 awards |
| AJ22 | R&D- GENERAL SCI/TECH: MATHEMATICAL/COMPUTER SCIENCES (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT) | $1.9M | 8 awards |
| AJ52 | R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: LIFE SCIENCES (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT) | $1.6M | 8 awards |
| AJ33 | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (ADVANCED) | $1.2M | 1 awards |
| AJ93 | R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: OTHER (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT) | $1.1M | 1 awards |
| AJ63 | R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT) | $302K | 15 awards |
| AJ92 | R&D-OTHER SCIENCES-A RES/EXPL DEV | $293K | 12 awards |
| AJ62 | R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT) | $208K | 19 awards |
| AJ71 | SOCIAL SCIENCES (BASIC) | $181K | 2 awards |
| AJ57 | R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: LIFE SCIENCES (COMMERCIALIZED) | $2.4K | 1 awards |
| AJ25 | R&D-MATH & COMPUTER SCI-OPSY DEV | $0 | 1 awards |
| AJ23 | R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: MATHEMATICAL/COMPUTER SCIENCES (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT) | $0 | 6 awards |
| AJ61 | PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES (BASIC) | $0 | 1 awards |
| AJ73 | R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: SOCIAL SCIENCES (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT) | $0 | 4 awards |
| AJ24 | R&D-MATH & COMPUTER SCI-ENG DEV | $0 | 3 awards |
| AJ26 | R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: MATHEMATICAL/COMPUTER SCIENCES (MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT) | $0 | 1 awards |
| AJ47 | R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: ENGINEERING (COMMERCIALIZED) | $0 | 1 awards |
| AJ21 | R&D-MATH & COMPUTER SCI-B RES | -$50 | 9 awards |
| AJ97 | R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: OTHER (COMMERCIALIZED) | -$6.1K | 1 awards |
| AJ91 | R&D-OTHER SCIENCES-B RES | -$14K | 2 awards |
| AJ31 | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (BASIC) | -$50K | 2 awards |
| AJ94 | R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: OTHER (ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT) | -$69K | 5 awards |
| AJ96 | R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: OTHER (MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT) | -$90K | 2 awards |
| AJ34 | R&D-ENVIRONMENTAL SCI-ENG DEV | -$122K | 2 awards |
| AJ95 | R&D-OTHER SCIENCES-OPSY DEV | -$136K | 5 awards |
| AJ72 | R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: SOCIAL SCIENCES (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT) | -$191K | 4 awards |
| AJ54 | LIFE SCIENCES (ENGINEERING) | -$212K | 2 awards |
| AJ51 | LIFE SCIENCES (BASIC) | -$664K | 8 awards |
| AJ46 | R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: ENGINEERING (MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT) | -$843K | 9 awards |
| AJ16 | R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: PHYSICAL SCIENCES (MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT) | -$976K | 5 awards |
| AJ53 | R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: LIFE SCIENCES (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT) | -$2.9M | 8 awards |
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| Award | Company | Obligated FY2024+ | What | Agency | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N0017321C6004 definitive contract | Assurance Technology Corp | $115.4M | R&d labor | Navy | Apr 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911NF23C0064 definitive contract | Neany, Inc | $71.8M | Stratosphere threat acquisition and response platform (starp) design and control | Army | May 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0017320C2011 definitive contract | Assurance Technology Corp | $70.5M | Research&development for transmitting energy radio frequency systems (terfs) pr # 81-4072-18 | Defense Contract Management Agency | Apr 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6134022C0001 definitive contract | American Systems Corporation | $70.3M | Arms csip fr300 cs-tsr in jax | Defense Contract Management Agency | Apr 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0003923C1000 definitive contract | Innovative Defense Technologies, LLC | $63.1M | Labor - base year | Navy | May 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ003422F0106 delivery order | American Systems Corporation | $61.2M | Program engagement and independent technical assessments | Washington Headquarters Services | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ003422F0072 delivery order | American Systems Corporation | $57.3M | This is for operational professional research and engineering support for the under secretary of defense research and engineering, developmental test evaluation and assessments office. | Washington Headquarters Services | May 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HY023325CE004 definitive contract | Avantus Federal LLC | $56.7M | Osd strategic capabilities office support contract | Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense | Jun 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0017321F2006 delivery order | Asrc Federal System Solutions LLC | $54.6M | Satellite and ground command and control | Navy | May 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5J9CQ23F0041 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $52.1M | Provides aircraft integration, test and evaluation, and support for the overall hr3d buckeye program. for the indo-pacom area of responsibility, the contractor provides 1 be ii enhanced additional jet to integrate and test sensor systems. | Army | Feb 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ003424F0001 delivery order | Avantus Federal LLC | $47.0M | Technical, professional, and administrative support services | Washington Headquarters Services | Aug 20, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W56KGU22F0021 delivery order | Parsons Government Services Inc | $45.6M | Rs3 contract under w15p7t19d0181 entitled intelligence development enabled awareness, which will support research, development, integration, enhancement, transition, deployment and sustainment of the designed intelligence software systems. | Army | May 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24F0039 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $44.4M | Army modernization priorities (amp) joint training, intelligence surveillance reconnaissance (isr) & cyber operations support | Army | Apr 16, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0017326F2403 delivery order | L3Harris Nexgen Communications LLC | $44.3M | The technical development of NAVY research prototype units has advanced to the development of production-ready engineering production systems (eps) units to represent final product level design ready for installation onboard NAVY platforms. | Navy | Jun 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W56KGU23F0016 delivery order | Envision Innovative Solutions, Inc | $44.2M | Rs3 contract under w15p7t19d0206 entitled, "soldier tactical/expidentiary power" (step) | Army | May 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT23CB0000003 definitive contract | Science Applications International Corporation | $44.0M | Development and engineering of biometric and identity accuracy, scalability and equitability (debiase) project | Office of Procurement Operations | Oct 7, 2026 |
| N0017325F2401 delivery order | L3Harris Nexgen Communications LLC | $42.5M | Technical development of NAVY prototype units including the development of production-ready eps units to represent near final product level design and engineering for installation onboard NAVY platforms. | Navy | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q25F0151 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $41.9M | Aflcmc hby electronic warfare research and development | Army | Mar 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911QX23F0136 delivery order | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc | $41.7M | Ideas R&D | Army | May 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ003423F0116 delivery order | Modern Technology Solutions, Inc | $39.4M | Technical and engineering services | Washington Headquarters Services | May 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q24F0123 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $38.9M | Pacific air forces area of responsibility deployed range systems sustainment and support iib | Army | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA945322F0010 delivery order | Linquest Corporation | $35.9M | Ussf decision analysis support | Air Force | Apr 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600122C4700 definitive contract | General Atomics | $35.1M | Project 7756 | Navy | May 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0017324C2006 definitive contract | Envisioneering Inc | $34.3M | Research and development in support of mothr | Navy | May 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ003421F0243 delivery order | American Systems Corporation | $32.8M | Task order for the office of the undersecretary of defense, research and engineering, modernization directorate to provide senior subject matter experts and senior engineers. | Washington Headquarters Services | May 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0017324F2004 delivery order | L3Harris Nexgen Communications LLC | $32.0M | Technical development of NAVY prototype units including prototype modification, engineering development model (edm) embarkable prototype system (eps) preparation and production, and prototype installation on evaluation platforms. | Navy | Jan 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q26F0012 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $31.9M | Defense, research, engineering, science and technology development (dres&td) high power microware and distributed aperture support (hpmdas) | Army | Apr 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24F0038 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $30.5M | Amp spec projects to | Army | Apr 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0017324F2019 delivery order | Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory | $30.0M | Sdl uarc 22d2005 task order #2. | Navy | Apr 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q24F0041 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $30.0M | Avionics research systems development engineering for ARMY aviation platforms. | Army | May 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| M6785424C7700 definitive contract | L3Harris Linchpin Labs, Inc | $28.9M | Innovative software development | Navy | Feb 10, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70RCSJ24FR0000019 delivery order | The MITRE Corporation | $27.9M | Independent cybersecurity research and development, enterprise architectural subject matter expertise, requirements development and systems engineering support. | Office of Procurement Operations | Oct 17, 2024 |
| W56KGU25C0011 definitive contract | Sierra Nevada Company, LLC | $27.7M | Broad agency announcement w56kgu-23-r-0esi, topic 52, common modular open systems approach for recomposable c5isr/ew/pnt capabilities (cmos) under their proposal a17092. | Army | Sep 15, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF26FA004 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $27.6M | The special projects branch requires technical support in order to perform its research and development mission understanding energy field effects | Army | May 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865023F2603 delivery order | University of Dayton | $27.5M | Power, energy, thermal, integration and controls scientific research | Air Force | May 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA714625F0001 delivery order | University of Maryland, College Park | $27.1M | Securing experimental quantum computing usage in research environments (seqcure) quantum computing environment quantum computer and qist research (phase 2) | Air Force | Apr 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q21F0285 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $26.8M | Task order w31p4q-21-f-0285 (s3i control number 292-1a) is issued in accordance with section h-14, ordering procedures of the basic contract, for the (pws) entitled, " advanced avionics research & systems engineering for ARMY aviation ... | Army | Sep 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ003422F0091 delivery order | American Systems Corporation | $26.5M | Technical and engineering services | Washington Headquarters Services | May 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA701425F0351 delivery order | Rhombus Power Inc | $25.4M | A8 ppbe decision analysis tool (dat) sbir iii | Air Force | Apr 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911QX22C0029 definitive contract | Morsecorp, Inc | $25.4M | Advanced test and evaluation (t&e) for the exponential pace of artificial intelligence / machine learning (ai/ml) progress. | Army | Apr 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT23CB0000001 definitive contract | Underwriters Laboratories Inc | $24.9M | Services in support of the current federal fire incident reporting and management systems & contemporary needs of the us fire and emergency medical services (ems) community. | Office of Procurement Operations | May 11, 2026 |
| W911QX24C0005 definitive contract | Bowhead Global Systems and Technology, LLC | $24.8M | Experimental facilities technician support services | Army | May 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA805122F0041 delivery order | Battelle Memorial Institute | $24.4M | Airbase technologies i: civil engineering materials & processes, fire & emergency services, and airbase energy & utilities | Air Force | Mar 22, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70RCSJ24FR0000018 delivery order | The MITRE Corporation | $24.2M | System engineering and acquisition expertise for capability delivery (cd) and common vulnerabilities and exposures (cve), common weakness enumeration (cwe) program | Office of Procurement Operations | Jun 6, 2025 |
| HY023326C0007 definitive contract | Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc | $23.8M | Comprehensive support across four technical areas: program management, technology development, joint planning and targeting analysis, and specialized studies and analysis. | Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ003422F0207 delivery order | Modern Technology Solutions, Inc | $23.3M | Technical and engineering services | Washington Headquarters Services | Nov 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912CG25C0002 definitive contract | Simventions Inc | $22.4M | New darpa small business innovative research (sbir) phase iii titled smartkm | Army | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ003422F0198 delivery order | Applied Research Associates, Inc | $21.6M | This action is for operations support for the capability prototypes/ rapid reaction technology office. | Washington Headquarters Services | May 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA251825F0007 delivery order | Linquest Corporation | $21.5M | Small business innovation research phase iii united states space force analysis support indefinite-delivery indefinite quality, joint space analysis, assessment and lessons learned task order | Air Force | May 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W56KGU25C0004 definitive contract | Camgian Corporation | $21.1M | Development of advanced data-driven cognitive decision aids and the associated tools/infrastructure to demonstrate these aids. artificial intelligence based system framework and enabling tools to support the implementation of machine ... | Army | May 13, 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 9, 2026.
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