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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 10, 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 |
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| Award | Company | Obligated FY2024+ | What | Agency | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70RSAT23FR0000142 delivery order | The MITRE Corporation | $559K | New hssedi task order for automated license plate reader (alpr) data and policy landscape analysis. | Office of Procurement Operations | Mar 26, 2024 |
| W911QY23C0074 definitive contract | Tessellated Inc | $559K | Tessellated's phase ii sttr-base | Army | Jun 21, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 70T05026F6116N005 delivery order | The MITRE Corporation | $559K | Task order against established idiq 70rsat26d00000001 | Transportation Security Administration | Sep 30, 2026 |
| W56HZV23C0035 definitive contract | Mtri Inc | $554K | Ph. ii sttr | Army | Dec 5, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ23C0020 definitive contract | Cornell University | $553K | Serdp er21-3964 (er18-1026 follow-on) "next generation - cyclodextrin-based adsorbents for pfas remediation" | Army | Apr 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911NF23C0021 definitive contract | Gamma Reality Inc | $551K | New sbir phase ii based on proposal c2-0639 | Army | Aug 20, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF23F0038 delivery order | Texas A&m Engineering Experiment Station | $550K | Task area 3 | Army | May 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912CG23C0013 definitive contract | Dynetics, Inc | $550K | Baa - secure advance framework for simulation and modeling (safe-sim) constructor | Army | Mar 28, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W56KGU22C0012 definitive contract | Tda Research, Inc | $550K | Sttr phase i, ffp, topic a21c-t016 | Army | Apr 29, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911QX23C0032 definitive contract | Intellisense Systems Inc | $550K | Sbir phase ii year 1 topic cbd212-001 of chemical-imaging registration and multi-modal analysis | Army | Dec 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF23C0008 definitive contract | Intellisense Systems Inc | $550K | Technical proposal 81818-sm-cb2 entitled cbrne augmented reality display and device integration newtork | Army | Mar 27, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911QX23C0038 definitive contract | Novateur Research Solutions LLC | $550K | Sbir ph ii - topic cbd212-001 prop no c2-0634 "multi-modal detection of chemical threats using deep learning" | Army | Apr 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911NF23C0011 definitive contract | VR Rehab Inc | $550K | Sbir phase ii-base award | Army | May 22, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911QX25FA074 delivery order | University of South Florida Institute of Applied Engineering, Incorporated | $550K | Information operations, vulnerability and survivability assessment and analysis research, development and engineering services. | Army | Dec 2, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF23C0005 definitive contract | Hedgefog Research Inc | $549K | Sbir phase 2 contract "aerosol ionization mass spectrometer" | Army | Feb 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q25F0255 delivery order | The University of Alabama in Huntsville | $548K | Research and development tasks in systems and digital engineering at redstone arsenal, alabama supporting combat capabilities development command (devcom) aviation and missile center (avmc). | Army | Sep 8, 2025 DoD 90d |
| M6785425F7209 delivery order | Applied Research Associates, Inc | $547K | Visual suppression standardization and improvements | Navy | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA520923C0014 definitive contract | Macquarie University | $545K | Itc ipac R&D | Air Force | Jul 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 70RDA226FR0000073 delivery order | The MITRE Corporation | $545K | Arctic commercial opportunities, operating costs, infrastructure needs, and barriers to commercialization | Office of Procurement Operations | Sep 28, 2026 |
| W912HQ23C0019 definitive contract | University of Delaware | $543K | Serdp er21-3561 (followon to er-2726)"compound-specific oxygen isotope analysis for tracing environmental fate of insensitive munitions and 1,4-dioxane" | Army | Apr 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W56KGU23P0001 purchase order | Spirent Federal Systems Inc | $542K | Maintenance and service for the gss9000 2rf gps l1/l2, glonass l1/l2 and galileo e1/e2 simulator systems sn 90000069, 0041, 0542, 0544, 0545 including aes m code. | Army | Feb 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q19F0270 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $541K | The objective of this task order is to allow pma-242 to leverage gtri subject matter expertise and engineering capabilities to rapidly identify, develop, evaluate, redesign, prototype, and test novel material and non-material solutions to ... | Army | Jan 26, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT23FR0000081 delivery order | Gartner, Inc | $541K | Gartner license subscription | Office of Procurement Operations | Feb 13, 2026 |
| W911NF23C0047 definitive contract | Human Resources Research Organization (humrro) | $540K | R&d services, odc's improving ARMY officer talent alignment with improved job descriptions and talent profiles | Army | Sep 4, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ25C0055 definitive contract | Arcadis U.s, Inc | $539K | Estcp project ew25-8604 "demonstration project for evaluation of non invasive of water distribution pipe identification technologies" | Army | Feb 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT24FR0000070 delivery order | The MITRE Corporation | $538K | New hssedi task order for communications and network resiliency - closing 5g/xg standards gaps. | Office of Procurement Operations | Sep 16, 2024 |
| W911NF23C0055 definitive contract | Epoxtal LLC | $538K | Sbir phase 2 award | Army | Nov 24, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N3943021C2206 definitive contract | Southwest Research Institute | $538K | Super dialer prototype development | Navy | Sep 5, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT20CB0000025 definitive contract | Surescan Corporation | $535K | Ct-xray system integration with an in-line x-ray diffraction system - lrbaa | Office of Procurement Operations | Aug 4, 2026 |
| W912HQ24C0074 definitive contract | CDM Federal Programs Corporation | $534K | Estcp project er24-8094 "field validation of sampling methodologies for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances," to demonstrate and validate the applicability of no-purge, passive sampling techniques at afff-impacted sites. | Army | Mar 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT24FR0000024 delivery order | Battelle National Biodefense Institute, LLC | $534K | This is a new task order for physical security maintenance & upgrades py9. | Office of Procurement Operations | Apr 2, 2024 |
| N3943025C0002 definitive contract | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc | $532K | Pfas sensor multi-site field demonstration | Navy | Apr 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W56KGU21P0003 purchase order | Talen-X, Inc | $532K | Equipment maintenance | Army | Feb 24, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT24FR0000050 delivery order | Battelle Memorial Institute | $532K | The purpose of this u.s. department of homeland security (DHS) time-and-materials task order is to provide support for the DHS science and technology directorate's transportation security laboratory (tsl). | Office of Procurement Operations | May 27, 2026 |
| FA865021F2016 delivery order | Arctos Technology Solutions, LLC | $530K | Systems analysis research and development | Air Force | Feb 23, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W9132T22C0020 definitive contract | University of Illinois | $530K | Baa - student research opportunities u435000 | Army | Apr 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911NF25FA023 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $530K | Survey, analysis and recommendations on adoption of software interfaces for ground platform autonomous mobility | Army | Sep 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ24C0044 definitive contract | University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | $529K | Serdp project er23-3885 "sustainable treatment approaches for renewing pfas-impacted construction materials (star-pcm)." objective is to gain in-depth knowledge on where differing pfas emanating from afff accumulate in asphalt and concrete. | Army | Apr 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911NF23C0056 definitive contract | Advanced Systems & Technologies Inc | $528K | Osd sttr phase ii: laser activated plasma (laplas) for standoff electronic denial | Army | Jun 24, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0017324F2022 delivery order | Amentum Technology, Inc | $527K | Task order under idiq | Navy | Mar 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT24CB0000007 definitive contract | Synclesis Inc | $526K | Emp vulnerability assessment of 5g cellular system - lrbaa award | Office of Procurement Operations | Jul 8, 2026 |
| W912HQ24C0037 definitive contract | The University of Newcastle | $526K | Serdp er24-4068 new start investigating the thermal decomposition of pfas in a full-scale commercial hazardous waste incinerator | Army | Mar 19, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N3943025F0191 delivery order | Southwest Research Institute | $525K | Super dialer seed task order | Navy | May 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W519TC23F0055 delivery order | Carnegie-Mellon University | $525K | Scalable solutions for social cybersecurity | Army | Apr 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA865022F5296 delivery order | University of Dayton | $524K | Composite performance characterization and modeling in application relevant environments | Air Force | Feb 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ24C0039 definitive contract | University of Maryland Baltimore County | $521K | Serdp project er24-4224 novel functionalization of conventional sorbents for enhanced selectivity and improved concentration of ultrashort- and short-chain pfas | Army | Jan 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ23C0038 definitive contract | WSP USA Environment & Infrastructure Inc | $520K | Serdp project er22-3297 "gasification of pfas-impacted matrices and syngas beneficial use evaluation" | Army | Sep 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ21C0021 definitive contract | Corvus Works GMBH | $520K | Serdp project mr21-1081 | Army | Nov 14, 2023 DoD 90d |
| 70Z02325C5PW00002 definitive contract | The MITRE Corporation | $520K | Waterways risk assessment model prototype for USCG navigation center (cg-navcen), pop: 09/30/2025 - 09/29/2025 | U.S. Coast Guard | Jun 3, 2026 |
| W912CG23C0034 definitive contract | Five Directions, Inc | $519K | New darpa baa - castle - red pills: programs iteratively learning leveled-up strategies | Army | May 20, 2024 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 13, 2026.
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