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Science and technology R&D: $5.5B in defense awards
$5.5B obligated across 3,565 DoD and DHS awards to 1,371 companies, Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 13, 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 | 3,565 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA955024PB009 purchase order | Fibertek, Inc | $200K | Multilayer vertically integrated cavity-less comb source | Air Force | Sep 20, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24P0015 purchase order | Nine Five North, Inc | $200K | Sbir ph 1 | Army | Mar 12, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ22C0086 definitive contract | University of California, Los Angeles | $199K | Serdp project er-2713 follow on | Army | Sep 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24P0033 purchase order | Novel Engineering Inc | $199K | Sbir phase 1: deep terrain shaping: coordinated effects and maneuver using swarms | Army | Mar 28, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W913E525C0005 definitive contract | Arizona State University | $199K | Cso-crrel-24-ipr-fire-0008 titled, artificial intelligence informed high-resolution fuel mapping u437n00 | Army | May 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70Z02324FRD000008 delivery order | Olh Technical Services, LLC | $199K | Alternate navigation positioning sources task order 3 | U.S. Coast Guard | Sep 3, 2026 |
| W911NF24P0017 purchase order | C-2 Innovations Inc | $199K | Sbir phase 1-3rd monthly report | Army | Mar 12, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24P0031 purchase order | Tb2 Aerospace | $198K | Sbir phase 1: autonomously UAV deployable and recoverable explosive payload with isr and satcom capabilities | Army | Mar 28, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911QY24P0069 purchase order | Firehud Inc | $197K | Sbir i, proposal no. c233-003-0049, firehud (rt-psm) | Army | Jun 3, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911QY24P0050 purchase order | Oceanit Laboratories Inc | $197K | Sttr ph 1 - proposal no. c233-003-0050 | Army | Aug 31, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911QY25P0026 purchase order | Texas Research Institute , Austin, Inc | $197K | Development of hybrid class 3 polymer based breathable barrier materials. | Army | Mar 31, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911QY24P0077 purchase order | Luna Labs USA LLC | $197K | Sbir c233-004-0065 luna labs | Army | Oct 8, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911QY24P0068 purchase order | Vivonics Inc | $197K | Sbir ph i - proposal no: c233-003-0029 | Army | Jun 28, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911QY24P0089 purchase order | Hedgefog Research Inc | $197K | Sbir proposal no. c233-003-0009 - hedgefog research inc. | Army | Sep 12, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA862620F1100 delivery order | General Electric Company | $197K | F110 engine component improvement program cy2020 task order | Defense Contract Management Agency | Feb 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911QY24P0040 purchase order | Launchbay LLC | $197K | Research and development | Army | Apr 19, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911QY24P0058 purchase order | Materials Modifications Inc | $197K | Sbir ph i-proposal c233-004-0106 | Army | Dec 3, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911QX24P0039 purchase order | Alchlight, LLC | $197K | Sbir phase i topic a23b-t005 | Army | Feb 5, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911QY24P0008 purchase order | Zymeron Corporation | $197K | Research and development | Army | Dec 12, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W911QY24P0037 purchase order | Microlink Devices Inc | $197K | Sttr ph i - proposal no: a23b-t023-0061 | Army | Mar 7, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911QY24P0048 purchase order | Taumat LLC | $197K | Sttr ph i - proposal no: a23b-t022-0090 | Army | Mar 27, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24P0007 purchase order | Aptima Inc | $197K | New sttr phase i entitled " stride: sophisticated temporal robots for inference-guided decision exploration" | Army | Nov 14, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W911QY24P0021 purchase order | Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc | $197K | Research and development | Army | Feb 27, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911QY24P0019 purchase order | Physical Sciences Inc | $197K | Sttr ph i - proposal no. a23b-t023-0159 | Army | Feb 27, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W9132V24C0004 definitive contract | Arete Associates | $197K | Sttr phase i - R&D project entitled "use of satellite observations for analog ensemble predictions to contribute to decision advantage". | Army | Mar 6, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24P0038 purchase order | Hololase Photonics LLC | $197K | Sttr phase i base award | Army | Nov 14, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W9132V24C0003 definitive contract | Creare LLC | $197K | Fy24 sttr ph i creare | Army | May 29, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911QY24P0020 purchase order | Kent Optronics Inc | $197K | Research and development | Army | Feb 23, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24P0002 purchase order | Corvid Technologies, LLC | $197K | Sttr phase i - precision control of high-speed autonomous vehicles under high disturbances | Army | Nov 14, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24P0008 purchase order | Intelligent Fusion Technology, Inc | $197K | Situation-aware hierarchical hybrid learning-based modeling and robust adaptive control of autonomous legged robots. | Army | Dec 6, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W911QY24P0017 purchase order | Alphamicron, Incorporated | $197K | Sttr ph i - proposal no. a23b-t021-0157 | Army | Feb 12, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24P0009 purchase order | Sabre Systems, LLC | $197K | New sttr phase i entitled "small unmanned aerial system for surveying the electromagnetic spectrum" | Army | Jan 22, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911QX24P0064 purchase order | Materials Research & Design Inc | $197K | The contractor shall provide the requirements in sttr phase 1 and final report in accordance with proposal a23b-t011-0042 dated 06/14/2023. the government's terms and conditions shall apply. | Army | Apr 9, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24P0005 purchase order | Perotech, Inc | $197K | Stir phase i | Army | Jan 4, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24P0003 purchase order | Hysonic Technologies, LLC | $197K | New sttr phase i entitled "dynamic large-eddy simulation modeling for transitional and turbulent hypersonic flows in create-av kestrel" | Army | Dec 1, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W911QX24P0042 purchase order | Peregrine Falcon Corp | $197K | Sttr phase i topic a23b-t005 for joining of ultra-high temperature ceramics (uhtcs) to substrate for ultra-high temperature performance. | Army | Mar 1, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24P0004 purchase order | Polaris Sensor Technologies Inc | $197K | Sttr phase i base award "modeling tools for hypersonic flight" | Army | Nov 13, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W911QX24P0057 purchase order | Ata Engineering, Inc | $197K | Sttr phase i topic a23b-t011 for enhanced compas manufacturing suite for multimetric pyrolysis cycle optimization for carbon-carbon composites | Army | Apr 19, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24P0001 purchase order | Swift Solar Inc | $196K | 873 authority sttr phase i - precursor impurity control for stable perovskite tandem photovoltaic modules | Army | Dec 7, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W56KGU25C0005 definitive contract | Aurestech Inc | $194K | Small business technology transfer program award to aures tech for "furtim communication" to design and validate a function that will realize enhanced underlay comms methods and placed at the front end of existing tactical radios as an ... | Army | Dec 11, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF26CA011 definitive contract | Peraton Inc | $194K | Transitioning sparta research and development for operational benefit and need | Army | May 8, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ21C0047 definitive contract | Sel Engineering Services, Inc | $193K | Estcp project ew21-5204 | Army | Aug 6, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 70RDAD23FR0000099 delivery order | The MITRE Corporation | $191K | Systems engineering and expertise support | Office of Procurement Operations | Apr 9, 2024 |
| N0018924PZ373 purchase order | University of North Texas | $191K | Phase i zebrafish research | Navy | Mar 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911QY24C0013 definitive contract | Amberwave Inc | $190K | Sbir phase iii - research & development | Army | Apr 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N3943024C2001 definitive contract | University of Texas at Austin | $188K | Digital quality assurance framework | Navy | Apr 15, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0017317C2007 definitive contract | Leidos, Inc | $188K | Igf::ct::igf pr 68-5131-16 vacuum electronics R&D | Navy | Jun 26, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N3943024C2020 definitive contract | Gsi Environmental Inc | $188K | Broad agency announcement (baa) contract | Navy | Mar 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70FA3123F00000104 BPA call | Forward Edge AI Inc | $186K | Sap closeout rpa process | Federal Emergency Management Agency | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 70RSAT24FR0000036 delivery order | The MITRE Corporation | $185K | Hssedi task order for laser detection assessment | Office of Procurement Operations | May 9, 2024 |
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 15, 2026.
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