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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 |
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| Award | Company | Obligated FY2024+ | What | Agency | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W911QX22C0015 definitive contract | Eaton Corporation | $8.1M | Research and development effort proposed in response to broad agency announcement (baa) w911nf-17-s-0003 | Army | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911QX21C0001 definitive contract | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $7.9M | Jaic smart sensor autonomous isr: research and development effort to design, develop, test, and evaluate the "smart sensor" unmanned aerial platform prototype. | Army | Feb 20, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 70RCSJ25FR0000048 delivery order | The MITRE Corporation | $7.8M | Independent cybersecurity research and development, enterprise architectural subject matter expertise, requirements development and systems engineering support. | Office of Procurement Operations | Sep 17, 2026 |
| W911QX25F0023 delivery order | Flash Steelworks Inc | $7.8M | Task order for the design, development and testing of flash-processed stainless steel. | Army | Mar 13, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0017323F2036 delivery order | Integration Innovation Inc | $7.7M | Labor | Navy | Dec 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ003423F0074 delivery order | American Systems Corporation | $7.7M | Professional services for the rapid defense experimentation reserve | Washington Headquarters Services | Mar 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT26FR0000046 delivery order | Mississippi State University | $7.5M | Joint unmanned systems testing in a collaborative environment next generation (justice nextgen) task order 3. this action is valued at $10,001,854.00 and approval provided on may 27, 2026. | Office of Procurement Operations | Sep 15, 2026 |
| 70RWMD23C00000021 definitive contract | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $7.5M | This contract is for independent services to evaluate, develop, and maintain the suitability and effectiveness of cbrn technologies developed for DHS. | Office of Procurement Operations | Sep 21, 2026 |
| W56KGU23C0001 definitive contract | Aspen Consulting Group Inc | $7.5M | Teancity proposal was submitted in response to baa-w56kgu19r9999 | Army | Jan 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911QX24C0007 definitive contract | Next Tier Concepts Inc | $7.4M | Contract for R&D of sar object detection | Army | May 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865021F5280 delivery order | Bluehalo LLC | $7.3M | Ceramic advanced materials and processes (camp) | Air Force | Mar 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0017321F2038 delivery order | Envisioneering Inc | $7.3M | Above water sensors tech support labor | Navy | May 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865021F2605 delivery order | DCS Corporation | $7.3M | Multi-domain technology simulation based systems engineering | Air Force | Sep 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0017322F2026 delivery order | Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory | $7.2M | Research, development, & technical svcs | Navy | Aug 14, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 70RCSJ26FR0000056 delivery order | The MITRE Corporation | $7.1M | Task order award for threat-informed critical infrastructure cyber defense action | Office of Procurement Operations | Sep 30, 2026 |
| N0017322F3004 delivery order | Amentum Technology, Inc | $7.1M | Scientific and engineering support for the radar division of the naval research laboratory | Navy | May 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70RFP326FREH00004 delivery order | JJR Solutions LLC | $7.1M | Strategic integration support service | Office of Procurement Operations | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 70RCSJ24FR0000015 delivery order | The MITRE Corporation | $7.0M | Cyber defense operations and intelligence analysis cisa/csd-th tas: 70-24-0566 itar id:7210 the purpose of this pr is to fund the mitre task order in the amount of $7,000,000. this is a follow-on to mitre to 70rcsj23fr0000009. pop: 04/0 | Office of Procurement Operations | Oct 17, 2024 |
| FA248722F0025 delivery order | The Survice Engineering Company LLC | $7.0M | Weaps | Air Force | Apr 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ26CA028 definitive contract | Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines | $7.0M | Estcp er25-9767 center for pfas remedial technology engineering | Army | Apr 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W56KGU22C0005 definitive contract | Integrated Solutions for Systems, Inc | $7.0M | Award against baa w56kgu18rpn22, topic 6, development and demonstration of plug-and-play open architectures for positioning, navigation, and timing. | Army | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA805125F0005 delivery order | Applied Research Associates, Inc | $6.9M | Support of airfield pavements and technologies (ap_t) research, development, test and evaluation (rdt_e) | Air Force | May 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q21F0110 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $6.9M | Program executive office command, control, communications - tactical (peo c3t) applied research, development and engineering support | Army | Mar 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA251821F0001 delivery order | Linquest Corporation | $6.8M | Tradespace analytical support concerning space environments, tools and techniques. | Air Force | May 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HT942523C0063 definitive contract | Techwerks LLC | $6.7M | Biomedical support services. silver spring, md. | Defense Health Agency | Apr 9, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA865021F2023 delivery order | RTX Corporation | $6.7M | Pressure gain propulsion freejet test | Air Force | Jul 30, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT26FR0000018 delivery order | The MITRE Corporation | $6.4M | Advanced technological forensics development, immigration and criminal investigations division, forensics support and criminal investigations & support to law enforcement operations- ffrdc hssedi task order | Office of Procurement Operations | Jul 14, 2026 |
| 70RSAT24FR0000110 delivery order | Battelle National Biodefense Institute, LLC | $6.4M | This new task order is to utilize inflation reduction act funds for nbacc energy recovery system phase ii. | Office of Procurement Operations | Aug 20, 2026 |
| W31P4Q24F0173 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $6.4M | This requirement is in support of the performance work statement (pws) entitled, "research, engineering, science, and technology development." | Army | Mar 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911NF22C0048 definitive contract | SRI International | $6.4M | Research adaptive task help emerging from natural annotations (athena) | Army | Aug 28, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA862821F9002 delivery order | Frontier Technology Inc | $6.3M | B52 pit sbir phase iii decision and analysis support | Air Force | Apr 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865022C2401 definitive contract | General Electric Company | $6.3M | Aero-structures: power generation and distribution concepts | Air Force | Sep 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0017322F3005 delivery order | Oceaneering International Inc | $6.3M | Onr inp support | Navy | Apr 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911QX21C0021 definitive contract | Ideal Innovations Incorporated | $6.2M | Project bloodhound gang 2 - baa | Army | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA700025F0107 delivery order | Southwest Research Institute | $6.2M | Castle at usafa and the t-38 program office (po) requires contractor support to perform multiple aircraft structural integrity program (asip)-related tasks for structural sustainment and structural sustainment research. | Air Force | Sep 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF22C0083 definitive contract | Georgia Tech Research Corp | $6.2M | Iarpa research | Army | Apr 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0017318F6201 delivery order | KBR Wyle Services, LLC | $6.1M | Pr 76-8049-16 space science instruments and experimental payloads ssiep2 | Navy | Sep 25, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HQ003424F0498 delivery order | University of Maryland, College Park | $6.1M | Base- research questions | Washington Headquarters Services | Aug 8, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF22C0079 definitive contract | Qualcomm Intelligent Solutions Inc | $6.1M | Iarpa agile program project title: "honeycomb system: research & demonstration for the iarpa agile program" | Army | Aug 14, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q25F0083 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $6.1M | Revolutionizing training-pioneering advancements in live virtual and constructive lvc capabilities for test and training | Army | May 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70RCSJ23FR0000039 delivery order | The MITRE Corporation | $6.0M | Provide technical support services to department of homeland security, cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency, cybersecurity division, csd front office | Office of Procurement Operations | May 2, 2025 |
| W5J9CQ25F0013 delivery order | Research Innovations Incorporated | $6.0M | Canadian joint warfare center (cjwc) engineering and integration services | Army | Jun 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA233025CB008 definitive contract | Windborne Systems Inc | $6.0M | Windborne | Air Force | Feb 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W913E524C0011 definitive contract | University of Alaska Fairbanks | $6.0M | Research & development university of alaska fairbanks baa 22-0020 titled, improving arctic and sub-arctic cross-country maneuvers through incorporating satellite and airborne remote sensing products for terrain trafficability assessment ... | Army | Aug 5, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ26CA040 definitive contract | Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | $5.9M | Estcp nh25-9784 applied landscape infrastructure research center for the mid-atlantic region | Army | May 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W9132T24C0007 definitive contract | Norwich University Applied Research Institutes LTD | $5.9M | Baa 23-0001 - competition planning u435ceo | Army | Aug 19, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W519TC25CA035 definitive contract | JJR Solutions LLC | $5.9M | Devcom sbir phase iii | Army | Apr 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q20F0511 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $5.9M | Task order w31p4q-20-f-0511 (s3i control number 275-0a) is issued in accordance with section h-14, ordering procedures of the basic contract, for the performance work statement (pws) entitled, " beamforming acoustic tactical swarm". | Army | May 15, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911QX24C0029 definitive contract | SRC Inc | $5.8M | Sound garden for research and development in radio frequency (rf) devices broad agency announcement (baa) | Army | May 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ24C0087 definitive contract | Ea Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc, PBC | $5.8M | Estcp project er23-8439 "ex situ treatment of pfas-impacted soils and sediments using indirect thermal desorption coupled with thermal oxidation" to provide a prototype demonstration of a mobile itd/to system to perform onsite destruction ... | Army | May 27, 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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