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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70RSAT24FR0000059 delivery order | Signature Science LLC | $5.8M | Tsl rdt&e idiq task order for the developmental test and evaluation for chemistry applied research and development in support of test and evaluation | Office of Procurement Operations | Sep 18, 2026 |
| 70RSAT24CB0000001 definitive contract | Quadridox Inc | $5.7M | Low false alarm, high throughput hybrid ct+ x-ray diffraction imaging eds project | Office of Procurement Operations | Aug 7, 2026 |
| N0017323F6000 delivery order | Mnemonics Inc | $5.6M | R&d labor | Navy | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W5J9CQ23F0014 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $5.6M | Cpff grids iii research & analysis- sies base year | Army | Nov 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912CG21C0010 definitive contract | The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees | $5.6M | Embedded training for next generation combat systems contract effort will be in integration of existing and new live and embedded training technologies into developing systems. | Army | Mar 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q20F0295 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $5.6M | Task order w31p4q20f0295 is issued in accordance with section h-14, ordering procedures of the basic contract, for the (pws) entitled "united states air forces in europe area of responsibility (aor)/deployed range systems sustainment and ... | Army | Jul 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911QX24C0002 definitive contract | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc | $5.6M | Electronic sensing (es) R&D labor - baa | Army | May 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT24FR0000045 delivery order | Signature Science LLC | $5.6M | This is a new task order for bulk detection laboratory and simulant development laboratory. | Office of Procurement Operations | Aug 20, 2026 |
| HQ003426FE065 delivery order | University of Maryland, College Park | $5.4M | Develop comprehensive assessments of potential force protection threats from emerging electromagnetic technologies. | Washington Headquarters Services | May 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT24CB0000004 definitive contract | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $5.4M | Advancing tools, techniques, and information for canine universal sensing lrbaa award | Office of Procurement Operations | Sep 4, 2026 |
| W5J9CQ22F0012 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $5.3M | Contractor provide aircraft integration, and test and evaluation, and support awr approval, for one jet aircraft and conduct all oconus collections and deliver all data per collection plans iso hr3d buckeye program in the indopacom ar | Army | Nov 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911QY23C0090 definitive contract | University of Maine System | $5.3M | Tasks a.1, a.2, b.1 and b.2 | Army | May 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HT001124F0058 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $5.2M | Research, development and engineering services | Defense Health Agency | Sep 27, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HT001126FE022 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $5.2M | Development services for profiling and readiness action tracking unified system (paratus). | Defense Health Agency | May 31, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q21F0295 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $5.2M | Uarc pws entitled, radio frequency and photonic technology development | Army | Apr 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ24C0053 definitive contract | Tetra Tech, Inc | $5.2M | Estcp er23-8438 new start ex situ treatment of pfas-impacted soils and sediments using electron beam technology | Army | Dec 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24F0064 delivery order | Texas A&m Engineering Experiment Station | $5.2M | Rapid design of hypersonic vehicles | Army | May 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0017320F2016 delivery order | Science Applications International Corporation | $5.2M | Numerical weather prediction R&D tasks | Navy | Apr 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911QX23F0019 delivery order | New Mexico State University | $5.1M | Cyber (cyber resiliency) research and development support task order (7) | Army | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0017324C2013 definitive contract | Syntek Technologies, Inc | $5.0M | Plasma science research in support of code 6700 plasma physics division | Navy | May 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865824FB010 delivery order | Applied Research Associates, Inc | $5.0M | Air force targeting and effects software (aftes) ground mobile | Air Force | Mar 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA701425F0355 delivery order | Rhombus Power Inc | $5.0M | A8 ppbe decision analysis tool (dat) sbir iii | Air Force | Oct 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W913E524C0005 definitive contract | University of Alaska Fairbanks | $5.0M | Research & development - university of alaska fairbanks baa 22-0019 titled, enhancing the integrated system for operations in polar seas u437g00 | Army | Oct 10, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W912HZ24C0022 definitive contract | Arizona State University | $5.0M | Baa 23-0017 university of arizona "accelerate materials design and process optimization through artificial intelligence and machine learning" | Army | Aug 5, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA805125C0001 definitive contract | Aim Intelligent Machines, Inc | $5.0M | This contract is a result of proposal sent under automated heavy machinery call #2 related to baa: fa8051-24-s-0001. aim enabled machines in accordance with attachment 1 statement of work (sow), dated 3 sept 2025. | Air Force | Apr 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912HZ24C0005 definitive contract | The University of Mississippi | $5.0M | Baa- improve nation's levees tasks 1-3 u438180 | Army | Nov 14, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W911NF26FA001 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $4.9M | The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, and travel necessary to deliver msegr studies and instrumentation planning of the eglin gulf test and training range (egttr) and other maritime mission needs as required. | Army | May 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70RCSJ24FR0000047 delivery order | The MITRE Corporation | $4.9M | Jcdc planning support. | Office of Procurement Operations | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 70FA9026C00000002 definitive contract | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $4.9M | The purpose of this modification is to exercise option period 3. this contract is migrating from a previous contract system, 70rwmd23c00000021. johns hopkins university applied physics laboratory | Federal Emergency Management Agency | Sep 18, 2026 |
| N0042118F3007 delivery order | American Electronic Warfare Associates, Incorporated | $4.9M | Development,operation technical and engineering support | Navy | Mar 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q21F0016 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $4.9M | Omnibus open architecture 2 - enable instantiation of open standards across the USAF | Army | Jan 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q24F0161 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $4.8M | Advanced virtual threat reaction and avoidance trainer | Army | May 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP470123C0067 definitive contract | Sustainment Technologies Inc | $4.8M | Part to process amtching dlir scm | Defense Logistics Agency | Dec 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911QX24C0012 definitive contract | Leonardo Electronics US Inc | $4.8M | Modular array direct diode - baa | Army | Mar 16, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911QX24C0011 definitive contract | University of Memphis | $4.8M | Muas isr system research and development - baa | Army | Jun 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911SR25F0026 delivery order | BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc | $4.7M | This contract is for enhancement of advanced communication-electronics technologies. | Army | May 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA239426FB002 delivery order | Bluehalo LLC | $4.7M | Ceramics advanced materials and processes (camp iv) | Air Force | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6600124C4503 definitive contract | Peraton Labs Inc | $4.7M | Rescind: project psyccdef phase 1 | Navy | Jun 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ003424F0649 delivery order | University of Maryland, College Park | $4.7M | Gold start families study, operational security bot study, and counterintelligence awareness & reporting communication plan | Washington Headquarters Services | Jun 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ003422F0277 delivery order | Applied Research Associates, Inc | $4.7M | Major program support services | Washington Headquarters Services | May 2, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912CG23C0017 definitive contract | Dignitas Technologies, LLC | $4.7M | Dense urban environment technology. | Army | Jan 8, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W913E523C0007 definitive contract | Rowan University | $4.6M | Research & development - base year baa 21-c003 u437p00 | Army | Jul 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W56KGU25C0003 definitive contract | Black Sage Technologies Inc | $4.6M | Broad agency announcement to develop a multi-int sensor fusion framework within an existing counter UAS (CUAS) command and control (c2) software suite. | Army | May 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15QKN24C0063 definitive contract | Apollotech Msi Corp | $4.6M | Research and rapid prototyping of advanced, autonomous, lethal networked precision targeting systems. | Army | May 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W56KGU25C0009 definitive contract | Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | $4.6M | Broad agency announcement for virginia tech within an existing counter UAS (CUAS) software | Army | May 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15QKN22F0054 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $4.5M | Xm1155 sc support-jhu task order | Army | Apr 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA702224F0055 delivery order | L3Harris Technologies, Inc | $4.5M | Non-personal services to provide research and development, studies to support customer mission objectives. | Air Force | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911NF24C0012 definitive contract | Firehawk Aerospace Inc | $4.5M | Advanced manufacturing of munitions, sbir phase iii | Army | Mar 5, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 70RDA224FR0000003 delivery order | The MITRE Corporation | $4.5M | This is a follow-on task to an existing contract which has provided ffrdc technical services in several key areas that enable i&a/tds to deliver IT capabilities to meet customers requirements. | Office of Procurement Operations | Sep 28, 2024 |
| 70RSAT26FR0000027 delivery order | The MITRE Corporation | $4.5M | New hssedi task order for advanced computing. this action is valued at $8,010,000.00 and approval was provided on may 9, 2026. | Office of Procurement Operations | Aug 13, 2026 |
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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