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Space R&D: $2.9B in defense awards
$2.9B obligated across 173 DoD and DHS awards to 112 companies, Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 7, 2026, 2.5% of Research and development. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation leads with $1.8B; Department of the Air Force is the largest buyer at $2.6B.
| Obligated FY2024+ | $2.9B |
|---|---|
| Awards | 173 |
| Companies | 112 |
| FY2024 | $1.2B |
| FY2025 | $1.2B |
| FY2026 to date | $579.9M |
| Parent category | Research and development |
| Award | Company | Obligated FY2024+ | What | Agency | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA945323PA012 purchase order | Metamagnetics Inc | $0 | Efficiency development for space based applications | Defense Contract Management Agency | Jan 25, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA945323PA014 purchase order | Kent Optronics Inc | $0 | Low cost spectrally agile self-responsive laser protection device | Defense Contract Management Agency | Jan 25, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA945324AX001 blanket purchase agreement | Texas A&m Univ Cyclotron Ins | $0 | Testing center services | Air Force | Sep 6, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA945325AX001 blanket purchase agreement | Texas A&m Univ Cyclotron Ins | $0 | Testing center services | Air Force | Oct 2, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HDTRA113C0002 definitive contract | The Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund | $0 | Base period | Navy | Aug 27, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HQ072723C0004 definitive contract | Si2 Technologies, Inc | $0 | Sbir phase ii radiation shielding technology | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Jan 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ086022C7115 definitive contract | Freedom Photonics LLC | $0 | Eo14042-sbir/sttr phase ii R&D efficient power-scalable and diffraction-limited gaas diode lasers | Missile Defense Agency | Dec 20, 2023 DoD 90d |
| N0017312D2023 IDIQ contract | Peraton Inc | $0 | Igf::ct::igf pr#:55-0079-12, the awardee will provide scientific, engineering, technical, and analytical expertise for the advancement of netcentric warfare. | Defense Contract Management Agency | Mar 14, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0017316C6013 definitive contract | Bluehalo Labs, LLC | $0 | Igf::ot::igf 72-9100-16 advanced electro-opcial and infrared (eo/ir) sensing | Navy | Oct 26, 2023 DoD 90d |
| N0017324D2002 IDIQ contract | Assurance Technology Corp | $0 | R&d labor | Navy | May 15, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0017398D2012 IDIQ contract | Interface & Control Systems, Inc | $0 | 1 | Defense Contract Management Agency | Apr 23, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W81XWH22C0104 definitive contract | International Fabric Machines Inc | $0 | Dha sbir dph ii hd2-0105 | Army | Jan 8, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA252122F0241 delivery order | Bluehalo Labs, LLC | -$0 | Stargate maintenance and stargate increment 3 issue resolution | Air Force | Feb 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA880718C0001 definitive contract | The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc | -$2.6K | Igf::ot::igf modernized receiver test asset modernized test asset test support services | Defense Contract Management Agency | Apr 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ003420C0121 definitive contract | Freedom Photonics LLC | -$150K | Sbir phase o181-001-0024 high acceleration and hypervelocity inertial measurement unit | Washington Headquarters Services | Nov 5, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0017316C2010 definitive contract | Peraton Inc | -$167K | 82-4045-16 igf::ot::igf research and prototype development of spacecraft electronics and space/airborne electronics systems. | Navy | Aug 6, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA881918F0002 delivery order | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc | -$179K | Igf::ct::igf systems engineering architecture modeling for space | Defense Contract Management Agency | Jun 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| F0470102C0002 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corp | -$395K | No description on the record | Defense Contract Management Agency | Mar 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA880617C0001 definitive contract | Ensco Inc | -$862K | Igf::cl,ct::igf range and network division's systems engineering and integration effort | Air Force | Dec 9, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0003904C2009 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corp | -$997K | Deobligation of funds | Defense Contract Management Agency | Sep 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA880812C0010 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corp | -$4.5M | Igf::ct::igf aehf sv5/6 production - uca parts | Air Force | May 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA880214C0001 definitive contract | The Aerospace Corporation | -$5.7M | Igf::cl::igf aerospace ffrdc contract from 1 oct 2013 to 30 sept 2018 | Air Force | Nov 13, 2023 DoD 90d |
| FA881923F1000 delivery order | General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc | -$11.2M | Manta 2.0 - conceptual studies and preliminary research in the areas of offensive space control, defensive space control, command and control, and space domain awareness. | Air Force | Nov 15, 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 9, 2026.
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