Tracked vehiclesAnduril Enterprise 0.87% fill $173.4M / $20BCBP AST 46.50% fill $929.9M / $2.0BPalantir Maven 81.60% fill $637.6M / $781.3MShield AI USCG $61.4M drawn 12 ordersCounter-drone $2.1B drawn 25 C-UAS vehicles and awardsUSAspending compile · Oct 9 2026
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AwardTape · DoD contracts · Apr 8, 2026

DoD contracts for Apr 8, 2026: 6 awards, $2.3B

On Apr 8, 2026, the Department of War announced 6 contract actions worth $2.3B across the Air Force, the Navy and Defense Logistics Agency. 2 actions worth $1.9B involve drones, counter-drone systems or autonomy, led by Anduril Industries Inc. at $1.8B.

Official release: Contracts for April 8, 2026. These are the Department of War's daily contract announcements (awards of $9 million and up, published on war.gov each business day at about 5 PM ET). The same actions reach USAspending about 90 days after signing (DFARS PGI 204.6). Other transaction agreements and their modifications often skip the daily announcement. Copy read from the Internet Archive capture of the official page.

All actions

Missiles and space1 · $1.8B

  1. Anduril Industries and 13 others share $1.84B contract for space-based space domain awareness capabilitySpace Systems Command · $1.4M obligated now · signed Apr 7, 2026 · work through Apr 8, 2036Missiles and space · Space Force · Drone or autonomy · Anduril Industries Inc., Astranis Space Technologies Corp., BAE Systems, Space Mission Systems Inc., General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems and 10 more · FA881926DB013, FA881926DB006

Space1 · $105.0M

  1. Lockheed Martin Services wins $105.0M order for Global Positioning System IIIF launch with on-orbit test supportSpace Systems Command · $13.4M obligated nowSpace · Space Force · Lockheed Martin Services LLC · FA882326FB011

Weapons1 · $55.1M

  1. General Dynamics Mission Systems gets $55.1M modification for AN/BYG-1 submarine combat control systemNaval Sea Systems Command · $2.7M obligated nowWeapons · Navy · General Dynamics Mission Systems · N0002419C6407

Electronics and communications1 · $234.5M

  1. Continental Electronics wins $234.5M contract for Homeland Defense Over the Horizon Radar (OTHR) transmit subsystemAir Force Life Cycle Management Center · $46.3M obligated now · signed Apr 1, 2026 · work through Mar 31, 2031Electronics and communications · Air Force · Continental Electronics Corp. · FA220426CB006

Research and development1 · $19.5M

  1. BlueHalo wins $19.5M order for ceramics advanced materials and processes Task Order FourDepartment of Defense Activity Address Code · $600K obligated now · signed Jan 30, 2026 · work through Dec 4, 2029Research and development · Air Force · Drone or autonomy · BlueHalo LLC · FA239426FB002

Engines and power transmission1 · $15.1M

  1. Tecmotiv wins $15.1M contract for fuel injection pumpsDefense Logistics Agency Weapons Support · work through Jun 12, 2031Engines and power transmission · Defense Logistics Agency · Tecmotiv Inc. · SPRDL126C0095

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