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 · May 18, 2026

DoD contracts for May 18, 2026: 10 awards, $1.3B

On May 18, 2026, the Department of War announced 10 contract actions worth $1.3B across the Navy, the Air Force and the Army. 1 action worth $94.2M involves drones, counter-drone systems or autonomy, led by PlaneWave Instruments Inc at $94.2M.

Official release: Contracts for May 18, 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

Aircraft2 · $896.6M

  1. Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics wins $879.10M order for production and delivery of Lot 18-19 aircraft armament equipment which includes various missileNaval Air Systems Command · $83.6M obligated nowAircraft · Navy · Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. · N0001926F0233, N0001924G0010
  2. Lockheed Martin gets $17.5M modification for provisioning spares Work will be performed at Fort Worth, TexasAir Force Life Cycle Management Center · $17.5M obligated now · work through May 18, 2027Aircraft · Air Force · Lockheed Martin · FA823224C0002

Space1 · $94.2M

  1. PlaneWave Instruments wins $94.2M contract for Decentralized Autonomous Organization Systems programU.S. Space Force Space Systems Command Directorate of Contracting · $22.1M obligated now · work through May 17, 2031Space · Space Force · Drone or autonomy · PlaneWave Instruments Inc · FA882025DB001

Electronics and communications3 · $56.6M

  1. Northrop Grumman Systems wins $23.0M contract for a fixed-price contract for the procurement of various quantities of five partsNaval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support · $23.0M obligated nowElectronics and communications · Navy · Tracked company · Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. · N0010426CJA07
  2. Integrated Procurement Technologies wins $19.3M contract for wattmeter calibration systemsNaval Surface Warfare Center · $3.4M obligated nowElectronics and communications · Navy · Integrated Procurement Technologies · N6426726D1003
  3. Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems gets $14.3M modification for engineering support and other direct costs in connection with the production of AN/SPS-73(V)Naval Sea Systems Command · $7.0M obligated nowElectronics and communications · Navy · Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems Inc. · N0002425C4127

IT and telecom1 · $97.8M

  1. C2 Defense wins $97.8M contract for Joint Interoperability Test Command certified unified communications software and supportArmy Contracting Command · work through May 31, 2029IT and telecom · Army · C2 Defense Inc. · W9128Z26DA013

Research and development1 · $40.0M

  1. World Wide Technology wins $40.0M contract for Artificial Intelligence-Enterprise Enabled Security Operations CenterAir Combat Command’s Acquisition Management and Integration Center · $7.2M obligated now · work through May 17, 2031Research and development · Air Force · World Wide Technology · FA703726F0033

Construction2 · $108.8M

  1. Mechworks Mechanical Contractors and 2 others share $60.0M modification for a $60,000,000 modification to a previously awarded multiple award construction contractNaval Facilities Engineering Systems Command · small businessConstruction · Navy · Mechworks Mechanical Contractors Inc., North State Mechanical Inc., R&W Construction Co. Inc. · N4008520D0076, N4008520D0077
  2. Pond Constructors wins $48.8M contract for acquire preventative and corrective maintenance servicesU.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering and Support Center · $11.4M obligated now · signed May 15, 2026 · work through Aug 7, 2030Construction · Army Corps of Engineers · Pond Constructors Inc. · W912DY26CA026

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