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 · Archive · 2016

2016 drone and counter-drone contract awards: 107 records, $524.6M

The AwardTape archive holds 107 awards and orders signed in 2016, with $524.6M obligated as of Oct 9, 2026, including 6 counter-drone records worth $35.5M (USAspending). Months, the largest records and every counter-drone award are below.

Records
107
Obligated
$524.6M
Counter-drone records
6
Companies
9

Data as of Oct 9, 2026 · signed date (base obligation date) on USAspending

By month2016
MonthRecordsObligatedCounter-drone
December 20168$13.9M1
November 201610$64.0M2
October 20164$243K0
September 201624$50.8M0
August 201616$35.9M1
July 20166$15.0M1
June 201612$110.6M0
May 20169$182.1M1
April 20166$21.6M0
March 20168$30.4M0
February 20162$5,5730
January 20162$1,6460
Counter-drone records in 2016All 6 →
SignedPIIDCompanyAgencyObligatedWhatLag
Nov 17, 2016W56KGY17C0001Name on recordDepartment of the Army$23.35MPROVIDE A QUICK REACTION CAPABILITY (QRC) TO ADD COUNTER-UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (C-UAS) ...DoD 90d
Aug 30, 2016FA873016C0050Name on recordDepartment of the Air Force$10.13MJUON COUNTER-UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM PROCURMENTDoD 90d
Nov 8, 20160028Name on recordDepartment of the Army$1.25MIGF::OT::IGF COUNTER-UAS TESTINGDoD 90d
Dec 15, 2016N6660417C0001Name on recordDepartment of the Navy$477KIGF::OT::IGF OPEN OCEAN COUNTER UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ...DoD 90d
May 26, 20160004Leidos, IncDepartment of the Army$180KIGF::OT::IGF BLACK DART COUNTER-UNMANNEDDoD 90d
Jul 25, 20160020Name on recordDepartment of the Army$128KIGF::OT::IGF COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM DETECTION AND TRACKING (CDAT) PLATFORM ...DoD 90d
Largest records in 2016by obligations
SignedPIIDCompanyAgencyObligatedWhatLag
May 31, 2016N0001916C0054Insitu, IncDepartment of the Navy$178.19MRQ-21A BLACKJACKDoD 90d
Nov 21, 20160010Insitu, IncDepartment of the Navy$34.66MISR LAND-BASED DEPLOYMENT IGF::OT::IGFDoD 90d
Mar 23, 2016N0001916C0031Insitu, IncDepartment of the Navy$24.83MIGF::CL,CT::IGFDoD 90d
Nov 17, 2016W56KGY17C0001Name on recordDepartment of the Army$23.35MPROVIDE A QUICK REACTION CAPABILITY (QRC) TO ADD COUNTER-UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (C-UAS) ...DoD 90d
Jun 24, 20160005Insitu, IncU.S. Special Operations Command$20.23MIGF::CT::IGF PRE-DEPLOYMENT - NEW SITE, ISR&POST DEPLOYMENT.DoD 90d
Jun 25, 20160003Insitu, IncU.S. Special Operations Command$18.43MIGF::CT::IGF ISR AND ISR SUPPLEMENTAL (DIF STEPLADDER PRICES) WITH POST DEPLOYMENT.DoD 90d
Jun 23, 20160001Insitu, IncU.S. Special Operations Command$17.43MIGF::CT::IGF MID-ENDURANCE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMDoD 90d
Jun 24, 20160002Insitu, IncU.S. Special Operations Command$16.16MIGF::CT::IGF ISR SERVICES - EXISTING SITE WITH POST DEPLOYMENT FUNDED.DoD 90d
Jun 24, 20160004Insitu, IncU.S. Special Operations Command$15.66MIGF::CT::IGF MID ENDURANCE UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMDoD 90d
Jul 28, 20160035Insitu, IncDepartment of the Navy$13.75MIGF::OT::IGF ALSO HARDWARE FROM IDIQDoD 90d
Sep 21, 20160038Insitu, IncDepartment of the Navy$12.03MSCANEAGLE UAS HARDWAREDoD 90d
Apr 21, 20160033Insitu, IncDepartment of the Navy$10.38MIGF::OT::IGF ORDER PARTS AND SERVICESDoD 90d
Aug 30, 2016FA873016C0050Name on recordDepartment of the Air Force$10.13MJUON COUNTER-UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM PROCURMENTDoD 90d
Jun 24, 20160009Insitu, IncDepartment of the Navy$9.88MKIT A&B INSTALLATION SUPPORT; IGF::CL,CT::IGFDoD 90d
Sep 29, 20160069Insitu, IncDepartment of the Navy$9.77MFMS TUNISIA CASE# U4-P-LAE. 2282 BUILDING PARTNERSHIP CAPACITY - SCANEAGLE UNMANNED AIR ...DoD 90d
Dec 7, 20160006Insitu, IncU.S. Special Operations Command$8.13MIGF::CT::IGF ISR SERVICESDoD 90d
Jun 7, 20160065AeroVironment, IncDepartment of the Army$7.84MRQ-11B; GIMBAL PAYLOADDoD 90d
Aug 9, 20160062Insitu, IncDepartment of the Navy$7.60MIGF::OT::IGF SPARES AND REPAIR PARTSDoD 90d
Aug 18, 20160035Teledyne FLIR DefenseDefense Contract Management Agency$6.86MIGF:OT::IGF OPTION - GR&R STAR SAFIREDoD 90d
Sep 28, 20160051Insitu, IncDepartment of the Navy$6.59MRQ-21A EARLY OPERATION CAPABILITY (EOC) UAS SYSTEM UPGRADE. INCLUDES PRICED BILL OF ...DoD 90d

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