Records
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2018 drone and counter-drone contract awards: 251 records, $1.2B
The AwardTape archive holds 251 awards and orders signed in 2018, with $1.2B obligated as of Oct 9, 2026, including 38 counter-drone records worth $332.2M (USAspending). Months, the largest records and every counter-drone award are below.
Obligated
$1.2B
Counter-drone records
38
Companies
36
Data as of Oct 9, 2026 · signed date (base obligation date) on USAspending
By month2018
| Month | Records | Obligated | Counter-drone |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2018 | 13 | $54.3M | 1 |
| November 2018 | 11 | $16.8M | 2 |
| October 2018 | 5 | $530K | 1 |
| September 2018 | 39 | $152.7M | 10 |
| August 2018 | 33 | $204.3M | 4 |
| July 2018 | 44 | $48.5M | 4 |
| June 2018 | 40 | $225.7M | 4 |
| May 2018 | 12 | $22.4M | 2 |
| April 2018 | 16 | $69.8M | 5 |
| March 2018 | 20 | $256.7M | 2 |
| February 2018 | 10 | $9.8M | 1 |
| January 2018 | 8 | $111.9M | 2 |
Counter-drone records in 2018All 38 →
| Signed | PIID | Company | Agency | Obligated | What | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2018 | HQ072718F1632 | Raytheon Company | Defense Microelectronics Activity | $112.86M | ENGINEERING SERVICES, CET 18-899, COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM HIGH SPEED UNMANNED LONG ... | DoD 90d |
| Jun 29, 2018 | HQ072718F1619 | Raytheon Company | Defense Microelectronics Activity | $94.74M | ENGINEERING SERVICES, CET 18-852, RANGE AMPLIFICATION FOR INDIRECT FIRE EXPEDITIONARY ... | DoD 90d |
| Apr 12, 2018 | FA873018C0006 | SRC, Inc | Department of the Air Force | $41.76M | COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (C-UAS)/SRC UCA #2 JEON-ST008 AND JUON-CC-0058 | DoD 90d |
| Sep 5, 2018 | HQ072718F1637 | Raytheon Company | Defense Microelectronics Activity | $21.48M | ENGINEERING SERVICES, CET 18-8U4, KU AND NETWORKED DETECTION AND INTERCEPT ENHANCEMENT ... | DoD 90d |
| Sep 21, 2018 | SPE8EL18FJ0RW | Name on record | Defense Logistics Agency | $14.63M | 4543436365!CM202U GYRO-STABILIZED COUNTER UAS GIMBA | DoD 90d |
| Jul 3, 2018 | FA875018C0041 | Name on record | Department of the Air Force | $7.86M | UAS DETECTION AND COUNTER-UAS R&D | DoD 90d |
| Mar 28, 2018 | HQ072718F1203 | Name on record | Defense Contract Management Agency | $6.90M | THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO ANALYZE, DESIGN, AND DEVELOP A NEXT-GENERATION HPM ... | DoD 90d |
| Sep 28, 2018 | W31P4Q18C0118 | Name on record | Defense Contract Management Agency | $5.91M | COUNTER-UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS MOBILE-ANTI UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE DEFENSE SYSTEM FIELD ... | DoD 90d |
| Sep 20, 2018 | FA873018C0061 | Name on record | Department of the Air Force | $3.94M | COUNTER-UNMANNED AIR SYSTEM RED CELL | DoD 90d |
| Feb 9, 2018 | 70RSAT18FR0000024 | Name on record | Office of Procurement Operations | $3.85M | IGF::CL::IGF COLLECTION OF PERFORMANCE DATA ON MARITIME COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS | Civ |
| Jun 15, 2018 | FA865018C9217 | Name on record | Defense Contract Management Agency | $3.00M | COUNTER UNMANNED RAPID ENGAGEMENT SYSTEMS | DoD 90d |
| Sep 26, 2018 | HQ072718F1430 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Defense Contract Management Agency | $2.47M | THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO MONITOR IN-THEATER, REAL-TIME HOWLER C-UAS C-RAM NETWORK ... | DoD 90d |
| Sep 28, 2018 | N0042118F0929 | Name on record | Department of Defense | $1.90M | FFP MATERIAL- PROCUREMENT NEW TASK ORDER FOR URGENT AND COMPELLING REQUIREMENTS ... | DoD 90d |
| Sep 27, 2018 | W911QX18F0117 | Name on record | Department of the Army | $1.50M | COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) AND ADVANCED OPTICAL RESEARCH EFFORT (CARE) | DoD 90d |
| Jun 27, 2018 | FA865018C9214 | Name on record | Department of the Air Force | $1.50M | ROBUST COUNTER-SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM SOLUTION | DoD 90d |
Largest records in 2018by obligations
| Signed | PIID | Company | Agency | Obligated | What | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2018 | HQ072718F1632 | Raytheon Company | Defense Microelectronics Activity | $112.86M | ENGINEERING SERVICES, CET 18-899, COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM HIGH SPEED UNMANNED LONG ... | DoD 90d |
| Jun 6, 2018 | 70Z02318C2DAU0400 | Insitu, Inc | U.S. Coast Guard | $96.14M | INSTALL NATIONAL SECURITY CUTTERS (NSC) WITH UNMANNED AVIATION SYSTEM (UAS) CAPABILITY | Civ |
| Jun 29, 2018 | HQ072718F1619 | Raytheon Company | Defense Microelectronics Activity | $94.74M | ENGINEERING SERVICES, CET 18-852, RANGE AMPLIFICATION FOR INDIRECT FIRE EXPEDITIONARY ... | DoD 90d |
| Mar 15, 2018 | N0001918F2558 | Insitu, Inc | Department of the Navy | $82.19M | ISR LAND-BASED DEPLOYMENT SITE A AND B IGF::OT::IGF | DoD 90d |
| Aug 21, 2018 | N0001918C0052 | Insitu, Inc | Defense Contract Management Agency | $63.08M | PROCUREMENT OF (1) RQ-21A BLACKJACK ATTRITION AV&SEPM FOR THE COUNTRY OF POLAND | DoD 90d |
| Mar 19, 2018 | N0001918F2573 | Insitu, Inc | Department of the Navy | $60.77M | ISR LAND-BASED DEPLOYMENT SITE E AND F IGF::OT::IGF | DoD 90d |
| Mar 28, 2018 | N6833518F0050 | Insitu, Inc | Department of the Navy | $58.61M | CLIN 0005 SPARES - LOT 1 | DoD 90d |
| Jan 5, 2018 | N0001918F6026 | Insitu, Inc | Department of the Navy | $42.50M | LAND-BASED UAS ISR SERVICES. IGF::OT::IGF | DoD 90d |
| Apr 12, 2018 | FA873018C0006 | SRC, Inc | Department of the Air Force | $41.76M | COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (C-UAS)/SRC UCA #2 JEON-ST008 AND JUON-CC-0058 | DoD 90d |
| Sep 13, 2018 | H9240318F0090 | Arcturus UAV, Inc | U.S. Special Operations Command | $39.53M | IGF::CT::IGF MEUAS III ISR SERVICES | DoD 90d |
| Jan 5, 2018 | N0001918F6029 | Insitu, Inc | Department of the Navy | $39.41M | LAND-BASED UAS ISR SERVICES. IGF::OT::IGF | DoD 90d |
| Jan 3, 2018 | N0001918F6027 | Insitu, Inc | Department of the Navy | $28.37M | LAND-BASED UAS ISR SERVICES. IGF::OT::IGF | DoD 90d |
| Sep 27, 2018 | H9240318F0110 | Insitu, Inc | U.S. Special Operations Command | $27.05M | IGF::CT::IGF ISR SERVICES | DoD 90d |
| Sep 5, 2018 | HQ072718F1637 | Raytheon Company | Defense Microelectronics Activity | $21.48M | ENGINEERING SERVICES, CET 18-8U4, KU AND NETWORKED DETECTION AND INTERCEPT ENHANCEMENT ... | DoD 90d |
| Jun 27, 2018 | H9240318F0026 | Arcturus UAV, Inc | U.S. Special Operations Command | $18.09M | ISR | DoD 90d |
| Mar 15, 2018 | HR001118C0093 | AeroVironment, Inc | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | $17.67M | DARPA RESEARCH PROJECT. | DoD 90d |
| Jul 26, 2018 | W911QY18C0147 | AeroVironment, Inc | Department of the Army | $17.60M | FMS NORWAY - RQ-20B PUMA AE II NON-GFE SAASM II M3/M4 AND RQ-12A WASP AE NON-GFE SAASM II ... | DoD 90d |
| Mar 6, 2018 | 0004 | Arcturus UAV, Inc | U.S. Special Operations Command | $15.50M | IGF::CT::IGF HURRICANE 1 ISR SERVICES | DoD 90d |
| Sep 21, 2018 | SPE8EL18FJ0RW | Name on record | Defense Logistics Agency | $14.63M | 4543436365!CM202U GYRO-STABILIZED COUNTER UAS GIMBA | DoD 90d |
| Apr 30, 2018 | H9240318F0002 | Insitu, Inc | U.S. Special Operations Command | $13.76M | ISR SERVICES. | DoD 90d |
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