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 · 2020

2020 drone and counter-drone contract awards: 303 records, $1.0B

The AwardTape archive holds 303 awards and orders signed in 2020, with $1.0B obligated as of Oct 9, 2026, including 36 counter-drone records worth $121.7M (USAspending). Months, the largest records and every counter-drone award are below.

Records
303
Obligated
$1.0B
Counter-drone records
36
Companies
34

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

By month2020
MonthRecordsObligatedCounter-drone
December 202026$32.7M2
November 202011$8.8M0
October 202013$11.5M2
September 202063$248.4M6
August 202017$23.9M4
July 202022$104.3M8
June 202027$26.9M4
May 202014$9.1M1
April 202029$482.6M1
March 202033$52.4M2
February 202026$27.4M1
January 202022$17.8M5
Counter-drone records in 2020All 36 →
SignedPIIDCompanyAgencyObligatedWhatLag
Sep 29, 2020N0042120F1019KBR Wyle Services, LLCDepartment of the Navy$28.73MCUAS TASK ORDERDoD 90d
Jul 23, 2020W31P4Q20F0381SRC, IncDepartment of the Army$24.44MEXPEDITIONARY-LOW, SLOW, SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) INTEGRATED DEFEAT SYSTEM ...DoD 90d
Jan 21, 2020N0042120F1741CACI, Inc. - FederalDepartment of Defense$8.16MENGINEERING, TEST AND EVALUATION, INSTALLATION, LOGISTICS, SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT FOR ...DoD 90d
Sep 23, 2020W31P4Q20F0457SRC, IncDepartment of the Army$7.03ME-LIDS ENHANCEMENTSDoD 90d
Aug 28, 2020W31P4Q20F0432DRS Sustainment Systems, IncDepartment of Defense$7.00MENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR MOBILE LOW, SLOW, SMALL COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS ...DoD 90d
Aug 27, 2020W31P4Q20F0496SRC, IncDefense Contract Management Agency$6.75MEXPEDITIONARY-LOW, SLOW, SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (UAS) INTEGRATED DEFEAT SYSTEM ...DoD 90d
Jul 27, 2020W31P4Q20F0399DRS Sustainment Systems, IncDepartment of Defense$6.20MENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR MOBILE LOW, SLOW, SMALL COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS ...DoD 90d
Jul 20, 2020W31P4Q20F0356DRS Sustainment Systems, IncDepartment of Defense$5.98MSUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE MOBILE LOW, SLOW, SMALL COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM ...DoD 90d
Sep 8, 2020W909MY20F3005Booz Allen Hamilton IncDepartment of the Army$5.95MFAMILY OF COUNTER UNMANNED SYSTEMSDoD 90d
Jun 22, 202070RSAT20FR0000056Name on recordOffice of Procurement Operations$3.90MFFRDC AWARD FOR COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (C-UAS) RESPONSE AND ENGAGEMENTCiv
Sep 24, 2020H9240120F0184Sierra Nevada Company, LLCU.S. Special Operations Command$3.79MCUAS INTEGRATION SUPPORTDoD 90d
Jul 31, 2020N0017420F0274BAE Systems Land & Armaments LPDepartment of the Navy$3.46MFY19 CUAS KIT FUNDINGDoD 90d
Oct 5, 2020N6600121F0009Name on recordDepartment of the Navy$2.14MAT/FP SUPPORT SERVICES NAVFAC SUST CUAS PSIMS IDOC DEPLOYMENT EASTDoD 90d
Jul 29, 2020W31P4Q20F0403SRC, IncDepartment of the Army$1.95ME-LIDS TESTINGDoD 90d
Feb 24, 2020N0042120F0020CACI, Inc. - FederalDepartment of Defense$1.21MSUSTAINMENT FOR COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS.DoD 90d
Largest records in 2020by obligations
SignedPIIDCompanyAgencyObligatedWhatLag
Apr 30, 2020W31P4Q20C0024AeroVironment, IncDepartment of the Army$406.45MFY20-22 SWITCHBLADE HARDWARE PRODUCTIONDoD 90d
Sep 29, 2020W911QX20C0041Palantir USG IncDepartment of the Army$91.18MPALANTIR SHALL PERFORM TESTING AN END-TO-END APPROACH TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR ...DoD 90d
Sep 2, 202070B02C20F00000792Anduril Industries, IncU.S. Customs and Border Protection$35.83MUSBP - SBIR PHASE III - AUTONOMOUS SURVEILLANCE TOWERS - DELIVERY ORDERCiv
Sep 22, 2020H9240820F0026Arcturus UAV, IncU.S. Special Operations Command$35.81MHURRICANE 7 SITE.DoD 90d
Apr 16, 2020N0001920F0546Insitu, IncDepartment of the Navy$30.73MUSFOR-A SITES E AND F RE-COMPETEDoD 90d
Sep 29, 2020N0042120F1019KBR Wyle Services, LLCDepartment of the Navy$28.73MCUAS TASK ORDERDoD 90d
Jul 2, 202070B02C20F00000493Anduril Industries, IncU.S. Customs and Border Protection$24.90MSBIR-AUTONOMOUS SURVEILLANCE TOWERS-DELIVERY ORDERCiv
Jul 23, 2020W31P4Q20F0381SRC, IncDepartment of the Army$24.44MEXPEDITIONARY-LOW, SLOW, SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) INTEGRATED DEFEAT SYSTEM ...DoD 90d
Jul 27, 2020FA864920C0158Shield AI IncDepartment of the Air Force$16.39MCOVID-19 REINFORCEMENT LEARNING APPLIED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTONOMOUS BEHAVIORS FOR ...DoD 90d
Mar 26, 2020N0016420FJ091Teledyne FLIR DefenseDefense Contract Management Agency$16.35MCCFLIR2 PRODUCTION UNITS SPARES AND NREDoD 90d
Apr 25, 2020H9240820F0014Arcturus UAV, IncU.S. Special Operations Command$16.27MPRE-DEPLOYMENT, ISR AND POST DEPLOYMENT FOR HURRICANE 6.DoD 90d
Feb 11, 2020N0001920F0620Insitu, IncDepartment of the Navy$15.89MFMS RQ21A UAS WITH SAASM, ECP, SERVICES, HARDWARE/MATERIALS, TRAINING, AND TRAVEL IN ...DoD 90d
Jul 28, 2020N0001920F0396Insitu, IncDepartment of the Navy$11.99MOIR LOT 4 SITES 8&9DoD 90d
Dec 22, 2020W58RGZ21C0011AeroVironment, IncDepartment of the Army$11.84MACQUISITION OF PUMA AIRCRAFT SYSTEM FOR ALBANIA.DoD 90d
Apr 2, 2020N0001920F0440Insitu, IncDepartment of the Navy$10.97MRQ-21A UAVSDoD 90d
Mar 5, 2020N0001420C2014AeroVironment, IncDepartment of the Navy$9.30MAUTOMATION ENTITY CLASSIFICATION IN VIDEO USING SOFT BIOMETRICS BROAD AGENCY ...DoD 90d
Jun 10, 2020SPRPA120FQL1EInsitu, IncDefense Logistics Agency$9.29MNOSE ASSY-EOIR4DoD 90d
Oct 22, 2020FA880621C0002Palantir USG IncDepartment of the Air Force$9.00MDATA PLATFORM TO FACILITATE CRITICAL EFFORTS NECESSARY TO COORDINATE DECISIONS IN ...DoD 90d
Sep 25, 2020W58RGZ20C0043AeroVironment, IncDepartment of the Army$8.68MFOREIGN MILITARY SALE OF PUMA UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM TO IRAQDoD 90d
Dec 15, 2020N0001921F0201Insitu, IncDepartment of the Navy$8.36MPROCURE SHIPBOARD SCANEAGLE UASDoD 90d

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