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 · 2021

2021 drone and counter-drone contract awards: 258 records, $1.1B

The AwardTape archive holds 258 awards and orders signed in 2021, with $1.1B obligated as of Oct 9, 2026, including 49 counter-drone records worth $519.6M (USAspending). Months, the largest records and every counter-drone award are below.

Records
258
Obligated
$1.1B
Counter-drone records
49
Companies
41

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

By month2021
MonthRecordsObligatedCounter-drone
December 202114$37.1M2
November 202111$3.2M0
October 20214$620K0
September 202158$217.6M10
August 202133$142.3M9
July 202130$133.8M4
June 202121$42.5M5
May 202110$160.5M5
April 202129$266.2M6
March 202124$61.0M5
February 202114$41.2M2
January 202110$21.0M1
Counter-drone records in 2021All 49 →
SignedPIIDCompanyAgencyObligatedWhatLag
May 26, 2021FA873021F0050Name on recordDepartment of the Air Force$119.24MCOUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS SUPPORT AND SUSTAINMENTDoD 90d
Aug 12, 2021FA873021F0113Leidos, IncDepartment of the Air Force$85.92MCOUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION CONTRACTDoD 90d
Sep 28, 2021FA875021F1012Booz Allen Hamilton IncDepartment of the Air Force$82.73MC-SUAS COMMAND AND CONTROL (C2), RADIO FREQUENCY, INTERCEPTODoD 90d
Sep 22, 2021FA807521F0077CACI, Inc. - FederalDepartment of the Air Force$81.36MCOUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND SUSTAINMENT FOR THE DIGITAL ...DoD 90d
Jul 19, 2021W31P4Q21F0219SRC, IncDefense Contract Management Agency$34.42MSUSTAINMENT, CLS, AND OTHERDoD 90d
Dec 17, 2021N0017422C0005BAE Systems Land & Armaments LPDepartment of the Navy$24.47MMK 38 MOD 3 MGS (CUAS INCLUDED)DoD 90d
Aug 18, 2021N0001421C1116Name on recordDepartment of the Navy$16.72MDESIGN, DEVELOP, DELIVER, INTEGRATE, TEST AND DEMONSTRATE A COMPACT, PORTABLE, LOW-COST, ...DoD 90d
Mar 25, 2021W31P4Q21F0092SRC, IncDepartment of the Army$15.55MFS LIDS ENHANCEMENTSDoD 90d
Jul 28, 2021W31P4Q21F0237DRS Sustainment Systems, IncDepartment of Defense$14.23MTHIS REQUIREMENT IS FOR THE AWARD OF C-UAS MLIDS TASK ORDER 05: CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS AND ...DoD 90d
Sep 9, 2021HQ072721F1417Northrop Grumman Systems CorporationDefense Microelectronics Activity$11.53MENGINEERING SERVICES - TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND INTEGRATE NEW AND EVOLVING INTERFACES TO ...DoD 90d
Feb 26, 2021W909MY21C0026Name on recordDepartment of the Army$7.00MAUTONOMOUS SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND RESPONSE FOR COUNTER UASDoD 90d
Dec 1, 2021W31P4Q22F0023DRS Sustainment Systems, IncDepartment of the Army$6.56MTHIS TASK ORDER IS ISSUED TO FUND FY21 MLIDS SUSTAINMENT SPARES.DoD 90d
Apr 27, 2021W31P4Q21F0204DRS Sustainment Systems, IncDepartment of the Army$6.38MTHIS TASK ORDER IS ISSUED TO FUND FY21 MLIDS SUSTAINMENT SPARES.DoD 90d
Apr 8, 202115BNAS21PW9H10039Name on recordFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$4.50MINSTALLATION OF A COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (CUAS) AT 22 FEDERAL INSTITUTIONS.Civ
Mar 4, 2021N0042121F0110CACI, Inc. - FederalDepartment of Defense$3.63MSUSTAINMENT EFFORTS FOR EXISTING NAVY COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS.DoD 90d
Largest records in 2021by obligations
SignedPIIDCompanyAgencyObligatedWhatLag
Apr 29, 2021FA880621C0010Palantir USG IncDepartment of the Air Force$195.72MPROVIDES ACCESS TO AGILE, SCALABLE DATA PLATFORM WITH ROBUST DATA STREAMING,STORAGE ...DoD 90d
May 26, 2021FA873021F0050Name on recordDepartment of the Air Force$119.24MCOUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS SUPPORT AND SUSTAINMENTDoD 90d
Aug 12, 2021FA873021F0113Leidos, IncDepartment of the Air Force$85.92MCOUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION CONTRACTDoD 90d
Sep 28, 2021FA875021F1012Booz Allen Hamilton IncDepartment of the Air Force$82.73MC-SUAS COMMAND AND CONTROL (C2), RADIO FREQUENCY, INTERCEPTODoD 90d
Sep 22, 2021FA807521F0077CACI, Inc. - FederalDepartment of the Air Force$81.36MCOUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND SUSTAINMENT FOR THE DIGITAL ...DoD 90d
Jul 26, 2021N0001921F0854Insitu, IncDepartment of the Navy$43.89MOIR LOT 4 SITES 8 AND 9DoD 90d
May 21, 2021H9240821F0012Arcturus UAV, IncU.S. Special Operations Command$40.15MHERO 1 SITE.DoD 90d
Jun 7, 202170B02C21F00000444Anduril Industries, IncU.S. Customs and Border Protection$36.92MAUTONOMOUS SURVEILLANCE TOWERS- REPLACEMENT TOWERS/PARTS - DELIVERY ORDER 4Civ
Jul 19, 2021W31P4Q21F0219SRC, IncDefense Contract Management Agency$34.42MSUSTAINMENT, CLS, AND OTHERDoD 90d
Jul 23, 2021FA882321C0002Anduril Industries, IncDepartment of the Air Force$33.59MAWARD OF SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PHASE III CONTRACTDoD 90d
Apr 28, 2021HR001121C0058AeroVironment, IncDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency$29.81MDARPA RESEARCH PROJECT.DoD 90d
Dec 17, 2021N0017422C0005BAE Systems Land & Armaments LPDepartment of the Navy$24.47MMK 38 MOD 3 MGS (CUAS INCLUDED)DoD 90d
Aug 5, 2021H9240821F0017Insitu, IncU.S. Special Operations Command$21.64MHERO 2 SITEDoD 90d
Aug 18, 2021N0001421C1116Name on recordDepartment of the Navy$16.72MDESIGN, DEVELOP, DELIVER, INTEGRATE, TEST AND DEMONSTRATE A COMPACT, PORTABLE, LOW-COST, ...DoD 90d
Sep 24, 2021HDTRA121C0049Teledyne FLIR DefenseDefense Threat Reduction Agency$16.30MDIGITAL BATTLEFIELD CB THREAT MAPPING AND AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAYDoD 90d
Mar 25, 2021W31P4Q21F0092SRC, IncDepartment of the Army$15.55MFS LIDS ENHANCEMENTSDoD 90d
Jul 28, 2021W31P4Q21F0237DRS Sustainment Systems, IncDepartment of Defense$14.23MTHIS REQUIREMENT IS FOR THE AWARD OF C-UAS MLIDS TASK ORDER 05: CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS AND ...DoD 90d
Feb 5, 2021H9240821F0007Arcturus UAV, IncU.S. Special Operations Command$13.94MIRS SERVICESDoD 90d
Mar 23, 2021W31P4Q21C0029AeroVironment, IncDepartment of the Army$12.66MSWITCHBLADE CLS FMS FUNDINGDoD 90d
Apr 21, 2021N0001921F0830Insitu, IncDepartment of the Navy$12.44MPROCURE RQ-21 SUAS AND SPARESDoD 90d

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