Aggregate Award Data

Defense spending, tracked

Every contract award on Defense.Direct rolled up in one place — real U.S. federal award data from USASpending.gov, not estimates. 1,573 awards across 152 suppliers.

$513.7B
Contract Value
$135.2B
Actually Paid
1,573
Awards Tracked
152
Suppliers

Contract value is total awarded ceiling, including option years that may never be exercised. Source: USASpending.gov

//01Spend by Industry
Aerospace & Aviation$296.7B

597 awards

Space Systems$293.8B

409 awards

C4ISR$276.9B

634 awards

Nuclear & Strategic Systems$195.2B

104 awards

Missile Defense$163.8B

262 awards

Munitions & Weapons$152.8B

221 awards

Intelligence$96.6B

273 awards

Cybersecurity$82.5B

267 awards

Logistics & Sustainment$82.4B

257 awards

Naval & Maritime$79.7B

410 awards

CBRN Defense$58.4B

117 awards

Land Systems$43.6B

329 awards

//02Top Awarding Agencies
Department of Defense$264.5B

797 awards

Department of Energy$103.4B

19 awards

National Aeronautics and Space Administration$92.1B

208 awards

Department of Homeland Security$11.6B

106 awards

Department of Health and Human Services$10.2B

60 awards

Department of Veterans Affairs$6.3B

14 awards

Department of Transportation$5.5B

71 awards

National Science Foundation$3.8B

4 awards

Department of Education$3.2B

5 awards

Department of the Interior$2.5B

34 awards

Social Security Administration$2.4B

4 awards

General Services Administration$1.8B

21 awards

//03Awards by Start Year
Paid to dateUnspent ceiling
$1.3B / $3.7B
2012
$19.5B / $41.9B
2013
$1.4B / $23.5B
2014
$16.4B / $39.4B
2015
$4.7B / $33.5B
2016
$5.2B / $47.9B
2017
$7.4B / $47.5B
2018
$12.6B / $27.0B
2019
$12.0B / $21.6B
2020
$13.1B / $24.4B
2021
$5.2B / $9.0B
2022
$3.8B / $7.9B
2023
$2.9B / $4.8B
2024
$1.2B / $2.5B
2025
$291M / $1.8B
2026

Grouped by the year each contract started, not by the year money was spent — a 2011 contract can still be paying out today. Bar height is total awarded ceiling; the solid portion is what has actually been paid against it so far.

//04Largest Awards, 2026
SupplierAgencyDescriptionContract ValuePaid to DateDate
Blue OriginNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPROVIDE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION, LAUNCH, AND ON ORBIT, CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATIONS IN SUPPORT OF A MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) MISSION AND FUTURE MARS SURFACE, ORBITAL, AND HUMAN EXPLORATION MISSIONS.$660,000,017—2026-09-01
Rohde & SchwarzDepartment of TransportationDELIVERY ORDER FOR SUPPLIES AND SERVICES FOR VOICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (VCS'). THIS DELIVERY ORDER DEFINITIZES LETTER CONTRACT 693KA8-25-C-00010 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF IDIQ CONTRACT 693KA8-26-D-00002.$389,941,324$49,192,1502026-03-19
LMIDepartment of Homeland SecurityAWARD FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE INSPECTION SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BORDER WALL BARRIER AND ATTRIBUTES ALONG THE SOUTHWEST BORDER.$200,000,000$8,360,5322026-05-20
Blue OriginDepartment of DefensePHASE 3 LANE 1 LAUNCH SERVICE TASK ORDER (LSTO) FOR NTO-4$125,201,055—2026-05-28
Palantir TechnologiesDepartment of AgricultureCENTRALIZE FARM PRODUCTION & CONSERVATION IT SYSTEMS, AUTOMATE PROCESSES, AND INTEGRATE DATA FOR BETTER EFFICIENCY PER THE LANDMARK PLATFORM INITIATIVE. STAFF + PRODUCERS GAIN UNIFIED ACCESS, WITH POSSIBLE EXTERNAL AGENCY DATA INTEGRATION AS NEED$94,687,811$94,687,8112026-04-18
Palantir TechnologiesDepartment of Homeland SecurityTHIS ORDER PROVIDES ENFORCEMENT REMOVAL OPERATIONS MODERNIZATION AND OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY FOR THE ENFORCEMENT CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ON THE CASE MANAGEMENT AND ANALYTICS PLATFORM IN SUPPORT OF THE U.S. IMMIGRATIONS CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT MISSION.$86,271,599$86,271,5992026-05-05
HadrianDepartment of DefenseDATA RIGHTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY$39,200,000—2026-03-17
Blue OriginNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCOMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) CONTRACT TASK ORDER CX-2B$31,960,000$18,800,0002026-05-26
Blue OriginNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCOMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) CONTRACT TASK ORDER CX-2A$31,960,000$18,800,0002026-05-26
Firefly AerospaceNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationFINALIZE THE MISSION DESIGN, EXECUTE LONG LEAD PROCUREMENTS TO SUPPORT THE AGGRESSIVE SCHEDULE, AND DELIVER ALL BASE MILESTONES AND PRODUCTS.$25,926,911$02026-06-30

Ranked by total awarded ceiling. Large multi-year contracts often show a small paid-to-date figure because the work is still running.