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. 1,405 awards across 134 suppliers.

$489.0B
Contract Value
$125.4B
Actually Paid
1,405
Awards Tracked
134
Suppliers

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

//01Spend by Industry
Aerospace & Aviation$283.0B

514 awards

Space Systems$274.0B

349 awards

C4ISR$258.0B

531 awards

Nuclear & Strategic Systems$193.5B

81 awards

Missile Defense$152.8B

232 awards

Munitions & Weapons$152.8B

204 awards

Intelligence$79.4B

237 awards

Logistics & Sustainment$77.5B

185 awards

Naval & Maritime$74.9B

369 awards

Cybersecurity$71.5B

243 awards

CBRN Defense$58.4B

106 awards

Land Systems$43.5B

277 awards

//02Top Awarding Agencies
Department of Defense$249.1B

687 awards

Department of Energy$103.2B

16 awards

National Aeronautics and Space Administration$83.1B

172 awards

Department of Homeland Security$11.6B

106 awards

Department of Health and Human Services$10.2B

59 awards

Department of Veterans Affairs$6.3B

13 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$2.4B

30 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
$16.2B / $39.2B
2015
$1.8B / $28.2B
2016
$4.5B / $46.0B
2017
$6.0B / $37.6B
2018
$12.4B / $26.7B
2019
$8.4B / $17.4B
2020
$12.6B / $23.2B
2021
$5.0B / $8.8B
2022
$3.7B / $7.8B
2023
$2.7B / $4.2B
2024
$1.1B / $2.3B
2025
$253M / $918M
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
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
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
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
Shield AIDepartment of Homeland SecurityVBAT SHORE BASED SERVICES. TASK ORDER FOR PUERTO RICO.$16,033,703$02026-02-27
EchodyneDepartment of StateINL KYIV RADAR SYSTEMS, SPARE PARTS, TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT.$14,986,207—2026-03-05
HawkEye 360Department of DefenseHE360 COMMERCIAL RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) DATA, MTT AND ANALYTICS SUBSCRIPTION TASK ORDER.$12,526,748—2026-05-07
Honeywell AerospaceDepartment of Homeland SecurityPURCHASE OF RADAR SENSOR SYSTEM (RSS) COMPONENTS.$11,721,976$9,291,3112026-04-22

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