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. 989 awards across 94 suppliers.

$480.8B
Contract Value
$121.0B
Actually Paid
989
Awards Tracked
94
Suppliers

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

//01Spend by Industry
Aerospace & Aviation$279.2B

313 awards

Space Systems$272.5B

245 awards

C4ISR$254.2B

415 awards

Nuclear & Strategic Systems$193.2B

80 awards

Missile Defense$152.5B

175 awards

Munitions & Weapons$152.3B

131 awards

Intelligence$75.8B

179 awards

Logistics & Sustainment$73.5B

89 awards

Naval & Maritime$70.4B

228 awards

Cybersecurity$68.3B

202 awards

CBRN Defense$56.9B

70 awards

Land Systems$43.0B

158 awards

//02Top Awarding Agencies
Department of Defense$247.5B

472 awards

Department of Energy$102.8B

14 awards

National Aeronautics and Space Administration$82.7B

118 awards

Department of Health and Human Services$9.7B

49 awards

Department of Homeland Security$8.7B

74 awards

Department of Veterans Affairs$6.3B

13 awards

Department of Transportation$4.3B

55 awards

National Science Foundation$3.6B

3 awards

Department of Education$3.1B

5 awards

Department of the Interior$2.4B

25 awards

Social Security Administration$2.4B

4 awards

Department of the Treasury$1.4B

16 awards

//03Spend Over Time
$3.6B
2012
$41.8B
2013
$21.9B
2014
$39.0B
2015
$28.1B
2016
$45.3B
2017
$37.6B
2018
$26.1B
2019
$16.9B
2020
$22.4B
2021
$8.5B
2022
$7.3B
2023
$3.2B
2024
$1.6B
2025
$229M
2026
//04Largest Awards, 2026
SupplierAgencyDescriptionValueDate
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$94,687,8112026-04-18
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.$86,271,5992026-05-05
Shield AIDepartment of Homeland SecurityVBAT SHORE BASED SERVICES. TASK ORDER FOR PUERTO RICO.$16,033,7032026-02-27
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.$14,625,4112026-06-30
Shield AIDepartment of Homeland SecurityTASK ORDER FOR MR-UAS INSTALLATION AND DEPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR COAST GUARD NATIONAL SECURITY CUTTERS.$4,732,1972026-05-27
Fortem TechnologiesDepartment of DefenseCOUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SUPPORT SERVICES$2,964,6282026-03-05
Shield AIDepartment of Homeland SecurityTASK ORDER FOR MR-UAS DEPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR CG NATIONAL SECURITY CUTTERS.$2,447,0832026-02-11
Rafael Advanced Defense SystemsDepartment of DefenseDELIVERY ORDER$2,377,9912026-01-30
Shield AIDepartment of Homeland SecurityTASK ORDER FOR MR-UAS DEPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR CG NATIONAL SECURITY CUTTERS KIMBALL AND JAMES.$1,778,9402026-03-25
Shield AIDepartment of Homeland SecurityTASK ORDER FOR MR-UAS DEPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR CG NATIONAL SECURITY CUTTERS.$895,5672026-02-04