Top SBIR/STTR Awardees — Department of Defense

Research the SBIR/STTR competitive landscape: the top award-winning firms by agency and technology domain. Every figure is computed from public federal award records — free, with per-firm profiles and "firms like this" similarity.

6,714 firms ranked
$18,306,848,311 total on record
33,054 awards
26.5% held by top 25

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Top awardees — Top SBIR/STTR Awardees — Department of Defense

Rank	Firm	Total $ awarded	Awards	Top agency	Top technology	Most recent
1	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP	$2,491,233,025	1	Department of Defense	Space & Satellite	2013
2	PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.	$209,036,398	421	Department of Defense	Other	2026
3	Physical Optics Corporation	$168,236,331	557	Department of Defense	—	2020
4	TRITON SYSTEMS, INC.	$140,281,809	390	Department of Defense	Other	2026
5	CHARLES RIVER ANALYTICS, INC.	$134,956,645	385	Department of Defense	Maritime & Undersea	2023
6	Intelligent Automation, Inc.	$133,598,938	434	Department of Defense	—	2021
7	LYNNTECH INC.	$124,783,196	287	Department of Defense	Other	2026
8	CREARE LLC	$120,926,734	315	Department of Defense	Modeling & Simulation	2026
9	CFD RESEARCH CORPORATION	$105,664,450	247	Department of Defense	Modeling & Simulation	2024
10	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC	$97,181,717	197	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2026
11	LUNA INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED	$92,820,537	275	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2024
12	GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC.	$90,829,542	4	Department of Defense	Cybersecurity	2024
13	TOYON RESEARCH CORPORATION	$86,876,901	247	Department of Defense	Maritime & Undersea	2026
14	APTIMA INC	$82,372,779	197	Department of Defense	Space & Satellite	2025
15	VANTOR SERVICES INC.	$82,137,081	2	Department of Defense	C4ISR	2022
16	CORNERSTONE RESEARCH GROUP INC	$79,217,761	157	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2025
17	ARETE ASSOCIATES	$78,757,524	180	Department of Defense	Other	2025
18	CORVID TECHNOLOGIES, LLC	$77,970,413	143	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2025
19	TDA RESEARCH, INC.	$76,178,516	174	Department of Defense	Human Performance & Medical	2025
20	ENGINEERING AND SOFTWARE SYSTEM SOLUTIONS, INC.	$70,918,335	73	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
21	MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING CORP	$69,789,743	184	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
22	SOAR TECHNOLOGY, LLC	$64,572,095	131	Department of Defense	—	2023
23	SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS CO INC	$62,580,999	108	Department of Defense	—	2023
24	DAVIDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC	$57,148,002	3	Department of Defense	Modeling & Simulation	2026
25	ECCALON, LLC	$56,488,271	1	Department of Defense	Other	2024
26	PROGENY SYSTEMS, LLC	$54,503,016	108	Department of Defense	—	2019
27	SA PHOTONICS, LLC	$54,294,077	154	Department of Defense	—	2022
28	SPECTRAL SCIENCES, INC	$51,966,825	108	Department of Defense	Maritime & Undersea	2025
29	STARFISH SPACE INC.	$48,500,000	1	Department of Defense	Space & Satellite	2026
30	SKYLIGHT INC.	$47,800,022	5	Department of Defense	Other	2025
31	OCEANIT LABORATORIES INC	$47,738,945	120	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2026
32	MAXENTRIC TECHNOLOGIES LLC	$47,222,153	115	Department of Defense	Other	2025
33	PACKET DIGITAL LLC	$46,599,926	3	Department of Defense	Power & Energy	2026
34	FRONTIER TECHNOLOGY INC	$45,240,212	4	Department of Defense	Modeling & Simulation	2025
35	PISON TECHNOLOGY INC	$44,482,194	13	Department of Defense	—	2023
36	NUMERICA CORPORATION	$43,273,109	70	Department of Defense	—	2023
37	PC KRAUSE & ASSOCIATES INC	$41,777,008	46	Department of Defense	Power & Energy	2025
38	NANOSONIC INC.	$41,623,200	118	Department of Defense	Other	2025
39	COMBUSTION RESEARCH & FLOW TECHNOLOGY INC	$41,535,570	91	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2025
40	INNOVATIVE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC	$41,003,673	42	Department of Defense	C4ISR	2026
41	TEXAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE , AUSTIN, INC.	$40,592,217	134	Department of Defense	Other	2026
42	RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES, INC.	$40,170,176	87	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2026
43	VADUM INC	$40,011,384	82	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2025
44	DZYNE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC	$39,862,199	38	Department of Defense	Other	2026
45	PERCEPTRONICS SOLUTIONS, INC	$39,574,356	83	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2023
46	MZA ASSOCIATES CORPORATION	$38,610,219	61	Department of Defense	Directed Energy	2026
47	KITWARE INC	$38,322,726	54	Department of Defense	Artificial Intelligence/ML	2026
48	POLARIS SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES INC	$37,621,927	58	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2025
49	IERUS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$37,440,654	67	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2026
50	SPECTRAL ENERGIES LLC	$37,300,101	121	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2026

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