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.

6,641 firms ranked
$17,313,102,246 total on record
32,733 awards
27.6% 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.	$197,787,452	414	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
3	Physical Optics Corporation	$168,236,331	557	Department of Defense	—	2020
4	CHARLES RIVER ANALYTICS, INC.	$134,956,645	385	Department of Defense	Maritime & Undersea	2023
5	Intelligent Automation, Inc.	$133,598,938	434	Department of Defense	—	2021
6	TRITON SYSTEMS, INC.	$132,243,343	385	Department of Defense	Other	2026
7	LYNNTECH INC.	$118,847,549	285	Department of Defense	Other	2026
8	CREARE LLC	$117,641,710	313	Department of Defense	—	2023
9	CFD RESEARCH CORPORATION	$102,907,574	245	Department of Defense	Modeling & Simulation	2023
10	LUNA INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED	$91,355,771	273	Department of Defense	—	2023
11	GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC.	$88,224,842	4	Department of Defense	Cybersecurity	2024
12	TOYON RESEARCH CORPORATION	$83,879,292	245	Department of Defense	Other	2026
13	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC	$83,812,228	189	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2026
14	VANTOR SERVICES INC.	$81,137,081	2	Department of Defense	C4ISR	2022
15	APTIMA INC	$77,847,293	194	Department of Defense	—	2023
16	ARETE ASSOCIATES	$77,507,675	179	Department of Defense	Other	2025
17	CORNERSTONE RESEARCH GROUP INC	$73,980,529	155	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2025
18	CORVID TECHNOLOGIES, LLC	$73,566,243	140	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2025
19	TDA RESEARCH, INC.	$70,000,331	169	Department of Defense	Other	2024
20	MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING CORP	$69,789,743	184	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
21	ENGINEERING AND SOFTWARE SYSTEM SOLUTIONS, INC.	$67,949,310	72	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	PROGENY SYSTEMS, LLC	$54,503,016	108	Department of Defense	—	2019
26	SA PHOTONICS, LLC	$54,294,077	154	Department of Defense	—	2022
27	SPECTRAL SCIENCES, INC	$50,456,831	107	Department of Defense	Maritime & Undersea	2025
28	STARFISH SPACE INC.	$48,500,000	1	Department of Defense	Space & Satellite	2026
29	OCEANIT LABORATORIES INC	$47,738,945	120	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2026
30	MAXENTRIC TECHNOLOGIES LLC	$44,722,551	113	Department of Defense	—	2023
31	PISON TECHNOLOGY INC	$44,482,194	13	Department of Defense	—	2023
32	NUMERICA CORPORATION	$43,273,109	70	Department of Defense	—	2023
33	NANOSONIC INC.	$41,623,200	118	Department of Defense	Other	2025
34	DZYNE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC	$39,862,199	38	Department of Defense	Other	2026
35	PERCEPTRONICS SOLUTIONS, INC	$39,574,356	83	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2023
36	COMBUSTION RESEARCH & FLOW TECHNOLOGY INC	$39,490,570	90	Department of Defense	—	2023
37	TEXAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE , AUSTIN, INC.	$39,142,252	132	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2025
38	IERUS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$37,440,654	67	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2026
39	PC KRAUSE & ASSOCIATES INC	$37,379,809	44	Department of Defense	Power & Energy	2024
40	SKYLIGHT INC.	$37,279,236	4	Department of Defense	Other	2025
41	RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES, INC.	$37,250,088	86	Department of Defense	Microelectronics	2026
42	VADUM INC	$36,596,623	80	Department of Defense	—	2023
43	TECHNOLOGY SERVICE CORP	$36,538,873	72	Department of Defense	—	2020
44	POLARIS SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES INC	$36,522,845	57	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2025
45	KITWARE INC	$36,335,588	53	Department of Defense	Artificial Intelligence/ML	2024
46	FIRST RF CORPORATION	$36,151,355	101	Department of Defense	—	2023
47	SIMVENTIONS INC	$35,105,824	24	Department of Defense	Artificial Intelligence/ML	2024
48	GENERATION ORBIT LAUNCH SERVICES, INC.	$34,879,851	4	Department of Defense	—	2021
49	NANOHMICS INC	$34,862,732	113	Department of Defense	Microelectronics	2026
50	SPECTRAL ENERGIES LLC	$34,800,609	119	Department of Defense	Other	2025

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