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.
- 6,778 firms ranked
- $19,132,103,758 total on record
- 33,405 awards
- 25.9% held by top 25
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. |
$222,263,473 |
429 |
Department of Defense |
Other |
2026 |
| 3 |
Physical Optics Corporation |
$168,236,331 |
557 |
Department of Defense |
— |
2020 |
| 4 |
TRITON SYSTEMS, INC. |
$144,306,333 |
394 |
Department of Defense |
Maritime & Undersea |
2026 |
| 5 |
CHARLES RIVER ANALYTICS, INC. |
$136,656,622 |
386 |
Department of Defense |
Maritime & Undersea |
2025 |
| 6 |
Intelligent Automation, Inc. |
$133,598,938 |
434 |
Department of Defense |
— |
2021 |
| 7 |
CREARE LLC |
$132,548,179 |
321 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2026 |
| 8 |
LYNNTECH INC. |
$127,530,809 |
289 |
Department of Defense |
Other |
2026 |
| 9 |
GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC. |
$125,375,681 |
5 |
Department of Defense |
Maritime & Undersea |
2024 |
| 10 |
CFD RESEARCH CORPORATION |
$108,434,127 |
249 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2025 |
| 11 |
INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC |
$100,361,644 |
201 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 12 |
LUNA INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED |
$92,820,537 |
275 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2024 |
| 13 |
CORVID TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
$90,195,699 |
147 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 14 |
TOYON RESEARCH CORPORATION |
$89,826,889 |
249 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 15 |
VANTOR SERVICES INC. |
$84,927,255 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
C4ISR |
2022 |
| 16 |
APTIMA INC |
$83,672,762 |
198 |
Department of Defense |
Human Performance & Medical |
2025 |
| 17 |
CORNERSTONE RESEARCH GROUP INC |
$81,217,591 |
158 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 18 |
ARETE ASSOCIATES |
$80,923,035 |
182 |
Department of Defense |
Other |
2026 |
| 19 |
TDA RESEARCH, INC. |
$77,878,441 |
176 |
Department of Defense |
Human Performance & Medical |
2026 |
| 20 |
MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING CORP |
$73,425,502 |
187 |
Department of Defense |
Materials & Manufacturing |
2026 |
| 21 |
ENGINEERING AND SOFTWARE SYSTEM SOLUTIONS, INC. |
$72,564,843 |
74 |
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 |
SPECTRAL SCIENCES, INC |
$59,355,614 |
112 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2026 |
| 25 |
DAVIDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC |
$57,148,002 |
3 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2026 |
| 26 |
ECCALON, LLC |
$56,488,271 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Other |
2024 |
| 27 |
PROGENY SYSTEMS, LLC |
$54,503,016 |
108 |
Department of Defense |
— |
2019 |
| 28 |
SA PHOTONICS, LLC |
$54,294,077 |
154 |
Department of Defense |
— |
2022 |
| 29 |
SKYLIGHT INC. |
$51,844,610 |
5 |
Department of Defense |
Other |
2025 |
| 30 |
MAXENTRIC TECHNOLOGIES LLC |
$50,321,882 |
117 |
Department of Defense |
Other |
2025 |
| 31 |
OCEANIT LABORATORIES INC |
$49,698,205 |
121 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 32 |
STARFISH SPACE INC. |
$48,500,000 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 33 |
INNOVATIVE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
$48,320,649 |
43 |
Department of Defense |
Maritime & Undersea |
2026 |
| 34 |
COMBUSTION RESEARCH & FLOW TECHNOLOGY INC |
$46,827,649 |
92 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2026 |
| 35 |
PACKET DIGITAL LLC |
$46,599,926 |
3 |
Department of Defense |
Power & Energy |
2026 |
| 36 |
MZA ASSOCIATES CORPORATION |
$46,132,722 |
64 |
Department of Defense |
Directed Energy |
2026 |
| 37 |
FRONTIER TECHNOLOGY INC |
$45,240,212 |
4 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2025 |
| 38 |
SPECTRAL ENERGIES LLC |
$45,122,710 |
126 |
Department of Defense |
Other |
2026 |
| 39 |
TEXAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE , AUSTIN, INC. |
$44,596,390 |
137 |
Department of Defense |
Materials & Manufacturing |
2026 |
| 40 |
PISON TECHNOLOGY INC |
$44,482,194 |
13 |
Department of Defense |
— |
2023 |
| 41 |
NUMERICA CORPORATION |
$44,318,488 |
71 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2023 |
| 42 |
PC KRAUSE & ASSOCIATES INC |
$43,717,098 |
48 |
Department of Defense |
Power & Energy |
2026 |
| 43 |
SCITEC INNOVATIONS LLC |
$43,479,520 |
9 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 44 |
NANOSONIC INC. |
$42,873,200 |
119 |
Department of Defense |
Space & Satellite |
2025 |
| 45 |
KITWARE INC |
$42,321,226 |
54 |
Department of Defense |
Artificial Intelligence/ML |
2026 |
| 46 |
PERCEPTRONICS SOLUTIONS, INC |
$41,475,596 |
84 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 47 |
NORTH STAR SCIENTIFIC CORP |
$41,445,400 |
4 |
Department of Defense |
Other |
2025 |
| 48 |
RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES, INC. |
$41,420,173 |
88 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 49 |
VADUM INC |
$40,011,384 |
82 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 50 |
DZYNE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
$39,862,199 |
38 |
Department of Defense |
Other |
2026 |
Awardees by technology domain
What the competitive landscape shows
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