Top Directed Energy SBIR/STTR Awardees
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.
- 36 firms ranked
- $78,799,417 total on record
- 47 awards
- 94.7% held by top 25
Top awardees — Top Directed Energy SBIR/STTR Awardees
| Rank | Firm | Total $ awarded | Awards |
Top agency | Top technology | Most recent |
| 1 |
MZA ASSOCIATES CORPORATION |
$16,196,785 |
7 |
Department of Defense |
Directed Energy |
2026 |
| 2 |
TAU TECHNOLOGIES LLC |
$7,318,313 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2015 |
| 3 |
CREARE LLC |
$4,019,587 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2021 |
| 4 |
KENT OPTRONICS INC |
$3,599,909 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 5 |
IMMOBILEYES INC |
$3,399,995 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2024 |
| 6 |
SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS & RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. |
$3,299,208 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 7 |
HART SCIENTIFIC CONSULTING INTERNATIONAL L.L.C. |
$3,148,401 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Space & Satellite |
2024 |
| 8 |
XUV LASERS, INC. |
$3,000,000 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2024 |
| 9 |
PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. |
$2,784,950 |
2 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Directed Energy |
2026 |
| 10 |
FUCELTECH INC |
$2,062,641 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Directed Energy |
2022 |
| 11 |
SPECTRAL ENERGIES LLC |
$1,994,877 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Hypersonics |
2025 |
| 12 |
ATA ENGINEERING, INC. |
$1,994,593 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2025 |
| 13 |
LUNAR RESOURCES, INC. |
$1,964,997 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Power & Energy |
2025 |
| 14 |
IRFLEX CORP |
$1,800,000 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Directed Energy |
2025 |
| 15 |
TOYON RESEARCH CORPORATION |
$1,799,988 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 16 |
TRANSWAVE PHOTONICS, LLC |
$1,799,935 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Directed Energy |
2025 |
| 17 |
AQWEST, LLC |
$1,799,912 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Directed Energy |
2025 |
| 18 |
APSIDAL LLC |
$1,799,900 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Directed Energy |
2025 |
| 19 |
RADIABEAM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
$1,799,745 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Power & Energy |
2025 |
| 20 |
BEAM-WAVE RESEARCH, INCORPORATED |
$1,795,998 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Power & Energy |
2019 |
| 21 |
TELAZTEC LLC |
$1,759,998 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Materials & Manufacturing |
2024 |
| 22 |
CORNERSTONE RESEARCH GROUP INC |
$1,503,648 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Directed Energy |
2022 |
| 23 |
DIGIBEAM CORPORATION |
$1,499,886 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Directed Energy |
2025 |
| 24 |
EUCLID BEAMLABS LLC |
$1,249,950 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Directed Energy |
2024 |
| 25 |
NEWBRIDGE PARTNERS, INC. |
$1,249,841 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Directed Energy |
2026 |
| 26 |
RAM PHOTONICS INDUSTRIAL, LLC |
$999,576 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2023 |
| 27 |
ICON TECHNOLOGY INC |
$840,714 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Materials & Manufacturing |
2025 |
| 28 |
TRITON SYSTEMS, INC. |
$499,736 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Maritime & Undersea |
2026 |
| 29 |
CMLASER TECHNOLOGIES, INC |
$378,753 |
1 |
General Services Administration |
Electronic Warfare |
2025 |
| 30 |
N.P. PHOTONICS, INC. |
$250,000 |
1 |
Department of the Interior |
Directed Energy |
2025 |
| 31 |
FIBERTEK, INC. |
$224,994 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 32 |
THINKORBITAL INC. |
$224,262 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 33 |
GLOBAL NEIGHBOR, INC |
$224,204 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 34 |
TERAVEC TECHNOLOGIES LLC |
$217,630 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 35 |
OPTO-ATOMICS CORP |
$149,999 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2025 |
| 36 |
NOU SYSTEMS INC |
$146,493 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Directed Energy |
2026 |
Awardees by technology domain
What the competitive landscape shows
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