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.

17 firms ranked
$36,262,850 total on record
20 awards
100% held by top 25

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Top awardees — Top Directed Energy SBIR/STTR Awardees

Rank	Firm	Total $ awarded	Awards	Top agency	Top technology	Most recent
1	MZA ASSOCIATES CORPORATION	$7,499,401	3	Department of Defense	Directed Energy	2026
2	TAU TECHNOLOGIES LLC	$7,318,313	1	Department of Defense	Modeling & Simulation	2015
3	KENT OPTRONICS INC	$3,599,909	2	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2026
4	IMMOBILEYES INC	$3,399,995	1	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2024
5	XUV LASERS, INC.	$3,000,000	1	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2024
6	SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS & RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.	$1,899,411	1	Department of Defense	Space & Satellite	2024
7	BEAM-WAVE RESEARCH, INCORPORATED	$1,795,998	1	Department of Defense	Power & Energy	2019
8	EUCLID BEAMLABS LLC	$1,249,950	1	Department of Defense	Directed Energy	2024
9	NEWBRIDGE PARTNERS, INC.	$1,249,841	1	Department of Defense	Directed Energy	2026
10	HART SCIENTIFIC CONSULTING INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.	$1,249,799	1	Department of Defense	Space & Satellite	2023
11	RAM PHOTONICS INDUSTRIAL, LLC	$999,576	1	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2023
12	PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.	$984,962	1	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2023
13	ICON TECHNOLOGY INC	$840,714	1	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Materials & Manufacturing	2025
14	TRITON SYSTEMS, INC.	$499,736	1	Department of Defense	Maritime & Undersea	2026
15	CMLASER TECHNOLOGIES, INC	$378,753	1	General Services Administration	Electronic Warfare	2025
16	OPTO-ATOMICS CORP	$149,999	1	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2025
17	NOU SYSTEMS INC	$146,493	1	Department of Defense	Directed Energy	2026

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What the competitive landscape shows

The SBIR/STTR competitive landscape ranks the small businesses winning the most federal Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer funding, measured by total award dollars on record. Filter the ranking by agency, technology domain, program phase, or fiscal year to see who leads a specific slice of the market. Open any firm's awardee profile for its full award history, phase mix, funding agencies, and top technology domains — all free and derived directly from public federal award data.

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What is the SBIR/STTR competitive landscape?

It is a live, ranked view of the firms winning the most SBIR/STTR federal R&D dollars, built from public USASpending and SBIR.gov award records. You can filter the ranking by agency, technology area, phase, and fiscal year to see who leads a specific slice of the market.

How do I research a competitor's SBIR/STTR award history?

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