Top Maritime & Undersea 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.

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Top awardees — Top Maritime & Undersea SBIR/STTR Awardees

RankFirmTotal $ awardedAwards Top agencyTop technologyMost recent
1 SEACORP, LLC $39,251,455 1 General Services Administration Maritime & Undersea 2023
2 GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC. $38,737,431 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2024
3 COMPASS SYSTEMS, INC. $27,559,980 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2025
4 PACKET DIGITAL LLC $26,999,999 1 Department of Defense Power & Energy 2026
5 PROGRAMS MANAGEMENT ANALYTICS & TECHNOLOGIES INC $16,305,903 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2024
6 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH CORPORATION $14,733,241 1 General Services Administration Materials & Manufacturing 2022
7 NAVMAR APPLIED SCIENCES CORP $12,867,552 3 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2024
8 R CUBED ENGINEERING LLC $11,724,150 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2024
9 SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH LLC $10,494,832 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2023
10 INNOVEERING LLC $6,300,000 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2025
11 ALTEC, INC $5,998,884 1 Department of Defense Sensors & Sensor Fusion 2026
12 PHOENIX GROUP OF VIRGINIA INC $5,006,324 1 General Services Administration Maritime & Undersea 2024
13 METRON INCORPORATED $4,589,452 3 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2026
14 APPLIED RESEARCH IN ACOUSTICS LLC $4,232,922 2 Department of Defense Sensors & Sensor Fusion 2026
15 SIGNAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION $3,937,018 1 Department of Defense Sensors & Sensor Fusion 2025
16 COHERENT TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. $3,589,739 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2024
17 SPECTRAL SCIENCES, INC $2,995,269 2 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2025
18 HEAT LIGHT & SOUND RESEARCH INC $2,988,974 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2023
19 INNOVATIVE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC $2,933,427 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2026
20 ARETE ASSOCIATES $2,868,549 2 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2025
21 HIGHER GROUND LLC $2,789,932 1 Department of the Interior Maritime & Undersea 2024
22 RESCUE ROVER LLC $2,727,647 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2024
23 TRITON SYSTEMS, INC. $2,437,961 4 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2026
24 FENIX RESEARCH CORP $2,003,566 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2021
25 ARCASCOPE INC. $1,986,950 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2025
26 ORBIS SIBRO INC $1,819,294 2 General Services Administration Maritime & Undersea 2024
27 KITWARE INC $1,500,000 1 Department of Defense Sensors & Sensor Fusion 2024
28 DANIEL H WAGNER ASSOCIATES INC $1,399,987 1 Department of Defense Sensors & Sensor Fusion 2026
29 MARITIME APPLIED PHYSICS CORPORATION $1,395,380 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2025
30 PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. $1,391,170 1 Department of Defense Power & Energy 2026
31 TAU TECHNOLOGIES LLC $1,369,519 1 Department of Defense Sensors & Sensor Fusion 2026
32 INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS FOR SYSTEMS, INC. $1,361,012 1 Department of Defense Materials & Manufacturing 2026
33 GREENSEA SYSTEMS, INC. $1,359,746 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2025
34 TEXAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE , AUSTIN, INC. $1,359,242 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2025
35 PC KRAUSE & ASSOCIATES INC $1,352,422 1 Department of Defense Power & Energy 2024
36 MCQ INC. $1,338,205 1 Department of Defense Sensors & Sensor Fusion 2026
37 BARRON ASSOCIATES, INC. $1,299,957 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2024
38 CHARLES RIVER ANALYTICS, INC. $1,299,927 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2023
39 ADVANCED CERAMICS MANUFACTURING, LLC $1,099,999 1 Department of Defense Materials & Manufacturing 2023
40 LAMBDA SCIENCE, INC. $1,074,807 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2024
41 CANDENT TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED $998,833 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2024
42 SEQUOIA SCIENTIFIC, INC $849,267 1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Sensors & Sensor Fusion 2025
43 CHESAPEAKE TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, CORP. $618,000 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2025
44 GROUP W INC $499,970 1 Department of Defense Modeling & Simulation 2025
45 SPACE SYSTEMS RESEARCH CORPORATION $330,314 1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Sensors & Sensor Fusion 2025
46 OCEANIT LABORATORIES INC $246,499 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2025
47 BTECH ACOUSTICS LLC $246,497 1 Department of Defense Sensors & Sensor Fusion 2025
48 TOYON RESEARCH CORPORATION $240,000 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2025
49 MAKAI OCEAN ENGINEERING INC $239,820 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2025
50 HARKIND DYNAMICS LLC $239,798 1 Department of Defense Maritime & Undersea 2025

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