Top Sensors & Sensor Fusion 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.
- 338 firms ranked
- $3,222,444,257 total on record
- 492 awards
- 85.4% held by top 25
Top awardees — Top Sensors & Sensor Fusion SBIR/STTR Awardees
| 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 |
ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC. |
$31,895,789 |
3 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 3 |
NAVMAR APPLIED SCIENCES CORP |
$15,553,533 |
3 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2023 |
| 4 |
STARFISH SPACE INC. |
$14,999,999 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2024 |
| 5 |
PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. |
$12,993,449 |
7 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 6 |
INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC |
$12,824,380 |
11 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 7 |
CONTROL VISION, INC. |
$12,464,388 |
4 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 8 |
OPTIMUM TECHNOLOGIES LLC |
$12,360,954 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Space & Satellite |
2024 |
| 9 |
OPTICAL SCIENCES, LLC |
$11,546,084 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2020 |
| 10 |
PICOGRID, INC. |
$11,299,958 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 11 |
MZA ASSOCIATES CORPORATION |
$11,074,025 |
5 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 12 |
LUMETRICS, INC. |
$11,053,000 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2021 |
| 13 |
AOSENSE, INC. |
$10,489,465 |
2 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2024 |
| 14 |
PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION |
$10,482,306 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2019 |
| 15 |
POLARIS SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES INC |
$9,534,448 |
5 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 16 |
BASIC COMMERCE & INDUSTRIES INC |
$8,918,245 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2023 |
| 17 |
TIS3 LLC |
$7,684,445 |
1 |
Department of Homeland Security |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 18 |
IERUS TECHNOLOGIES INC |
$7,024,544 |
4 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 19 |
KITWARE INC |
$6,987,136 |
3 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 20 |
INTERLUNE CORPORATION |
$6,893,204 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 21 |
UHU TECHNOLOGIES LLC |
$6,870,695 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2017 |
| 22 |
OPTO-KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS INC |
$6,810,806 |
7 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 23 |
FIBERTEK, INC. |
$6,805,982 |
5 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2025 |
| 24 |
TRITON SYSTEMS, INC. |
$6,784,248 |
5 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 25 |
SPECTRAL SCIENCES, INC |
$6,627,225 |
4 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 26 |
SCITEC INNOVATIONS LLC |
$6,209,282 |
4 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 27 |
VIBRANT CORPORATION |
$6,089,904 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2024 |
| 28 |
ALTEC, INC |
$5,998,884 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 29 |
ALQIMI NATIONAL SECURITY, INC. |
$5,776,420 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2022 |
| 30 |
JENTEK SENSORS, INC. |
$5,727,287 |
2 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 31 |
NOU SYSTEMS INC |
$5,594,679 |
3 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 32 |
KENT OPTRONICS INC |
$5,576,581 |
3 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 33 |
INTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS CORPORATION |
$5,447,885 |
5 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 34 |
CORVID TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
$5,423,180 |
3 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 35 |
CLEAR ALIGN LLC |
$5,147,306 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 36 |
SCIGLOB INSTRUMENTS & SERVICES LLC |
$5,058,048 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2023 |
| 37 |
METROLASER, INCORPORATED |
$5,034,453 |
4 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 38 |
MENTIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
$5,008,925 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2022 |
| 39 |
SPECTRUM PHOTONICS INC |
$4,942,105 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 40 |
SIGNAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION |
$4,940,060 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 41 |
ALPINE METHOD TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
$4,678,429 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 42 |
VISTA PHOTONICS, INC |
$4,616,282 |
2 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2025 |
| 43 |
SPECTRAL ENERGIES LLC |
$4,423,581 |
5 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 44 |
RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES, INC. |
$4,395,081 |
3 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 45 |
X-WAVE INNOVATIONS, INC. |
$4,359,996 |
3 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 46 |
APPLIED RESEARCH IN ACOUSTICS LLC |
$4,232,922 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 47 |
COMPASS TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. |
$4,146,507 |
3 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 48 |
TRL11 INC |
$4,143,720 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 49 |
CALYX SYSTEMS LLC |
$4,099,969 |
1 |
Department of Health and Human Services |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2024 |
| 50 |
ANDRO COMPUTATIONAL SOLUTIONS LLC |
$3,999,998 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
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