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R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: WEAPONS (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)

PSC code
AC52
Latest action
May 1, 2026
Median award value
Not published

Fewer than the minimum comparable awards under this PSC code.

Awards
261
Contractors
16

Largest awards under this code

AwardContractorAgencyPlaceFirst actionCurrent value
FA945120C0010

PULSED AND CONTINUOUS WAVE INNOVATION FOR INTEGRATION AND EFFECTS RESEARCH (PACIFIER)

BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC.Department of DefenseCOApr 15, 2026$30,920,215
FA945119C0007

SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND FIELD TESTING.

LEIDOS, INC.Department of DefenseVAApr 2, 2026$22,836,480
FA945118C0014

COMPACT SEMICONDUCTOR MID- AND LONG-WAVE OPTO-ELECTRONICS RESEARCH (COSMO)

LEIDOS, INC.Department of DefenseVAApr 16, 2026$13,486,636
FA945120C0026

LVR-A (LEIDOS)

LEIDOS, INC.Department of DefenseVAMar 10, 2026$10,319,026
FA945118C0053

BARD RAPID AERO-EFFECTS POINTING AND TRACKING OPTICAL RESEARCH (BARD-RAPTOR)

BLUEHALO LLCDepartment of DefenseALMar 2, 2026$10,016,343
FA945120C0027

PULSED AND CONTINUOUS WAVE INNOVATION FOR INTEGRATION AND EFFECTS RESEARCH (PACIFIER) LASER VULNERABILITY RESEARCH ASSESSMENTS

THE SURVICE ENGINEERING COMPANY LLCDepartment of DefenseMDApr 27, 2026$9,594,765
FA865120C0012

X-RAY CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR EXPLOSIVE EVENTS

DIVERSIFIED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Department of DefenseMAMar 12, 2026$1,500,559
0010

UPDATES TO NHDBS AIRCRAFT HARDNESS&WEAPON PERFORMANCE MODEL B-52&F-15E

PERATON INC.Department of DefenseVAMar 15, 2012$843,257
0001

ADVANCED LADAR ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION (ALADE) T.O. 0001

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONDepartment of DefenseCAMay 23, 2007$519,822
0001

BASIC IRMA TASK ORDER

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONDepartment of DefenseCAMar 12, 2007$488,592
FA865109C0133

COGNITIVE SEMAPHORE COMMUNICATIONS

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONDepartment of DefenseOHFeb 19, 2009$482,713
0003

IDIQ IRMA MULTI-SENSOR SIGNATURE PREDICTION MODEL

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONDepartment of DefenseCAFeb 21, 2008$399,967
0001

NEW TASK ORDER FOR NGST

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONDepartment of DefenseCAMay 14, 2008$370,890
0002

SOLID SOG FOR COIL

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONDepartment of DefenseCAApr 23, 2009$338,163
0001

TASK ORDER 1 2007 LAMDA

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONDepartment of DefenseCAApr 25, 2007$304,868
0001

HIGH POWER BEAM COMBINING WITH TRACEABILITY TO HEL SYSTEMS - HIGH POWER PASSIVELY PHASED FIBER LASER

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONDepartment of DefenseMDMar 14, 2008$213,406
0004

IDIQ IRMA

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONDepartment of DefenseCAMay 3, 2010$143,908
FA865106C0278

200612!000350!5700!FA8651!DET 1 AFRL/MNK !FA865106C0278 !A!N! !Y! ! !20060928!20070930!091808832!008255408!016435559!N!NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPO!1580A NURSERY RD !LINTHICUM HEIG !MD!21090!47150!003!24!LINTHICUM HEIGHTS !ANNE ARUNDEL !MARYLAND !+000000028000!N!N!000000963715!AC52!RDTE/WEAPONS-APPLIED RESEARCH !A5 !WEAPONS !000 !NOT DISCERNABLE !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !99990909!B!F!N!B! !A!N!U!2!003!E! !Z!Y!Z! ! !N!C!N! ! ! !Z!Z!A!A!000!A!C!N! ! ! !Y! ! !0001! !

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONDepartment of DefenseMDSep 28, 2006$0
0014

200310!000251!5700!GR15 !AFRL/MNK !F0863001D0002 !A!N! !N!0014 !20030708!20031008!938535028!008255408!016435559!N!NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPO!ONE HORNET WAY !EL SEGUNDO !CA!90245!22412!037!06!EL SEGUNDO !LOS ANGELES !CALIFORNIA!+000000074780!N!N!000000000000!AC52!RDTE/WEAPONS-APPLIED RESEARCH !A5 !WEAPONS !3000!NOT DISCERNABLE OR CLASSIFIED !541710!E! !5!B!S! ! ! !99990909!B! ! !B! !A!N!Z!2!002!E! !Z!N!Z! ! !N!C!N! ! ! !Z!Z!A!A!000!A!B!N! ! ! ! ! ! !0001! !

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONDepartment of DefenseCAJul 8, 2003$0
FA865105C0174

200509!000218!5700!FA8651!DET 1 AFRL/MNK !FA865105C0174 !A!N! !Y! ! !20050616!20061220!938535028!008255408!016435559!N!NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPO!ONE HORNET WAY M/S K08304/!EL SEGUNDO !CA!90245!22412!037!06!EL SEGUNDO !LOS ANGELES !CALIFORNIA!+000000333150!N!N!000000715328!AC52!RDTE/WEAPONS-APPLIED RESEARCH !A5 !WEAPONS !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !20200930!B! ! !B! !A!N!U!2!003!E! !Z!Y!Z! ! !N!C!N! ! ! !Z!Z!A!A!000!A!C!N! ! ! !Y! !FA8651!0001! !

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONDepartment of DefenseCAJun 16, 2005$0
FA945117D0017

"HPEM TRANSITIONS: SIZE, WEIGHT AND POWER" THE OBJECTIVE OF THE HIGH POWER ELECTROMAGNETICS (HPEM) TRANSITIONS EFFORT IS TO ASSES EXISTING AND EMERGING HPEM TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN BE INTEGRATED INTO EXISTING AND FUTURE PLATFORMS. ARZ996 EXECUTES THE NOVATION AGREEMENT.

VERUS RESEARCH, LLCDepartment of Defense—Apr 21, 2026—
FA945117D0068

CONDUCT BASIC RESEARCH ON THE MECHANISMS OF HPEM EFFECTS AT THE DEVICE, CIRCUIT AND SYSTEM LEVELS. ARZ996 - NOVATION AGREEMENT EXECUTED.

VERUS RESEARCH, LLCDepartment of Defense—Apr 22, 2026—
FA865117D0013

SWIFT AND QUIET AIRFIELD ASSESSMENT DEVICE (SQUAAD) SECTION 889

REYNOLDS SYSTEMS, INCDepartment of Defense—Apr 22, 2026—
FA865119D0073

MID-SIZED MUNITIONS PROTOTYPING AND DEMONSTRATION

MANAGEMENT SERVICES GROUP, INC.Department of Defense—Apr 9, 2026—
N6523618D4807

ADD SCD C TO THE CONTRACT

CENTRA TECHNOLOGY, INCDepartment of Defense—May 1, 2026—

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Totals cover awards where the government recorded this PSC code. Codes are taken as reported; awards are never reclassified into a different code.

  1. 1Awards are grouped by the PSC code the government recorded on the award, taken from USAspending.gov and last refreshed Sep 24, 2026. Miscoded awards stay miscoded here; we do not reassign codes.