Updated intra-daily, the TenderAlpha Defense Contract Announcements feed captures newly awarded defense contracts above a defined value threshold within hours of publication, a key advantage for investors analyzing post-announcement drift in defense-related stocks.
Covering almost $20 trillion in total contract value, the Defense Contract Announcements data feed is the latest addition to TenderAlpha’s product portfolio.
The feed offers the most comprehensive and consistent monitoring of defense contracts across the US, UK, and EU, with over 120,000 contracts since 2010, sourced from official procurement sources. It is also TenderAlpha’s first intra-daily product, delivering more timely and actionable information for investors.
Unlike traditional media sources, which tend to highlight only the largest awards, TenderAlpha ensures much broader coverage of defense contracts - large and small alike. For investors, this means earlier access to information that may influence company performance and market perception. All contract data is sourced from verified government publications and procurement portals, standardized and timestamped for consistency.
Government contracts have been shown to have a positive impact on future stock returns, with new awards often placing recipient companies under the spotlight. By monitoring contract announcements as they happen, investors can observe the post-announcement drift, tracking how share prices respond in the wake of a new contract award.
In practice, this means investors can react to new awards hours or even days ahead of traditional sources, potentially capturing market opportunities before they are reflected in stock prices.
The intra-daily nature of the Defense Contract Announcements feed ensures consistent, real-time coverage. Whether it is a multibillion-dollar award or a smaller contract worth hundreds of thousands, each announcement is captured and mapped, thus empowering investors to perform high-frequency, dynamic monitoring of defense spending across major markets.
Complementing TenderAlpha’s Unified Contracts Feed
The Defense Contract Announcements Feed expands TenderAlpha’s leadership in public procurement data, building on the foundation of the Global Unified Government Contract Awards Data Feed—the world’s largest and most comprehensive database of government contract awards. Covering more than 120 million contracts across over 65 countries since 2010, the Unified Feed is the essential resource for anyone with serious intent on tracking global government spending.
The Defense Contract Announcements Feed takes this capability further by focusing exclusively on the defense sector and providing updates within hours of publication. This speed allows investors to follow contract activity in near real time and capture actionable insights in a domain where the timing of awards often has material implications.
Together, the two products deliver both completeness and immediacy—a foundation for strategic research combined with rapid, sector-specific insights for tactical investment decisions.
Data Scope & Key Figures
To put the coverage into perspective, here are some key figures highlighting the scale and depth of the feed:
- 122,000+ contracts
- 40,000 US contracts
- 82,000 non-US contracts (EU and UK)
- 30,000 contracts awarded to publicly listed companies
- 940+ unique ticker-mapped awarded companies
- $19.6tn total value of contracts
- $6tn+ awarded to public companies
Top Defense Contractors
The table below highlights the top 5 defense contractors by total awarded contract value between January 2010 and August 2025. Together, these companies account for more than $2.8tn in defense spending, demonstrating both the concentration and the magnitude of government contracting activity captured in the Defense Contract Announcements feed.
| # | Company | Total Contracts | Total Value ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lockheed Martin | 3,182 | 946,190,211,720.41 |
| 2 | Raytheon | 2,000 | 575,058,834,440.76 |
| 3 | Boeing | 1,754 | 541,857,218,757.91 |
| 4 | General Dynamics | 1,653 | 457,752,676,526.58 |
| 5 | Northrop Grumman | 1,414 | 323,434,038,919.38 |
Largest Recent Defense Contracts (July–August 2025)
Table 2 below lists the largest US defense contracts awarded in August 2025, illustrating the scale of recent awards and the type of activity captured by the feed within hours of publication.
| Contract Description | Contracting Entity | Country | Awarded Company | Potential USD Amount | Date of Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX systems and end-item production, spare parts, services and other types of support (Umbrella Contract) | Defense Logistics Agency | US | Raytheon Technologies Corporation | 50,000,000,000 | 8/1/2025 |
| Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) | US Navy | US | BAE Systems | 3,845,631,512 | 8/4/2025 |
| Cargo engineering and logistics support services | US Army | US | Boeing | 883,122,870 | 8/1/2025 |
| Support to the Air Force | Air Force | US | The MITRE Corporation | 583,945,675 | 8/1/2025 |
| 155mm Artillery M795 Metal Part Assemblies | US Army | US | IMT Defense Corp. | 358,766,929 | 8/1/2025 |
Similarly, the table below lists the largest EU and UK defense contracts awarded in July and August 2025, providing a real-time view of high-value defense awards beyond the US market and supporting cross-regional analysis.
| Contract Description | Contracting Entity | Country | Awarded Company | Potential USD Amount | Date of Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase of an air defense system | Ministry of Defense | Slovenia | DIEHL DEFENCE GMBH & CO. KG | 249,921,742.50 | 7/16/2025 |
| Infrastructure Build & Design | Ministry of Defense | UK | Bovis Construction | 246,638,163.20 | 7/21/2025 |
| Procurement of a Surface Based Air and Missile Defence system | The Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation | Denmark | DIEHL DEFENCE GMBH & CO. KG | 196,539,229.20 | 7/30/2025 |
| Framework Agreement for the supply of natural gas to the Ministry of Defense in the national territory | Contracting Board of the Ministry of Defense Spain | Spain | NATURGY ENERGY GROUP, S.A. | 40,774,088.71 | 7/29/2025 |
| Purchase of tactical trucks TTV for SV in various configurations | Ministry of Defense | Slovenia | RHEINMETALL AG | 26,955,729.84 | 8/4/2025 |
Conclusion
With TenderAlpha Defense Contract Announcements, investors gain access to a comprehensive, intra-daily view of global defense spending.
The feed’s combination of coverage depth, timely updates, and transparent mapping to listed companies makes it a powerful resource for identifying trends, anticipating market reactions, and capturing alpha in a sector driven by government expenditure.
To learn more about Defense Contract Announcements or to request a demo, get in touch with our team.