The Department of Defense obligated $27,815,492.09 to Energetics Technology Center, Inc. on September 25, 2026, five days before the federal fiscal year end of September 30 ^[1]. This obligation falls under award N001742010031, first described in October 2020 as a potential six-year, $15.6 million U.S. Navy contract. Total committed obligations against this award now stand at $105,351,913.53 ^[1][6]. The original stated purpose of the award was to build an automated platform for Defense Department research teams to develop energetics innovation ecosystems, and to contribute to a congressionally required report on Pentagon energetics programs ^[5][6]. Energetics Technology Center is a nonprofit based in Indian Head, Maryland, that conducts research including warhead design and is linked to Navy next-generation munitions efforts ^{[2][3][4][5][7]}. The specific purpose of this $27.8 million increment has not been disclosed. It is also not known what work or contract modifications account for the large increase in total obligations from the initial 2020 announced contract value. This article was drafted by an automated system from a DRM3 Research investigation. The full research file, its sources and how it was made: https://research.drm3.network/p/pkg_20261005_d2616f60