{"id":4276,"date":"2025-10-16T18:14:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T18:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/?p=4276"},"modified":"2025-10-16T18:18:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T18:18:23","slug":"dod-spent-280-million-batteries-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/2025\/10\/dod-spent-280-million-batteries-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"DOD spent $280 Million on batteries in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Batteries are good business for U.S. Defense contractors.\u00a0 From vehicles and drones to lights and communication equipment, batteries power the military.\u00a0 These items have a shelf life that requires regular replacement, guaranteeing ongoing business for companies in this sector.<\/p>\n

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DOD battery purchases for FSCs 6140 and 6135<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As with many industries a handful of suppliers are winning a large amount of this business.\u00a0 Enersys Energy is clearly the top supplier and this is not including their recent acquisition of Bren-Tronics.\u00a0 Enersys brought in $44 Million with Eastern Carolina in second place at $20 Million.<\/p>\n

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Top DOD battery companies in 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Below are the top selling batteries.\u00a0 Many of these have only one competitor.\u00a0 Items with AMC 3Z are Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) items. Some of these companies like Eastern Carolina re-package bulk batteries like 9 volts into smaller packages for distribution.<\/p>\n\n<\/colgroup>\n<\/colgroup>\n<\/colgroup>\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
NSN<\/td>\nqty<\/td>\nsales<\/td>\nOffers<\/td>\nAMC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6140-01-485-1472<\/td>\n154530<\/td>\n54,215,707<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6140-01-446-9498<\/td>\n85447<\/td>\n20,502,228<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n1G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6135-01-481-7127<\/td>\n6095<\/td>\n11,600,065<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6140-01-633-9444<\/td>\n37063<\/td>\n9,258,273<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n1G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6140-00-168-3803<\/td>\n38000<\/td>\n6,089,440<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3R<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6135-01-333-6101<\/td>\n191256<\/td>\n5,735,767<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1Z<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6135-01-517-6060<\/td>\n7110<\/td>\n5,537,268<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6135-01-438-9450<\/td>\n20101<\/td>\n4,227,004<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6135-00-985-7845<\/td>\n580052<\/td>\n4,135,088<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1Z<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6140-01-374-2243<\/td>\n24837<\/td>\n4,018,476<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6140-01-446-9506<\/td>\n20525<\/td>\n3,409,318<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6140-01-662-7350<\/td>\n11407<\/td>\n3,243,638<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6140-01-678-7176<\/td>\n5112<\/td>\n3,062,028<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6140-01-507-3448<\/td>\n119<\/td>\n2,914,598<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6140-01-441-4272<\/td>\n14483<\/td>\n2,787,274<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3Z<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6140-01-378-8232<\/td>\n18617<\/td>\n2,744,246<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3Z<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6140-01-400-2901<\/td>\n1537<\/td>\n2,690,572<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6140-01-521-8584<\/td>\n3080<\/td>\n2,517,072<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6140-01-665-0882<\/td>\n5310<\/td>\n2,472,621<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3Z<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Batteries are good business for U.S. Defense contractors.\u00a0 From vehicles and drones to lights and communication equipment, batteries power the military.\u00a0 These items have a shelf life that requires regular replacement, guaranteeing ongoing business for companies in this sector. As with many industries a handful of suppliers are winning a large amount of this business.\u00a0 … <\/p>\n

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