Sales in the quarter came in at $2 billion with adjusted EBITDA of $207 million, which yields a margin of 10.3%, 270 basis points higher than the same period in 2025. I'll talk a little bit about some of the customer recognition as well as the new business awards tied to the key growth pillars of the Dana 2030 plan. Speaking of growth, if we go to page six, I want to provide a brief Dana 2030 update. You'll recall during our Capital Markets Day, we showed a roadmap of how we will grow Dana's top-line to $10 billion by 2030.
There are three key pillars that we highlighted as part of that growth strategy, around our traditional products, aftermarket, and Applied Technologies. If you go to page seven, another proof point of our aftermarket growth strategy is our new partnership with VIPAR, North America's largest heavy-duty truck parts program group. Moving on to page eight, the next pillar I want to highlight is Applied Technologies, where our strategy is to leverage Dana's off-the-shelf product and process capabilities for profitable growth. Based on demand for the current ISV with GM Defense, we're seeing volume increases in the back half of the year and into next year.
Just based on the programs that we participate in today and the increased demand, we're seeing $30 million of new sales in this pillar of our strategy alone. We continue to see defense as a real opportunity for profitable growth, and we're working with all the key players in the space on new program opportunities. Dana will restart share repurchases immediately with an agreement in place with Eaton that allows us to continue returning capital to shareholders through the closing of the transaction. The combination gives us a broader, complete system offering, increases our exposure to higher value Commercial Vehicle and aftermarket markets, and creates a stronger platform for margin expansion and free cash flow growth.