NEAR EARTH AUTONOMY, INC
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
15/19
AI / ML Relevance
7/9
Problem Framing
4/5
Awardee Quality
4/5
Award
$1,537,787
Award amount
—
Award date
FA228023C0006
PIID
Awardee
5
Total awards
$6,091,731
Total $ won
15.0/19
Avg AI score
Description
THE PURPOSE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO DEVELOP, MATURE, AND TEST A MODULAR BOLT-ON AUTONOMOUS OPERATIONS KIT FOR GROUP 3 UAVS.
Score Rationale
Award explicitly targets autonomous operations (core AI/ML domain) for a defined platform (Group 3 UAVs), but 'modular bolt-on kit' language suggests integration and modularity scope beyond pure algorithm development, placing it at 7 rather than 8+. Problem is identifiable (autonomous flight for mid-size UAVs) but lacks specificity on contested environment constraints, sensor modalities, or failure modes—standard for early-phase autonomy work but not crisply framed. Awardee name 'Near Earth Autonomy' signals a modern autonomous systems company (no 'Systems Inc.' boilerplate, domain-specific), but without public company history verification, scored conservatively at 4 rather than 5; notably distinct from legacy primes.