NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
3/19
AI / ML Relevance
1/9
Problem Framing
2/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$36,500,000
Award amount
—
Award date
FA238524CB040
PIID
Awardee
356
Total awards
$25,623,901,495
Total $ won
1.9/19
Avg AI score
Description
SPECIFICALLY CONSTRAINED LOW-VOLUME AIRCRAFT MULTI-BAND, DIRECTIONAL SATCOM ANTENNAS
Score Rationale
Award is for satellite communications antenna hardware design and manufacturing—a classical RF/mechanical engineering problem with zero AI/ML relevance despite defense framing. Problem is stated as a hardware specification ('multi-band, directional SATCOM antennas') with no operational context or success criteria articulated. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation is a tier-1 legacy defense prime, not an AI-native company, and this contract represents traditional defense procurement with no startup opportunity signal.