THE BOEING COMPANY
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
5/19
AI / ML Relevance
2/9
Problem Framing
3/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$5,150,198
Award amount
—
Award date
FA239125CB018
PIID
Awardee
181
Total awards
$12,093,132,660
Total $ won
1.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
CRONUS A3R, COMBAT REFUELING AND OPERATIONS NETWORKED UNIVERSAL SYSTEMS (CRONUS), AUTOMATED AIR-TO-AIR REFUELING (A3R) BOOM AUTOMATION
Score Rationale
Despite the acronym 'A3R' and 'Automated' language, the award is for air-to-air refueling boom control—a mechanical/control systems problem, not AI/ML. No ML techniques, autonomy algorithms, or learning systems are named; 'automation' here refers to electromechanical automation of the refueling boom, which has been standard practice since the 1960s. Boeing is a legacy defense prime, disqualifying it on awardee quality. The problem is operationally clear (refueling efficiency) but the solution described is engineering/mechanical, not AI-native.