RAYTHEON COMPANY
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
2/19
AI / ML Relevance
1/9
Problem Framing
1/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$16,636,063
Award amount
—
Award date
FA850921C0004
PIID
Awardee
839
Total awards
$95,251,240,444
Total $ won
1.5/19
Avg AI score
Description
HC/MC-130J AN/AAS-54 ELECTRO-OPTICAL/LNFRARED (EO/IR) SYSTEM SUSTAINING ENGINEERING SUPPORT.
Score Rationale
This is a sustaining engineering support contract for legacy EO/IR sensor hardware (AN/AAS-54 system on MC-130J aircraft), with no mention of AI/ML techniques, autonomous systems, or algorithmic innovation—purely maintenance and technical support work. The problem framing is purely administrative ('sustaining engineering support') with no operational outcome or capability gap articulated. Raytheon is a massive legacy defense prime contractor, representing exactly the traditional procurement model this question aims to distinguish from AI-native startups.