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
$389,922,324
Award amount
—
Award date
FA854019C0001
PIID
Awardee
356
Total awards
$25,623,901,495
Total $ won
1.9/19
Avg AI score
Description
ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND DEVELOPMENT (EMD) FOR EMBEDDED GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM/INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS
Score Rationale
This is a GPS/INS hardware integration contract with no AI/ML components mentioned or implied in the title or description — the work is classical sensor fusion and navigation systems engineering, not machine learning. Problem framing is purely technical/procurement-oriented ('EMD for embedded systems') with no articulation of operational need or end-user challenge. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation is a canonical large prime defense integrator, the opposite of an AI-native startup; this award pattern reflects traditional defense procurement, not retrospective evidence of AI adoption.