LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
3/19
AI / ML Relevance
1/9
Problem Framing
2/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$47,194,406
Award amount
—
Award date
FA854020F0034
PIID
Awardee
427
Total awards
$99,970,968,101
Total $ won
1.9/19
Avg AI score
Description
USAF/DOD SNIPER, IRST, LANTIRN PRODUCTION IDIQ CONTRACT
Score Rationale
This is a production and sustainment contract for legacy infrared targeting pods (SNIPER, IRST, LANTIRN) developed decades ago—no AI/ML techniques are mentioned or implied in the deliverables, which are clearly hardware pods and their maintenance. Lockheed Martin is a top-tier legacy prime contractor, not an AI-native firm. While the underlying problem (airborne target detection/tracking) is real, the award itself is framed as production logistics for existing systems, not innovation or AI development.