GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC.
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
5/19
AI / ML Relevance
2/9
Problem Framing
3/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$35,369,200
Award amount
—
Award date
FA861225FB015
PIID
Awardee
87
Total awards
$3,325,715,609
Total $ won
2.0/19
Avg AI score
Description
DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-FUNCTION PROCESSOR HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE THAT PROVIDES PLATFORMS AN ABILITY TO EXTEND THE ABMS DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO THE AIRBORNE LAYER AND ENABLE BIDIRECTIONAL DATA EXCHANGE ACROSS THE DAF BATTLE NETWORK.
Score Rationale
No AI/ML techniques or systems are named in the award description; this is explicitly a hardware architecture and infrastructure integration contract for ABMS (Advanced Battle Management System) network connectivity. Problem framing identifies a real operational gap (extending digital infrastructure to airborne platforms, enabling battle network data exchange) but lacks specificity about end-user outcomes or success metrics. General Dynamics Mission Systems is a large legacy defense prime, the opposite of an AI-native startup; this award is classic defense systems integration work.