NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
4/19
AI / ML Relevance
1/9
Problem Framing
3/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$325,000
Award amount
—
Award date
FA861525CB006
PIID
Awardee
356
Total awards
$25,623,901,495
Total $ won
1.9/19
Avg AI score
Description
UNIVERSAL ARMAMENT INTERFACE (UAI) IS A STANDARDIZED, CONFIGURABLE, DATA-DRIVEN WEAPONS INTERFACE THAT ALLOWS INTEGRATION OF WEAPONS INDEPENDENT OF OPERATIONAL FLIGHT PROGRM (OFP) CYCLES.
Score Rationale
This is a legacy defense integration contract with zero AI/ML content—UAI is a standardized weapons interface/data schema, not a machine learning system. Problem framing is reasonable (weapons integration decoupling from OFP cycles) but purely mechanical/architectural, not an AI problem. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation is a flagship legacy defense prime; this award type and awardee pattern exemplifies traditional procurement, not AI-native defense adoption.