NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
2/19
AI / ML Relevance
1/9
Problem Framing
1/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$16,025,278
Award amount
—
Award date
FA862018C4000
PIID
Awardee
356
Total awards
$25,623,901,495
Total $ won
1.9/19
Avg AI score
Description
ACAT III BIG SAFARI
Score Rationale
This award provides zero concrete evidence of AI/ML work. 'ACAT III BIG SAFARI' is a classification-level acquisition category and codename for a classified program—no technical deliverables, ML techniques, or AI systems are named or described. The awardee is Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, a legacy defense prime contractor. Without declassified details on actual scope, this reads as a classified procurement that may or may not involve AI; it cannot be scored as evidence of AI-native defense adoption.