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
$8,775,870
Award amount
—
Award date
FA865022C5705
PIID
Awardee
356
Total awards
$25,623,901,495
Total $ won
1.9/19
Avg AI score
Description
CONGRESSIONAL INTEREST ITEM / MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY FOR HYPERSONIC AIRBREATHING CRUISE MISSILE
Score Rationale
No AI/ML techniques or systems are mentioned in the award description; this is explicitly a manufacturing technology contract for hypersonic missile development—a materials/engineering problem with no algorithmic or learning component. Problem framing is vague and congressional-interest-driven rather than operationally specific. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation is a large legacy prime contractor, the clearest signal of non-AI-native procurement.