THE BOEING COMPANY
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
5/19
AI / ML Relevance
2/9
Problem Framing
3/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$1,591,969
Award amount
—
Award date
FA865120F1016
PIID
Awardee
181
Total awards
$12,093,132,660
Total $ won
1.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
ADAPTIVE AND ROBUST CONTROL FOR HYPERSONIC ENGAGEMENT RESEARCH
Score Rationale
The award title invokes 'adaptive and robust control' which is classical control theory, not modern AI/ML—no mention of neural networks, learning algorithms, computer vision, or autonomous decision-making. Problem framing identifies a specific domain (hypersonic engagement) but lacks operational context or success criteria. Boeing is a legacy prime contractor ($1.6M is a research contract, not typical for AI-native startups), making this a traditional aerospace controls R&D award rather than AI-native procurement.