THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
3/19
AI / ML Relevance
2/9
Problem Framing
1/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$48,704,656
Award amount
—
Award date
FA865623FA001
PIID
Awardee
769
Total awards
$4,478,210,870
Total $ won
2.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
AIR WARFARE SYSTEMS
Score Rationale
The description 'AIR WARFARE SYSTEMS' contains no mention of AI, ML, or any specific technical approach—it is pure capability category language with zero technical substance. APL is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) owned by Johns Hopkins University, a legacy research organization, not an AI-native startup. The award framing is administrative-only: no operational problem, end-user need, or success criteria are articulated.