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
$7,500,000
Award amount
—
Award date
FA880725FB018
PIID
Awardee
356
Total awards
$25,623,901,495
Total $ won
1.9/19
Avg AI score
Description
DESIGN, DEVELOP, TEST, AND PRODUCE GLOBAL VARIANTS OF THE PROTECTED TACTICAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SPACE VEHICLES, ASSOCIATED GROUND SYSTEMS AND ANCHOR STATIONS
Score Rationale
No AI/ML techniques or systems are mentioned anywhere in the deliverables—this is satellite hardware, ground infrastructure, and communications systems engineering. Problem framing is generic military boilerplate ('protected tactical SATCOM') with no operational scenario or success criteria articulated. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation is a canonical large prime defense integrator, not an AI-native company, and the contract itself is classic hardware/systems integration work with no modern software or algorithmic component.