NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
1/19
AI / ML Relevance
0/9
Problem Framing
1/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$323,106,768
Award amount
—
Award date
HQ085622F0003
PIID
Awardee
356
Total awards
$25,623,901,495
Total $ won
1.9/19
Avg AI score
Description
GWS DEVELOPMENT (PHASED ARRAY IDT ANTENN
Score Rationale
This is a phased array antenna development contract with zero AI/ML relevance — the deliverable is hardware (antenna design/engineering), not a machine learning system or AI-native capability. Problem framing is minimal; only a cryptic acronym 'GWS' and 'IDT ANTENN' (incomplete) appear, with no operational context or success criteria articulated. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation is a quintessential legacy defense prime, disqualifying it as an AI-native awardee. This contract reveals no evidence of AI adoption in defense procurement; it is classic hardware-centric defense systems work.