NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
4/19
AI / ML Relevance
1/9
Problem Framing
3/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$24,809,969
Award amount
—
Award date
HR001118C0026
PIID
Awardee
356
Total awards
$25,623,901,495
Total $ won
1.9/19
Avg AI score
Description
HUNTER PROGRAM SEEKS TO DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE CONCEPT FOR THE DELIVERY OF ADVANCED UNDERSEA PAYLOADS FROM EXTRA-LARGE UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES (XLUUVS). - PHASE 1 BASE
Score Rationale
No AI/ML techniques, methodologies, or systems are named or implied in the description—this is a Phase 1 feasibility study for autonomous underwater vehicle payload delivery, which is a mechanical/systems engineering problem. Problem framing is reasonable (undersea payload delivery for XLUUVs) but lacks operational context or success metrics. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation is a quintessential legacy prime integrator, disqualifying it from AI-native classification despite the contract's relevance to autonomous systems broadly.