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
$4,887,185
Award amount
—
Award date
HR001121C0150
PIID
Awardee
356
Total awards
$25,623,901,495
Total $ won
1.9/19
Avg AI score
Description
HUNTER PHASE 2, HUNTER PROGRAM SEEKS TO DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE CONCEPT FOR THE DELIVERY OF ADVANCED UNDERSEA PAYLOADS FROM EXTRA-LARGE UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES (XLUUVS).
Score Rationale
No AI/ML techniques or systems are named in the award description; this is a platform/vehicle engineering and payload integration contract with no mention of autonomy, ML, computer vision, or any algorithmic work—purely hardware and mechanical delivery concepts. Problem is identifiable (undersea payload delivery from large UUVs) but lacks operational specificity or success criteria. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation is a legacy prime contractor of the largest scale, making this a traditional defense systems award despite the modern-sounding 'HUNTER' program branding.