RAYTHEON COMPANY
Department of Defense · OTA
AI-Readiness Score
5/19
AI / ML Relevance
1/9
Problem Framing
4/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$1,200,000
Award amount
—
Award date
HR001123C0117
PIID
Awardee
839
Total awards
$95,251,240,444
Total $ won
1.5/19
Avg AI score
Description
THE GAMBIT PROGRAM SEEKS TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A ROTATING DETONATION ENGINE (RDE) PROPULSION SYSTEM THAT ENABLES STANDOFF STRIKE OF TIME-CRITICAL TARGETS FROM 4TH GENERATION FIGHTERS AT CAMPAIGN SCALE.
Score Rationale
This is a propulsion engineering contract (rotating detonation engine development) with zero AI/ML content—no algorithms, learning systems, autonomy, or data science mentioned. Problem framing is solid: specific operational need (standoff strike of time-critical targets from legacy fighters at scale) with clear end-user context. Raytheon is a top-5 legacy defense prime, disqualifying any startup/AI-native signal; this is classic advanced materials/propulsion work, not AI-native procurement.