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
$1,654,107
Award amount
—
Award date
HR001124C0440
PIID
Awardee
356
Total awards
$25,623,901,495
Total $ won
1.9/19
Avg AI score
Description
MACARONI AIMS TO DEVELOP ELECTRICALLY SMALL RECEIVERS AND TRANSMITTERS THAT EXCEED THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ART (SOA).
Score Rationale
MACARONI is a hardware RF/antenna engineering contract with zero AI/ML content—the description names only 'electrically small receivers and transmitters,' which is classical electromagnetics, not machine learning. Problem framing is minimal ('exceed SOA') with no operational context or end-user mission stated. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation is a legacy prime integrator, disqualifying it from the AI-native signal entirely.