LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
5/19
AI / ML Relevance
2/9
Problem Framing
3/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$940,094
Award amount
—
Award date
N0001419C1045
PIID
Awardee
427
Total awards
$99,970,968,101
Total $ won
1.9/19
Avg AI score
Description
THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE MATADOR (MULTI-SPECTRAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AGILE DEVICES OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH) PROGRAM IS TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP A MULTI-SPECTRAL COUNTERMEASURE THAT WILL BE INTEGRATED WITH A SHIP-LAUNCHED AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT VEHICLE.
Score Rationale
While 'autonomous flight vehicle' suggests some autonomy capability, the description emphasizes countermeasure design and integration—classic systems engineering—with no mention of ML techniques, training, or AI as the core deliverable. Problem framing names an operational context (ship-launched defense) but lacks specificity on the autonomous behavior, sensor fusion, or decision-making challenge being solved. Lockheed Martin is a legacy prime contractor, not an AI-native firm, making this a traditional defense systems contract despite the autonomy language.