NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
6/19
AI / ML Relevance
2/9
Problem Framing
4/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$324,277
Award amount
—
Award date
N0001420C2029
PIID
Awardee
356
Total awards
$25,623,901,495
Total $ won
1.9/19
Avg AI score
Description
SOUND INDUCED STANDING WAVES FOR OPTICAL IMAGING THROUGH DEGRADED VISUAL ENVIRONMENTS (SINUSOID)
Score Rationale
The award funds optical physics and acoustics-based imaging (sound-induced standing waves), not AI/ML systems—no ML techniques, model training, or algorithmic learning mentioned. Problem is reasonably specific (imaging through obscured environments for warfighters) but framed around hardware/physics rather than a computational challenge. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation is a large legacy defense prime, not an AI-native startup.