L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
5/19
AI / ML Relevance
3/9
Problem Framing
2/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$10,281,906
Award amount
—
Award date
N0001421C1101
PIID
Awardee
62
Total awards
$2,002,107,482
Total $ won
1.7/19
Avg AI score
Description
THE LANDING AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY FOR ENHANCED RECOVERY TO NAVY SHIPS (LANTERNS) EFFORT WILL DEVELOP A RESILIENT AIRBORNE AND SHIPBOARD NETWORK THAT INTEGRATES INTO THE EXISTING LANDING SYSTEM WHILE ACHIEVING THE DESIRED ADVANCED DATA LINK
Score Rationale
Despite the acronym 'LANTERNS' invoking 'autonomous navigation,' the description emphasizes 'resilient airborne and shipboard network' and 'data link' integration into existing systems—classic defense integration and communications infrastructure work with no explicit AI/ML techniques named or core AI deliverables articulated. Problem framing is purely administrative (integrate into existing landing system) with no operational context or success metrics specified. L3 Technologies is a large legacy prime contractor, not an AI-native firm.