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
$15,418,946
Award amount
—
Award date
N0001422C1067
PIID
Awardee
356
Total awards
$25,623,901,495
Total $ won
1.9/19
Avg AI score
Description
MULTI-BEAM ARRAY FOR COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT (MACE) IS AN ADVANCED ACTIVE ELECTRONIC STEERED APERTURE (AESA) TRANSCEIVER SYSTEM FOR THE SHIPBOARD APPLICATION A NEXT GENERATION MULTI-BEAM ARRAY FOR COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT TRANSCEIVER ARRAY SYSTEM PROTO
Score Rationale
MACE is a hardware-focused AESA radar transceiver system with no mention of AI/ML techniques, autonomous decision-making, or algorithmic innovation—this is classical signal processing and antenna engineering. Problem framing is minimal and administrative ('shipboard application,' 'proto[type]') with no articulated operational gap or end-user challenge. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation is a legacy defense prime; the award pattern (large dollar amount, hardware platform, prototype language) is characteristic of traditional defense systems integration, not AI-native procurement.