THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
2/19
AI / ML Relevance
1/9
Problem Framing
1/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$1,200,455
Award amount
—
Award date
N0002423F8055
PIID
Awardee
769
Total awards
$4,478,210,870
Total $ won
2.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
KDX AAW FLIGHT TEST TRAIL
Score Rationale
The description 'KDX AAW FLIGHT TEST TRAIL' contains zero explicit mention of AI, ML, or any algorithmic technique—it appears to be a flight test execution contract with no substantive problem statement or technical scope articulated. JHU APL is an FFRDC (Federally Funded Research and Development Center), a legacy research organization with deep defense ties, not an AI-native firm. The $1.2M award magnitude and absence of any deliverable language suggest operational/testing work rather than AI system development.