THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
4/19
AI / ML Relevance
2/9
Problem Framing
2/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$1,995,000
Award amount
—
Award date
N0002424F8011
PIID
Awardee
769
Total awards
$4,478,210,870
Total $ won
2.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
BERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING FAMILY OF SYSTEMS
Score Rationale
The award title 'Vertical Takeoff and Landing Family of Systems' contains no mention of AI, ML, autonomy, or data-driven decision-making; this appears to be mechanical/aerospace engineering work on aircraft platforms. Johns Hopkins APL is a federally funded research center (FFRDC) owned by DoD, classifying it as a legacy institutional awardee rather than an AI-native company. Problem framing is generic ('family of systems') with no articulated operational need, success metrics, or end-user scenario.