THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
3/19
AI / ML Relevance
1/9
Problem Framing
2/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$600,000
Award amount
—
Award date
N0002424F8088
PIID
Awardee
769
Total awards
$4,478,210,870
Total $ won
2.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
MH-60R UPGRADES (SV315)
Score Rationale
The award description contains zero AI/ML terminology, technique names, or evidence that machine learning is a deliverable or core component—'MH-60R UPGRADES' is a hardware/avionics modernization contract for a legacy naval helicopter platform. Problem framing is vague administrative language with no articulation of operational challenge or success criteria. Johns Hopkins APL is a federally funded research center (FFRDC) with deep legacy defense ties, not an AI-native company; while technically excellent, it signals traditional procurement pathway, not the startup/modern-tech signal that would indicate AI-native defense adoption.