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
$9,776,250
Award amount
—
Award date
N0002424F8126
PIID
Awardee
769
Total awards
$4,478,210,870
Total $ won
2.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
FUTURE X-BAND RADAR RDTE
Score Rationale
The award title 'Future X-Band Radar RDTE' contains no explicit reference to AI/ML techniques, autonomous systems, or learning algorithms; it reads as hardware/sensor modernization. Problem framing is vague—'future radar' suggests capability upgrade but lacks operational context, specific end-user need, or performance criteria. JHU APL is a federally funded research center (FFRDC) with deep legacy ties to DoD; this is institutional procurement, not evidence of AI-native defense adoption.