THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
2/19
AI / ML Relevance
0/9
Problem Framing
2/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$1,730,034
Award amount
—
Award date
N0002425F8035
PIID
Awardee
769
Total awards
$4,478,210,870
Total $ won
2.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
SAFE LI-ION (SALION) 6T BATTERY DEVELOPMENT
Score Rationale
This award funds lithium-ion battery chemistry and thermal management R&D with zero AI/ML content—the deliverable is a physical battery system (SALION 6T), not an algorithmic or learning-based system. Problem framing is minimal ('safe battery development') with no articulated operational context or success criteria. APL is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), the prototype legacy institution in defense procurement, regardless of technical merit.