GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
3/19
AI / ML Relevance
1/9
Problem Framing
2/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$4,462,503
Award amount
—
Award date
W31P4Q24F0056
PIID
Awardee
24
Total awards
$2,627,756,651
Total $ won
3.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
TASK ORDER TO PROVIDE A MQ9-9A CAPABILITY TO SUPPORT ALL SORTIES AT THE PLANNED SORTIE DURATIONS.
Score Rationale
This is a platform sustainment and operational support contract for an existing UAV system (MQ-9A), not an AI/ML development award. The description contains zero mention of AI techniques, autonomous systems, machine learning, or algorithmic work — it is purely about providing aircraft capability and sortie duration support. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is a major legacy defense prime (subsidiary of General Atomics, established aerospace contractor), not an AI-native startup. The problem is stated only as operational logistics ('support all sorties at planned durations'), with no technical or analytical challenge articulated.