LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
4/19
AI / ML Relevance
1/9
Problem Framing
3/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$23,346,199
Award amount
—
Award date
W56KGY17C0001
PIID
Awardee
427
Total awards
$99,970,968,101
Total $ won
1.9/19
Avg AI score
Description
PROVIDE A QUICK REACTION CAPABILITY (QRC) TO ADD COUNTER-UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (C-UAS) TO THE AN/TPQ-53 RADAR SYSTEMS.
Score Rationale
This is a radar system integration contract with no mention of AI, ML, computer vision, anomaly detection, or autonomous decision-making — the deliverable is hardware/firmware adaptation of an existing radar platform (AN/TPQ-53) to detect drones, which is signal processing and mechanical engineering, not ML-native work. Problem is reasonably clear (detect UAS threats) but framed as a capability add-on rather than a novel algorithmic or learning challenge. Lockheed Martin is a legacy prime contractor, the largest defense systems integrator, and represents exactly the opposite of AI-native procurement — this is traditional platform modification work.