NEAR EARTH AUTONOMY, INC
Department of Defense · SBIR
AI-Readiness Score
16/19
AI / ML Relevance
7/9
Problem Framing
4/5
Awardee Quality
5/5
Award
$1,099,940
Award amount
—
Award date
W81XWH22C0054
PIID
Awardee
5
Total awards
$6,091,731
Total $ won
15.0/19
Avg AI score
Description
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MEDICAL CONTRACT ARMY (ADOPTED BY DHA) SBIR 2ND PHASE II PROPOSAL NO H2-0684 TITLED EMERGENCY JUST-IN-TIME DELIVERY AND RECOVERY OF WHOLE BLOOD VIA UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS).
Score Rationale
Near Earth Autonomy is an AI-native autonomous flight company (short name, known for perception and autonomy stacks), and UAS delivery of medical supplies inherently requires real-time path planning, obstacle avoidance, and autonomous decision-making under uncertainty—genuine AI/ML work at scale. Problem framing is reasonable (emergency blood delivery, time-critical logistics) but lacks specificity on operational constraints or success metrics (e.g., reliability thresholds, contested environments, GPS-denied conditions). Score reflects solid autonomy fundamentals offset by vague deliverable scope and medical logistics framing that may emphasize supply chain over AI.