RESTON,
Va., Aug. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/
-- Leidos (NYSE:LDOS), a Fortune 500® innovation
leader, was recently awarded a Missile Warning/Missile Track
Enhancement (MW/MT) contract by the Space Systems Command,
Strategic Warning and Surveillance Systems Acquisition Delta.
Leidos will provide mission software and technology-enabled
services to enhance missile warning capabilities for the Combatant
Commanders Integrated Command and Control Systems (CCIC2S). The
award has a base period of performance of 54 months.
"Leidos offers exceptional expertise in sensing, sense-making,
and support for decision-making for our national security space
customers," said Jason McCarthy,
Leidos senior vice president, Engineering, Integration &
Operations. "We'll work to enhance CCIC2S by enabling open
architecture solutions, improving speed for system modifications,
and reducing overall cost of ownership to customers."
Under the contract, Leidos will provide Model Based Systems
Engineering, Development/Security/Operations, software integration,
and deployment. These capabilities will assist Space Systems
Command to process non-traditional data sources for integration
into the CCIC2S enterprise. Furthermore, these improvements will
advance the fusion of weapons systems data to support enhanced
accuracy of MW/MT systems.
About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing
the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health.
The company's 48,000 employees support vital missions for
government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual
revenues of approximately $15.4
billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information, visit
www.Leidos.com.
Certain statements in this announcement constitute
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the rules and
regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
These statements are based on management's current beliefs and
expectations and are subject to significant risks and
uncertainties. These statements are not guarantees of future
results or occurrences. A number of factors could cause our actual
results, performance, achievements, or industry results to be
different from the results, performance, or achievements expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors
include, but are not limited to, the "Risk Factors" set forth in
Leidos' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 29, 2023, and other such
filings that Leidos makes with the SEC from time to time. Readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Leidos does not
undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect the
impact of circumstances or events that arise after the date the
forward-looking statements were made.
Contact:
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Alyssa
Pettus
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(571)
526-6743
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alyssa.t.pettus@leidos.com
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Greg Hellman
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(571)
526-7592
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Greg.hellman@leidos.com
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