Overview
- Leidos, which on Thursday disclosed a $617 million award, will build more launchers for the IFPC Increment 2 air-defense system designed to stop cruise missiles and drones.
- The new deal brings tied production awards to nearly $1.2 billion when added to contracts from July and September 2025.
- Leidos says more than 100 launchers are now committed across existing orders, though it has not shared delivery timing for the latest batch.
- Funding in the award also covers research, development, and testing that could set up follow-on orders through 2029.
- The contract aligns with a Pentagon push to boost output as conflicts have drained missile and drone-defense inventories.