Leidos awarded $2.7 billion to combine components in Army, Navy hypersonic program

Leidos awarded $2.7 billion to combine components in Army, Navy hypersonic program

To streamline development and accelerate delivery of hypersonic weapons, the Army awarded Leidos a $2.7 billion contract today to merge components within a developing Army and Navy hypersonic capability. The contract will combine the thermal protection shield and glide body components from the Navy’s sea-based Conventional Prompt Strike and the Army’s Dark Eagle program -- a ground-based version with a Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon Battery. Curre…