RESTON,
Va., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos
(NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, was
recently selected by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to
design and build a medium-size unmanned undersea vehicle. The
single award, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract holds an approximate
value of $358 million if all options
are exercised. Work will be performed primarily in Lynnwood, Washington.
"Our decades of experience fielding unmanned technology coupled
with our familiarity with the ever-changing needs of the fleet,
enables us to provide this critical capability to our warfighters
at speed and scale," said Mike
Rickels, Leidos Senior Vice President of C4ISR Solutions.
"We look forward to building upon our long-standing relationship
with the Navy and supporting their critical national security
mission."
The medium unmanned undersea vehicle will support intelligence
preparation of the operational environment by providing
submarine-based autonomous oceanographic sensing and data
collection for the Navy. The MUUV will also provide
surface-launched and recovered mine countermeasures.
Leidos will work with several partners to deliver this critical
technology, including L3Harris Technologies.
"This partnership with the Leidos team provides the Navy with an
advanced, agile unmanned undersea vehicle system that leverages our
proven Iver technology," said Rosemary
Chapdelaine, President, Maritime, L3Harris. "The Leidos and
L3Harris team successfully recovered AUVs through a submarine
torpedo tube and we're excited to bring this dynamic launch and
recovery capability to real-world missions.
About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology,
engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to
solve the world's toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence,
civil and health markets. Leidos' 44,000 employees support vital
missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in
Reston, Va., Leidos reported
annual revenues of approximately $13.7
billion for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 31, 2021, 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:
Melissa Dueñas
(571) 526-6850
Melissa.L.Duenas@leidos.com
Thomas Doheny
(571) 474-4735
Dohenyt@leidos.com
Jalen Drummond
(571) 992-5046
Jalen.Drummond@leidos.com
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