Leidos Receives $2.7 Billion Hypersonic Weapons Contract

$2.7 billion hypersonic missile contract goes to firm with Huntsville presence

The U.S. Army has awarded Leidos a $2.7 billion hypersonic weapon contract.

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…

Leidos receives $2.7 billion hypersonic weapons contract

Leidos Holdings said on Tuesday the U.S. Army has awarded ​a $2.7 billion contract to the ‌defense contractor to move its hypersonic weapons from prototype development into production.

Leidos to accelerate hypersonic weapons production for U.S. Army and Navy

RESTON, Va. (May 12, 2026) – Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has been awarded a $2.7 billion U.S. Army contract to advance hypersonic weapons from prototyping to production. This contract unifies the Thermal Protection Shield (TPS) and Common Hypersonic Glide Body (CHGB) programs, with the goal of streamlining development and accelerating delivery of this critical capability in alignment with Army acquisition reform initiatives.  By integrating these progra…

Leidos wins $2.7bn US Army hypersonic weapons order

Leidos has won a $2.7bn contract from the US Army to transition hypersonic weapons work from prototyping to production.

Leidos Books $2.7B Army Hypersonic Weapons Contract

Leidos lands Army hypersonic weapons production contract Combined TPS and CHGB effort aims to speed deployment Contract strengthens Leidos’ NorthStar 2030 defense strategy Leidos has secured a $2.7 billion contract from the U.S. Army to help transition key hypersonic weapons programs from prototyping to production as the military expands development of next-generation strike capabilities. The Army’s