Leidos Holdings Inc recently secured a U.S. Army contract worth up to $2.7 billion.

The core objective of this contract is to transition the hypersonic weapon program under its responsibility from the current prototype development phase to full-scale production. This significant development not only marks a critical leap in the research and development process of the related weapon systems, but also signals that Leidos has gained important recognition in the field of defense technology, especially in the integration and production of cutting-edge weapon systems.