Leidos

A Leidos subsidiary has been selected to design a contingency dry dock for Australian nuclear submarines. The project is described as a critical pre-condition for Australia to receive its first Virginia class submarine under the AUKUS agreement.

Blue Water Autonomy and Saildrone sued the U.S. Navy after being excluded from the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) program, alleging the Navy violated its own requirements and used flawed evaluation criteria. The Navy selected seven other companies for at-sea testing, including Sea Machines and Leidos, while Blue Water Autonomy claimed it was unfairly barred from the competition despite prior participation in a related program.

Hegseth hosted a meeting with emerging weapons manufacturers to discuss munitions production. Invitees included Anduril, Castelion, and Leidos, according to sources.

The U.S. Navy selected seven companies to compete for the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) contract, with at-sea testing starting next month. The winning company will receive $15 million and potential follow-on production contracts, as the Navy aims to expand its unmanned fleet sevenfold by 2030.

The Navy has selected seven companies to participate in MUSV at-sea testing, including Leidos, HII, and Saronic Technologies. These companies will advance to the testing phase for the Medium Uncrewed Surface Vehicle program.

The Pentagon has reached agreements with several defense firms to buy over 10,000 low-cost containerized missiles over three years. The deals are part of the Low-Cost Containerized Missiles program. The program involves multiple defense companies.