Leidos Holdings IncLeidos won a U.S. Army ARTEMIS contract worth up to $127 million to continue operating surveillance aircraft through summer 2027.

Leidos has won a U.S. Army contract worth up to $127 million to continue operating surveillance aircraft that gather intelligence for military commanders in Europe and other regions. The award covers the Airborne Reconnaissance and Targeting Exploitation Multi-Mission Intelligence System, or ARTEMIS, and extends operations in the U.S. European Command area through summer 2027, with two additional option years that also allow the system to support missions in other regions. Leidos has supported ARTEMIS operations since 2020, supplying the aircraft, mission systems, flight operations and support services under a contractor-owned, contractor-operated arrangement. ARTEMIS is based on a modified Bombardier Challenger 650 business jet equipped with military intelligence and sensing systems, initially deployed as a technology demonstrator and since developed into a high-altitude ISR platform capable of operating in multiple theaters. The latest award was made through the Army's Common Hardware Systems-6, or CHS-6, contract vehicle, which is used by the Army, other U.S. military branches and federal agencies to acquire command, control, communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance hardware and related services. For Leidos, the ARTEMIS award adds to its portfolio of airborne ISR, sensing and defense technology programs, areas the company has identified as part of its NorthStar 2030 growth strategy.
Leidos Holdings IncLeidos won a U.S. Army ARTEMIS contract worth up to $127 million to continue operating surveillance aircraft through summer 2027.