Leidos awarded $350M mission planning contract

Leidos has been awarded a $350 million Air Force contract for an air mission planning system.

Under the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, Leidos will provide engineering integration for the Joint Mission Planning System (JPMS), according to a Department of Defense contract announcement. JPMS is a multi-service tool that enables air crews to plan missions.

This contract could involve Foreign Military Sales to Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, France, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, South Korea, Morocco, NATO, the Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.

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