Leidos Wins FAA Mode S Radar System Modernization Contract
January 29, 2020 at 04:30 pm
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Leidos was awarded a prime contract by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to replace the agency's Mode S Beacon Systems under the Mode S Beacon Replacement System (MSBRS) contract. The contract has a four-year base period of performance followed by four two-year option periods, at an approximate value of $450 million, if all options are exercised. Work will be performed in Gaithersburg, Md., Eagan, Minn., and Chesapeake, Va. The Mode S Beacon System is a secondary surveillance radar (beacon) capable of providing surveillance and specific aircraft information necessary to support Air Traffic Control (ATC) automation in all traffic environments. The FAA currently has 137 operational and 11 support Mode S radar systems across the National Airspace System (NAS). Under the MSBRS contract, Leidos, along with Thales, will perform program management, systems engineering, design and development, system test and evaluation, training, production, and site implementation. The modern Mode S beacon system will help the FAA increase operational availability and performance of the system, supporting common and consistent interface requirements, and providing a modern system that complies with current FAA Security Standards.
Leidos Holdings, Inc. specializes in the provision of engineering, technological and scientific services. Net sales by business segment break down as follows:
- defense (56.6%): design, engineering and integration of technological solutions for intelligence, airborne surveillance and reconnaissance, maritime and land-based solutions, electronic warfare systems, and automated sensor, alarm, command and control systems, software development, cyber security solutions and data processing and analysis solutions, IT infrastructure development and integration, etc.;
- civil security (23.7%): development and integration of solutions for the protection of goods, data and digital information, solutions and systems for air traffic flow control and flight data management, vehicle and cargo inspection, explosives and radiation detection, computer security, environmental management, nuclear security, complex logistics management, etc.;
- health (19.7%): integration of complex systems and technological infrastructures for the management of data, medical information and electronic health records, provision of healthcare services, IT systems lifecycle management, research and development of biopharmaceuticals, etc.
Net sales by market are divided between the US Department of Defense and the intelligence community (49.4%), government agencies (37.4%) and commercial customers (13.2%).
The United States accounts for 91,4% of net sales.
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