# The U.S. Army has awarded a $2.7 billion contract to Leidos Holdings.

*aerospace · news · 2026-05-12 · MarketScreener*

## Key points

- Leidos received a $2.7 billion U.S. Army contract to scale hypersonic weapon production.
- Leidos is integrating its Thermal Protection Shield and Common Hypersonic Glide Body programs in this deal.
- The Common Hypersonic Glide Body is used in the 'Dark Eagle' long-range hypersonic missile.
- Integrating these programs aims to reduce production timelines and improve component supply reliability.

May 12 (Reuters) - Leidos Holdings said on Tuesday the U.S. Army has awarded a $2.7 billion contract to the defense contractor to move its hypersonic weapons from prototype development into production. Hypersonic weapons, which are at the center of an arms race between the U.S. and China, can travel at more than five times the speed of sound and evade traditional defenses. The deal combines Leidos' Thermal Protection Shield program, which provides the technology to protect hypersonic weapons from extreme heat and pressure during flight, with its Common Hypersonic Glide Body (CHGB) program. The CHGB program makes the body for a long-range hypersonic missile called "Dark Eagle", which the U.S. Army and Navy successfully tested in March. Integrating these programs will help reduce production timelines and ensure a reliable supply of components to meet operational demands, Leidos said. (Reporting by Aishwarya Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar)

**Companies:** Leidos Holdings
**Countries:** United States, China

[Read the full story on MarketScreener](https://www.marketscreener.com/news/leidos-receives-2-7-billion-hypersonic-weapons-contract-ce7f5bded18cf026)

---

Canonical: https://newsio.io/n/57e67b3f-7245-4f1e-9d1e-d7fb37a5c46a/the-u-s-army-has-awarded-a-2-7-billion-contract-to-leidos-holdings-hypersonic-we
Summarized by Newsio from MarketScreener. https://newsio.io/how-it-works