Defense
Science for a safer world
As part of our company mission, we're dedicated to making the world a safer place. That starts with helping our customers in the Defense industry achieve their critical missions. From our airborne work with sensors alerting warfighters to what's over the next hill, to our autonomous maritime platforms protecting sea lanes and shores — our scientists and engineers are solving critical challenges across the globe.
Your missions ignite our innovations
Learn more about some of the integrated solutions that are enabling our defense customers to achieve global mission success across every domain.
Taking the Australian Department of Defence beyond the platform
We operate major prime systems integration projects which build, develop and support military solutions for the Department of Defence, leveraging our global expertise to bring new capabilities to the Australian market. Our focus is on complex systems across command and control, communications, force protection, hydrographics, electronic systems, logistics solutions, data analytics and electronic warfare.
Fast facts
At Leidos Australia we:
- deliver a wide range of capabilities from software development, operational support through to the integration of underwater autonomous vehicles and survey ships to meet the customer’s mission
- will be delivering one of the largest logistics supply programs to Defence
- deliver critical systems integration projects, including the command and control systems to multiple end user customers.
Modernizing enterprise IT services
With the completion of the acquisition of 1901 Group we are combining transformative Enterprise IT Operations Centers and a secure FedRAMP platform with the depth and scale of Leidos to provide truly modernized, mission-critical IT for our customers.
Airborne
We work with customers across the defense market to enhance their airborne capabilities. We have extensive experience in airborne operations, maintenance, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance with all the Armed Services.
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The race to make a specialized plane that sees farther while staying safer
A Leidos team turned a civilian jet into a groundbreaking electronic signals platform in barely a year — and at no cost to the government.
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Autonomy
With proven autonomous solutions already in the water, Leidos is setting the pace when it comes to the most challenging aspects of Medium Class Unmanned Vessels (MUSV) requirements—leaving others in our wake.
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Operations and Logistics
We understand that every dollar spent on logistics is one less dollar spent on your mission. Our logisticians take pride in orchestrating the moving parts so that you can go about your important work more efficiently.
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Understanding the Air Force’s digital connective tissue
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Cyber
We support our DoD and intelligence customers across the entirety of their cyber missions. Our Full-Spectrum Cyber capabilities support the entire cyber lifecycle, from network architecture design to operational, hands-on-keyboard analysts and cyber training.
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Command and Control
We deliver the next generation of cohesive mission command solutions that enable decision-making functions for defense, intelligence, and the DHS.
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Digital Modernization
Driven by our diverse and talented workforce, we help our customers achieve their missions and IT business goals by delivering purpose-built solutions with cybersecurity as a standard, efficient project delivery, and end-user satisfaction.
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Training
We develop, deliver, and maintain holistic live, virtual, and constructive (LVC) training systems to support force protection for fixed, semi-fixed, and expeditionary sites resulting in improved information management, operational performance, and efficiency.
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Why space situational awareness is
key to maintaining U.S. preeminence.
More on the new warfighting frontier
Success Stories
We partner with defense clients to help solve their toughest challenges, deliver results and build lasting relationships. Learn about the solutions our employees developed for our partners.
More than
6,500
of our employees are veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces
Key Australian defence projects
Joint Command Support Systems
Command and control for the Australian Headquarters Joint Operations Command, providing operational management and situational awareness capabilities.
Geospatial Systems
Numerous geospatial and imagery-related programs for the Australian Defence Force, leveraging a coherent pictured of GIS products from provider agencies across the Defence network
Tactical Information Exchange
Supporting the Tactical Data Link Authority at the ADF through specialised support, systems engineering, and sustainment services.
Complex Logistics Solutions
Software and field engineering services for vital ADF logistics information systems beyond the platform, including on programs like SEA 1770 Ph 1
Products
We offer a broad set of proven and affordable products and services for new and existing customers in defense markets.
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