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$659,210,905

Department of Transportation·Federal Aviation Administration

to LEIDOS, INC.

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2019 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2019-11-26·LATEST ACTION2026-06-09·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_693KA720C00002_6920_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

FUTURE FLIGHT SERVICES PROGRAM

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Latest obligation on the Future Flight Services Program, a multi-year FAA contract with Leidos for advanced air traffic management and aviation infrastructure R&D that began in 2019.

Sub-sectors
civil-aviation-rdatm-modernizationongoing-modification
Why this matters

The FAA's modernization of U.S. airspace systems is critical infrastructure; this 2026 increment sustains long-term investment in NextGen technologies and operational efficiency.

Supply-chain signal

Leidos' role as prime integrator for FAA systems drives demand for avionics, software, and aerospace subcontractors across the defense-industrial base.

U.S.–China competition angle

Advanced air traffic management and autonomous flight systems are strategic capabilities; U.S. leadership in civil aviation technology underpins both commercial and national-security aviation dominance.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-17. Cost: $0.003091.

Period of performance
Start
2019-11-26
End
2034-11-30
Status
activein 3075 days
Sources

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