LONDON, Feb. 3, 2025
/PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) announced today a contract to
deliver a new meteorological and oceanographic (MetOc) service for
the Ministry of Defence (MOD) in support of the U.K.'s National
Centre for Geospatial Intelligence. Under the seven-year contract,
Leidos will work to deliver a scalable MetOc data and services
capability – known as THOR – providing the MOD with enhanced
environmental insights.
Jo Etheridge, vice
president and managing director for national security and defence
at Leidos U.K. & Europe,
said: "Weather is a critical component in military
activity, be that delivering effects in challenging conditions at
sea, conducting continuous air operations or safeguarding troops in
climatic extremes. Leidos is delighted to be working with the
Ministry of Defence on developing this new service, enhancing our
substantial contribution to Defence Intelligence. By leveraging our
credentials in geospatial and mission software development from
across the U.K., Australia and the
U.S., and by collaborating with our specialist network of partners
and subject matter experts, we will work to develop vital
capabilities to collect and share information that is crucial for
the U.K. and our allies' military operations across the globe.
Leidos has extensive experience in delivering innovative digital
modernisation solutions that address some of the most complex
challenges facing governments today, and we look forward to adding
new value during our project with the MOD."
Building upon the company's current work in modernising the
underpinning service management within the National Centre for
Geospatial Intelligence, Leidos provides assured collection,
processing and distribution of meteorological and oceanographic
data and services. THOR's contribution to the U.K.'s Geospatial
Intelligence capability will support a range of vital activities,
from tactical military deployments to broader strategic planning,
giving U.K. personnel the edge in understanding and harnessing the
environment on operations.
Under the contract, Leidos, in collaboration with the MOD's
internal service provider community, will use agile methodologies
to focus on modernising infrastructure, storage and user
access.
MOD Joint Operational Meteorology & Oceanography Centre
(JOMOC) and IMAGE Delivery team said: "JOMOC are looking forward to
working with Leidos in delivering this new vital meteorological and
oceanographic capability to MOD. This comes at a point where
demand for MetOc support in Defence is at a record high and we are
entering an unprecedented period of science and technological
change in the next five to seven years, which THOR will form a
critical part of this change.
"This is a very exciting time for Defence Digital with the
beginning of this project marking an important step in the
development and delivery of this new meteorological and
oceanographic capability. THOR aligns to the principles of re-using
Defence cloud technologies and developing future U.K. Defence MetOc
integration with NATO and other allies. We are looking forward to
working with Leidos in the coming years on the successful delivery
of this crucial military service for the MOD."
Notes to Editors
THOR will replace the current MetOc system, that will be
delivered and maintained by a Service Integrator as managed service
using Scaled Agile Framework. It will take information from
providers including the Met Office and U.K. Hydrographic Office,
which will be used to create MetOc information products for a range
of end users through various channels.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government
and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and
mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 48,000 global
employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately
$15.4 billion for the fiscal year
ended December 29, 2023. For more
information, visit www.leidos.com.
Certain statements in this announcement constitute
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the rules and
regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
These statements are based on management's current beliefs and
expectations and are subject to significant risks and
uncertainties. These statements are not guarantees of future
results or occurrences. A number of factors could cause our actual
results, performance, achievements, or industry results to be
different from the results, performance, or achievements expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors
include, but are not limited to, the "Risk Factors" set forth in
Leidos' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 29, 2023, and other such
filings that Leidos makes with the SEC from time to time. Readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Leidos does not
undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect the
impact of circumstances or events that arise after the date the
forward-looking statements were made.
Media Contacts:
Vicki Cordon
+44 7855 862 834
Vicki.Cordon@uk.leidos.com
Brandon Ver Velde
+1 (571) 526-6257
brandon.p.vervelde@leidos.com
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