Leidos

Leidos signs on as HawkEye 360 investor and strategic partner
HawkEye 360 extended its Series D funding round to $150 million with a $5 million investment from Leidos.

NOAA awards first contracts for future satellite constellation
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded eight contracts with a combined total of nearly $4.5 million to companies developing mission concepts, spacecraft and instruments for the agency’s future Earth observation constellation.

Leidos to buy Dynetics for $1.65 billion
Defense contractor Leidos said Dec. 17 that it is acquiring Dynetics for $1.65 billion as it seeks growth opportunities in hypersonics, space solutions, autonomy and advanced sensors.

Leidos bests Raytheon for FAA hosted payload contract
Defense and IT company Leidos triumphed over competitor Raytheon this week in a competition to build a hosted payload for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for honing GPS signals.