# Leidos Wins $259 Million CYBERCOM Awards

U.S. Cyber Command awarded Leidos two contracts in October 2026 totaling $259 million: a $160 million cyber operations support contract and a $99 million other transaction authority agreement to continue developing a cyber mission-planning platform. The awards follow Leidos’ 2025 acquisition of Kudu, which the company says has strengthened its AI-enabled cyber capabilities. For defense contractors, the awards highlight demand for ready-now cyber solutions and fixed-price, outcome-based work.

- The awards cover both cyber operations support and continued development of a mission-planning platform, creating opportunities for firms with relevant operational, engineering, software development, and analytics capabilities.
- Leidos’ acquisition of Kudu illustrates how acquisitions can expand a contractor’s cyber and AI capabilities and competitive position.
- Contractors pursuing similar work should evaluate whether their offerings can demonstrate deployable capabilities and support fixed-price, outcome-based delivery, reflecting the reported customer shift.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** November 13, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM)

### Vendors
- Leidos (Awardee)
- Kudu (Acquired company)

### Key Quotes
> Cyber and AI are so completely interwoven at this point that bringing in a cyber property accelerated our AI capabilities in ways that I don’t think we could have foreseen.
> — Jason O’Connor, President of Leidos Intelligence

### Sources
- [Kudu has given Leidos a cyber boost and an AI surprise - Washington Technology](https://www.washingtontechnology.com/companies/2026/11/kudu-has-given-leidos-cyber-boost-and-ai-surprise/417205) - Washington Technology