Leidos announced a $454.9 million contract to modernize the U.S. Air Force’s Cloud One platform, a key element of the Department of the Air Force’s cloud‑operations strategy.
The award will integrate Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure into the Air Force’s multi‑cloud environment, enhancing security, automation and operational efficiency across the war‑fighting enterprise.
The contract adds a substantial new revenue stream to Leidos’ government‑services business. In the most recent quarter, Leidos reported revenue of $4.0 billion, up from $3.7 billion in the same period a year earlier, and adjusted EBITDA margins of 12.3 percent, indicating a trend of margin expansion that the new contract is expected to support.
The deal aligns with Leidos’ NorthStar 2030 strategy, which prioritizes technology and cybersecurity modernization for the federal government. By delivering a secure, repeatable cloud foundation that other Department of War organizations can adopt, the contract positions Leidos to win additional federal cloud contracts as agencies accelerate their cloud transition.
Steve Hull, president of Leidos’s Digital Modernization, said, "Modernizing Cloud One helps the Air Force deploy mission‑critical operations faster and defend them more effectively. It also creates a secure, repeatable cloud foundation that other Department of War organizations can adopt, helping to remove barriers to cloud adoption and enabling teams to move faster and more securely to help meet mission demands and maintain a strategic edge."
While the announcement does not include a new guidance update, the magnitude of the contract and its alignment with Leidos’ growth strategy suggest that the company will likely incorporate the revenue into its future outlook, reinforcing its trajectory of expanding government‑services revenue and margin growth.
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