The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Leidos: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions. 4 sources back the record.
CategoryMaritime
Overview
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) is a US defense, health, and engineering company providing autonomous systems, C4ISR, and IT services to government. Develops autonomous ground vehicles, Maritime systems, and AI-powered intelligence platforms. Major DoD contractor.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Product
Status
Stock Listing
Company Type
Autonomous systems
Customers
Data & sources
Press releases
1
Web sources
3
4 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Leidos has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1accenture1× joint
- 2Oracle1× joint7 total
Most recent
Leidos on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Nov 2018. Explore where Leidos's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Leidos deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Tom Bell President & CEO (since 2023)secondary-verified
Founders (1)
- J. Robert Beystersoleno longer at company
Former / Previously (2)
- J. Robert Beyster Founder of SAIC (predecessor, 1969)secondary-verified
- Dr. James Cantor Former Chief Technology Officer (retired)secondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Leidos.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Leidos2 deployments
Recent coverage
Leidos in third-party press
Peers
34 peers across 1 segment. Every Leidos competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
marine(34)
29 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 5727.802012906746) · leader Anduril Industries at 7141%
- Anduril Industriesdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- BAE Systemsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Bedrock Oceandirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Blue Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Blue Water Autonomydirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Deep Trekkerdirect competitor(inferred)strong
Mentioned on (15)
Registry pages whose text names Leidos.
Companies (5)
Infleqtion, Havoc, United States Navy, Pandar LiDAR, HavocAI
Robots and products (2)
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
2 total · 2 operating
Every company Leidos has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1accenture1× joint
- 2Oracle1× joint7 total
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- technology—operating
- leidos x accenturewithaccenturetechnology—operating
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
Leidos Sea Hunter naval autonomy
- Record createdJun 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedNov 7, 2018
Sea Hunter (and Seahawk) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedApr 7, 2016
Sea Hunter (and Seahawk) at San Diego, CA
Sources (4)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Hunter
- https://breakingdefense.com/2026/01/no-longer-experimental-navy-to-deploy-drone-boats-this-year-official-says/
- https://www.defensedaily.com/leidos-delivers-seahawk-usv-navy/navy-usmc/
- https://www.leidos.com/insights/seahawk-joins-surface-development-squadron-one
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Leidos.Peer companies
- Saildrone4 models
- Saronic Technologies4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
- L3Harris2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Leidos from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Blackstone Credit & Insurance Leads $1 Billion Financing For Analogic And Leidos Security Businesses Combination
Blackstone Credit & Insurance led a $1 billion financing to support the combination of Analogic Corporation with the Security Enterprise Solutions, Ports & Borders, and Industrial…
X-Bow to build boosters for U.S. Army’s cheap cruise missile
Leidos has picked X-Bow Systems, a New Mexico rocket motor maker, to develop and build the booster motors for the U.S. Army’s Low-Cost Containerized Munition, a ground-launched…
Leidos And Altaris Complete Analogic Security Screening Joint Venture
Leidos and Altaris completed their previously announced transaction to create a U.S.-based security screening joint venture operating under the Analogic brand. The post Leidos And…
Leidos re-selected for TSA nationwide checkpoint screening contract
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has awarded a US$672.5m contract to Leidos in support of the Checkpoint Screening Equipment Deployment Services (SEDS II) program.…
Leidos and Altaris complete security screening joint venture under Analogic brand
Leidos and investment firm Altaris have completed their previously announced transaction to form a US-based joint venture (JV) focused on security screening at airports, borders…
Leidos to lay off 84 workers in Ashburn
Reston-based Leidos plans to lay off 84 employees at an Ashburn operation beginning Nov. 23, according to a state notice. The post Leidos to lay off 84 workers in Ashburn appeared…
Leidos secures $926M Navy, $127M Army awards
Leidos has received a $926 million second option year on a U.S. Navy IT contract and an up to $127 million U.S. Army contract extension. The post Leidos secures $926M Navy, $127M…
Leidos wins $127m contract extension for US Army’s ARTEMIS ISR mission
Leidos has been awarded a contract extension by the US Army to continue operating the Airborne Reconnaissance and Targeting Exploitation Multi-Mission Intelligence System…
Leidos joins Anduril in U.S. Air Force design deal
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Leidos an $85 million ceiling contract for digital design tools meant to help engineer future aircraft, the second company in as many days to win a…
Is Leidos Stock Underperforming the Dow?
After combat success, AFSOC wants new Leidos cruise missile on ‘every type’ of platform
The 200-pound class Havoc Spear has a range of over 400 nautical miles (460 miles), according to Leidos.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/leidos.md
- RSS feed: /companies/leidos/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/f03a32cf-9793-4def-9ce9-2b4046403ed0
- Revision history: /companies/leidos/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Saildrone4 models
- Saronic Technologies4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
- L3Harris2 models
Video
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Heat Index
Serious54/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Leidos draws attention at the 82nd percentile but verifies reality at the 48th percentile among maritime_surface robots. Hype Gap +34.3, 4th widest among maritime_surface robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 17, 2026