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Air Force Research Laboratory awards Leidos sensing technology contract

By TechTaffy Desk

Leidos was awarded a prime contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to provide sensor technology under the Electro-Optical Combined Hyperspectral Imaging, Infrared Search and Track, and Long Range Imaging (EO-CHIL) Program.

The single-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract has an 87-month period of performance and a total contract ceiling of $47 million.

Leidos was also awarded an initial task order under the EO-CHIL Program.

[Image courtesy: AFRL ]

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