Leidos has secured a $617m US Army contract to produce additional launchers for the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 system.
With the latest award, Leidos’ IFPC Inc 2 production contracts near $1.2bn.
Leidos has secured a $617m US Army contract to produce additional launchers for the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 (IFPC Inc 2) system.
Under the contract, the company will be responsible for building and delivering the launchers.
This award brings Leidos’ total production contracts for the IFPC Inc 2 to nearly $1.2bn, when combined with the $356m contracts awarded in July and September 2025.
The contracts commit to delivering more than 100 launchers and support the Army’s objective of fielding the IFPC Inc 2 capability at scale.
In addition, the recent funding contributes to ongoing research, development, and testing, allowing for future orders to continue through 2029.
Leidos has described the contracts as a significant investment in the advancement towards “full-rate production” of the IFPC Inc 2 system.
The IFPC Inc 2 is one of three variants under the US Army’s Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) programme, which began in 2004 as Increment 1.
Under this programme, the Army is also developing the High Energy Laser (HEL), and the High-Power Microwave (HPM) systems.
Increment 2 uses an open-architecture design that enables integration of current and future effectors, including additional missile types as requirements evolve. Current capabilities include the AIM-9X Sidewinder and AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire missiles.
Designed to provide flexible, scalable countermeasures against cruise missiles and unmanned aerial systems, the IFPC Inc 2 system interfaces with command-and-control frameworks already in service and remains compatible with Army transport platforms.
According to Leidos, it is intended to remain adaptable as new technologies and threats emerge, supporting the Army’s layered air and missile defence network.
In 2021, Dynetics, a Leidos subsidiary, received a three-year prototype Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement to support further development of the IFPC Inc 2 system.
The company claimed to have delivered the first IFPC Inc 2 Initial Operational Test and Evaluation launcher two months ahead of the expected timeline.
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