- Leidos was awarded a $475 million Air Force contract supporting F-16 avionics sustainment
- The award covers integration, modernization and lifecycle support for AIS systems
- The contract extends the company’s long-standing role in maintaining F-16 readiness
Leidos has secured a $475 million U.S. Air Force contract to provide product support integration services for the F-16 Avionics Intermediate Shop program.
According to a notice posted Friday on SAM.gov, the Air Force Sustainment Center awarded the contract to the Reston, Virginia-based company on May 22.
The AIS product support integration program provides sustainment and modernization support for the avionics testing infrastructure used to maintain F-16 fighter aircraft.
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What Does the Contract Cover?
A solicitation issued by the Air Force in 2024 stated that the contractor will serve as the product support integrator for the F-16 AIS portfolio, managed by the 416th Supply Chain Management Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The effort supports aircraft procurement and sustainment requirements for the U.S. Air Force, European participating air forces and foreign military sales customers.
Under the contract, Leidos will provide a single-point integration capability for F-16 avionics automatic test systems, support equipment and test program sets used to diagnose and sustain aircraft avionics components. The scope includes the Advanced Computer Avionics Intermediate Shop, the Improved Avionics Intermediate Shop, the Versamodule Extensions for Instrumentation Improved Avionics Intermediate Shop and the Rackmount Improved Avionics Intermediate Shop.
The contractor will also support systems integration, logistics management, sustaining engineering activities, software development, obsolescence mitigation and supply chain risk management activities intended to maintain operational readiness across the F-16 fleet.
What Is Leidos’ History With the F-16 AIS Program?
In 2018, the Air Force awarded Leidos a potential five-year, $620 million contract to serve as the independent prime product support integrator for the F-16 AIS program.
That contract covered similar work requirements under the new award, supporting Air Force organizations and allied F-16 operators.
