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Tuesday, October 08 2019 - 08:00
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Leidos Australia To Deliver Key Milestone For SEA1770
SYDNEY, Oct. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/--

Today, Leidos Australia (NYSE: LDOS) announced that it will deliver the first 
Survey Craft System to the Royal Australian Navy in November 2019. A key 
component of the Australian Navy SEA1770 project, the Survey Craft, will 
provide underwater hydrographic survey data to the Navy to assist with the safe 
deployment and maneuver of Naval vessels in remote or unknown maritime 
environments.

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The 9.5 metre vessel, built by Australian company Yamba Welding and 
Engineering, will complement the Fly Away Survey Kit, already being exercised 
by Navy. As the Prime Systems Integrator, Leidos designed the Survey Craft 
System to undertake Rapid Environmental Assessments. In addition to rapid 
assessment capability, the system is also able to meet highest level of 
"Special Order Survey".

"This is a significant milestone for the project," said Leidos Australia Chief 
Executive Christine Zeitz. "The team has worked closely with Defence to ensure 
we are implementing the right capability to meet their current and future 
needs."

The SEA1770 project will deliver deployable materiel elements of the Rapid 
Environmental Assessment capability in order to enhance the direction, 
collection, processing and dissemination of tactical maritime environmental 
information. 

Leidos and Navy undertook training on the vessel prior to the Pacific 2019 
exhibition and Leidos will complete any final refinements to the craft, before 
handing over to Navy. 

Leidos is showcasing Fly Away Survey Kit technology and the Rapid Environmental 
Assessment capability at Pacific 2019.

About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500(R) information technology, engineering, and science 
solutions and services leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges 
in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The 
company's 32,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial 
customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues 
of approximately $10.19 billion for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2018. 
For more information, visit www.Leidos.com. 

Statements in this announcement, other than historical data and information, 
constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. A 
number of factors could cause our actual results, performance, achievements, or 
industry results to be very different from the results, performance, or 
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of 
these factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth in 
the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 28, 
2018, and other such filings that Leidos makes with the SEC from time to time. 
Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue 
reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date 
hereof.

Media Contacts:
melissa.j.russell@leidos.com 
+61-0477-443380
For more information, visit www.leidos.com/australia 

SOURCE: Leidos