The U.S. Army awarded Leidos a $617 million contract on April 24, 2026 to deliver more than 100 Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 (IFPC Inc 2) launchers, plus continued R&D and testing through 2029. Total Leidos IFPC Inc 2 work now stands at roughly $1.2 billion. Coverage from GovCon Wire.
What IFPC Inc 2 is
IFPC Inc 2 is the Army's mobile, ground-based system designed to defend forward bases against cruise missiles and unmanned aerial threats. Open architecture lets the system integrate existing and future effectors and connect to higher-tier command-and-control. Compatible with standard Army transport platforms.
Recent contract trail
$4.1BNov 2024 award (initial production)
$264.6MJul 2025 award (production add-on)
$92.1MSep 2025 award
$617MApr 2026 award (this story)
What to do
- Effector vendors (kinetic and non-kinetic interceptors): IFPC Inc 2's open architecture is the on-ramp
- Vehicle / mounting / power firms: 100+ launchers means a real production tail
- Watch counter-UAS pull-through into IFPC — Army wants a single architecture for both threats