U.S. Army awards contract to Leidos to support Mi-17 and PC-12 aircraft for Afghanistan Air Force

The U.S. Army has awarded Leidos Inc. a modification to contract to support the Afghanistan Air Force (AAF) and Special Mission Wing (SMW) helicopter and fixed-wing fleets.

Leidos was awarded a $35,7 million modification by the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, for continued contractor logistics support services for special mission wing Mi-17/PC-12 aircraft fleets in support of the government of Afghanistan.

Work will be performed in Gaithersburg, Maryland, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2020.

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Through the Afghanistan Contractor Logistics Support contract, Leidos will deliver all flight operations, maintenance, and logistics, and will provide mentoring for the AAF and SMW to operate and maintain aircraft.

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