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Leidos has delivered the initial round of Enduring Shield launchers ordered under a U.S. Army contract. Produced by the company's Dynetics subsidiary, the launchers are ground-based, mobile systems designed to address threats associated with combat cruise missiles and unmanned aircraft to safeguard civilian and military infrastructure, Leidos announced from Huntsville, Alabama on Thursday.

Leidos completed US Army tests on the Enduring Shield multi-launch missile defence system designed to counter cruise missiles and UAS.

Leidos has completed a demonstration of its Enduring Shield Weapon System as a launcher for the AIM-9X missile interceptor. The Risk Reduction Flight Demonstration sets the stage for the developmental test phase of Enduring Shield launchers, which will begin in January, Leidos said Tuesday.

The Biden administration announced that it was handing back two Iron Dome air-defense batteries to Israel as part of a larger flow of military aid to the region

Additional Iron Dome systems could prove invaluable to Israel as the country looks to counter mass rocket attacks from multiple vectors.