Leidos and investment firm Altaris have entered into a joint venture agreement focused on protecting people and places, ensuring the free flow of commerce and travelers and strengthening national and global security. The partnership will enhance security screening by promoting innovation, delivering more efficient solutions and strengthening security screening for airports, borders and critical infrastructure customers worldwide.
This joint venture combines Leidos’ Security Enterprise Solutions (SES) business and Altaris-owned Analogic, bringing together complementary detection technologies, manufacturing capabilities and engineering expertise into a single, U.S.-based enterprise with global operational reach.
Consolidating these two businesses aims to improve security product innovation while unlocking efficiencies in research and development, manufacturing and operations of next-generation screening technologies. It also aims to support a faster transition to AI-native and 3D imaging solutions, helping advance more efficient and effective screening capabilities.
“Our unified joint venture represents a focused step to strengthen U.S. capabilities in security detection at a time when global travel and trade continue to grow,” said Leidos Chief Executive Officer Tom Bell. “Combining SES with Analogic will position the new company to promote investment in innovation, deliver more efficient solutions for the U.S. government and ensure that the world’s advanced security technology is designed and engineered from the United States.”
“Today marks an important milestone for our company and for the security industry. By combining two highly complementary organizations, we are creating a stronger, more capable company with the expertise and breadth of solutions to better meet evolving customer needs worldwide,” said Analogic Chief Executive Officer Tom Ripp.
The proposed deal will allow the new company to focus on growth in the global detection and imaging market and for Leidos to continue investing in core growth areas identified in its NorthStar 2030 strategy.
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