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The firm has customers in the Defense Department and the intelligence community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roy Stevens, president of Leidos\u2019 national security sector, told Defense News the firm was particularly drawn to Kudu\u2019s expertise in identifying cyber vulnerabilities, developing code that can exploit flaws in a system and then create an electronic-warfare or other effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He specifically highlighted the firm\u2019s application of AI to exploit an adversary system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe really believe warfare is moving more and more in that direction,\u201d Stevens said. \u201cThat\u2019s a place where they have a unique position.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those strengths, he said, directly align with the opportunities and gaps Leidos has identified within its own cyber portfolio, and the company expects the acquisition will help it get after its growth targets 18 months faster than it may have otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leidos today has a large defensive and offensive cyber footprint and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/it-networks\/2023\/09\/20\/leidos-wins-79-billion-us-army-information-technology-contract\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/it-networks\/2023\/09\/20\/leidos-wins-79-billion-us-army-information-technology-contract\/\">provides support to DOD <\/a>and intelligence customers, including the National Security Agency. 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