Leidos and DHL Supply Chain have formed a strategic alliance to pursue the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Future Defence Support Services (FDSS) program, aiming to deliver integrated, resilient and scalable logistics capabilities.
Operating as the Logistics & Mission Support Alliance, the partnership is being submitted as part of a competitive contract bidding process. It combines Leidos’s defense integration expertise with DHL’s global logistics scale and operational capability. If successful, the partners say the alliance would help modernize defense logistics, strengthen readiness, improve resilience and provide more agile support to the UK’s armed forces.
The alliance is designed to operate as a single, integrated team for complex and contested environments, drawing on global networks, existing infrastructure and surge capacity to maintain defense operations through disruption. The companies say this would help ensure continuity of supply and enable rapid recovery, keeping the armed forces supported where and when needed.
The partners also plan to apply artificial intelligence, data analytics and automation to optimize logistics operations and improve visibility across demand, inventory and assets, supporting faster decision-making and operational effectiveness.
Adam Clarke, CEO of Leidos UK & Europe, said, “Leidos and DHL bring together proven delivery expertise and complementary strengths to transform how defense logistics is delivered. Through this alliance, we are aligning capability, data and decision-making to enable faster, more resilient and more precise support to the UK’s armed forces.
“By combining advanced technologies with deep operational experience, we will strengthen readiness, improve visibility and deliver the agility defense needs to respond with confidence in an increasingly complex and contested environment.”
Martin Willmor, CEO of DHL Supply Chain UK&I, said, “The FDSS program presents an opportunity to modernize support of UK defense at a time of increasing operational complexity.
“DHL brings global logistics scale, advanced digital capabilities and proven operational leadership, and by working in partnership with Leidos, we aim to enable a more integrated, resilient and responsive supply chain that helps the MOD maximize its strategic advantage.”
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