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KBR, Inc. provides science, technology, engineering, mission support, and long-term operations and maintenance services to government and commercial customers worldwide. News about KBR commonly centers on its Mission Technology Solutions contract awards, including U.S. military logistics, base operations, data analytics, aviation safety, transportation systems, and readiness support under programs such as AFCAP V and LOGCAP V.
KBR updates also cover quarterly financial results, bookings, margins, share repurchases, and technology initiatives. Its Sustainable Technology Solutions activity includes engineering and project delivery for energy-sector technologies, including lithium extraction, refining, and conversion offerings such as PureLi and alliance-based deployment of Li-Capt technology.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) reported that its Mission Technology Solutions business has been selected for a new multiple-award, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) ASTRA contract with the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC). The contract has an $866 million ceiling value across all awardees, spans five years, and supports multiple task-order contract types.
Under ASTRA, KBR will provide advisory and assistance services to support research, development and sustainment of intelligence systems for the U.S. Air Force, Department of War and the intelligence community. Work will occur primarily at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio and nearby KBR facilities, extending KBR’s decade-long relationship with NASIC in air, space and cyber intelligence.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) completed an independent technical and economic review of Syntholene's geothermal‑integrated SOEC hydrogen platform, modeling levelized hydrogen costs of about US$1.75/kg in best‑case Iceland scenarios and US$2.10/kg under broader deployment.
The study benchmarks these costs against higher recent European green and fossil hydrogen estimates and outlines key assumptions, potential technical advantages, and project risks.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) released its 2025 Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report, themed “Leading With Purpose and Innovation.” The report highlights safety, sustainability and governance performance, plus a focus on energy security and resilience solutions.
Key metrics include:
- 35% sustainability-focused revenue
- $2.7B in positive environmental impact
- 96.44% incident-free over 352 days; 0.033 total recordable incident rate
- AAA MSCI, CDP A List, ISS Prime sustainability ratings
- Recognition on Forbes’ Most Trusted Companies in America 2025 and Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies 2025 lists
KBR (NYSE: KBR) will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2026 financial results on July 30, 2026, at 7:30 a.m. CT (8:30 a.m. ET). The earnings release, presentation, live webcast, and replay will be accessible via KBR’s Investor Relations website.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) has been selected by Keppel and Aster to provide technology licensing and Front-End Engineering Design using its PureSAF technology for Asia's first commercial-scale ethanol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant on Singapore’s Jurong Island.
The proposed facility targets up to 100,000 tons of SAF per year, subject to final investment decision and regulatory approvals. KBR also signed a Memorandum of Intent with Keppel’s Infrastructure Division to collaborate on multiple decarbonization and energy transition technologies.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) appointed Michael LaRouche as President and CEO-designate and Nicholas Veasey as EVP and CFO-designate of its planned Mission Technology Solutions spin-off (“SpinCo”). LaRouche joins September 24, 2026; Veasey July 1, 2026.
The spin-off is expected on January 4, 2027 and is intended to be tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes. SpinCo is expected to launch with over $5 billion in annual revenue, about 20,000 employees, long-term contracts, and global national security and space operations. KBR shareholders are expected to own two standalone, pure-play companies after completion.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) has opened its first Innovation Studio in Bengaluru, India, in collaboration with Applied Computing. Co-located with Applied Computing's office, the studio is KBR's hub for remote monitoring and advisory services delivered via INSITE 3.0, powered by the Orbital Platform.
The Bengaluru hub will support KBR's global industrial customers and act as the base for rolling out INSITE 3.0's AI capabilities to initial customers later in 2026. KBR and Applied Computing aim to combine decades of process technology expertise with a foundation AI model tailored for the energy sector.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced that its Mission Technology Solutions business won a new $95 million cost-plus-fixed-fee Digital Engineering and Enterprise Decision Support (DEEDS) contract supporting the U.S. Space Force.
The single-award, five-year contract focuses on digital engineering, modeling and simulation at Kirtland Air Force Base to accelerate next-generation space capabilities.
KBR (NYSE:KBR) announced its Mission Technology Solutions unit was awarded an $8 billion ceiling Antarctic Science and Engineering Support Contract by the U.S. National Science Foundation. The single-award IDIQ task-order hybrid contract has a 20-year period starting June 2026.
KBR will provide operations, maintenance, logistics, IT, AI and cybersecurity support for the NSF-led U.S. Antarctic Program’s three year-round stations, research camps, gateways and port locations, as well as support scientific missions across Antarctica and aboard ships in the Southern Ocean.
KBR (NYSE:KBR) will license its proprietary PureSAF technology to NorSAF for what is expected to be Northern Europe’s largest SAF and e-SAF plant. The Latvia-based facility is planned to produce about 100,000 tons of SAF and e-SAF annually starting in 2030, supplying airlines across the Baltics and wider Europe.
The project, backed by Avia Solutions Group, aligns with EU ReFuelEU Aviation and Fit for 55 regulations that require at least 6% SAF by 2030, increasing to 70% by 2050. KBR’s PureSAF process can co-process CO2 and syngas to produce fungible, 100% drop-in jet fuel.