KBR Awarded Multiple Strategic Contracts in Support of the Air Force Research Laboratory
KBR (NYSE: KBR) has secured three strategic cost-plus-fixed-fee task order contracts from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), collectively valued at $175 million with a five-year performance period. The contracts were awarded under the INCITE COPERS program and include: Multi-Domain Situational Awareness, Trusted Microelectronics, and Space Situational Awareness task orders.
The contracts focus on developing advanced situational awareness technologies, enhancing mission assurance, and improving C4ISR capabilities. KBR will provide solutions in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, cloud architecture, electronic warfare, and space operations support.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) ha ottenuto tre contratti di tipologia cost-plus-fixed-fee per ordini di lavoro dalla Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), complessivamente valutati 175 milioni di dollari con un periodo di esecuzione di cinque anni. I contratti sono stati assegnati nell’ambito del programma INCITE COPERS e includono gli ordini Multi-Domain Situational Awareness, Trusted Microelectronics e Space Situational Awareness.
Gli accordi mirano a sviluppare tecnologie avanzate di consapevolezza situazionale, a migliorare l’affidabilità delle missioni e a potenziare le capacità C4ISR. KBR offrirà soluzioni nei settori della cybersicurezza, dell’intelligenza artificiale, dell’architettura cloud, della guerra elettronica e del supporto alle operazioni spaziali.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) ha asegurado tres contratos de órdenes de trabajo de costo más honorarios fijos para el desempeño, con la Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), valorados en conjunto en 175 millones de dólares y un periodo de ejecución de cinco años. Los contratos fueron otorgados bajo el programa INCITE COPERS e incluyen las órdenes Multi-Domain Situational Awareness, Trusted Microelectronics y Space Situational Awareness.
Los contratos se centran en desarrollar tecnologías avanzadas de conciencia situacional, mejorar la garantía de misión y fortalecer las capacidades C4ISR. KBR proporcionará soluciones en ciberseguridad, inteligencia artificial, arquitectura en la nube, guerra electrónica y apoyo a operaciones espaciales.
KBR (NYSE: KBR)은 미국 공군 연구소(AF ریFL)로부터 비용+고정수수료(cost-plus-fixed-fee) 형태의 세 가지 전략적 업무지시 계약을 확보했으며, 총 가치는 1억 7,500만 달러, 수행 기간은 5년입니다. 이 계약은 INCITE COPERS 프로그램 하에 체결되었고, Multi-Domain Situational Awareness, Trusted Microelectronics, Space Situational Awareness 지시를 포함합니다.
계약의 초점은 첨단 상황 인식 기술 개발, 임무 보증 강화, 그리고 C4ISR 역량 향상에 있으며, KBR은 사이버 보안, 인공지능, 클라우드 아키텍처, 전자전 및 우주 작전 지원 분야의 솔루션을 제공할 것입니다.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) a obtenu trois contrats de type cost-plus-fixed-fee pour des ordres de mission auprès de l’Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), d’une valeur globale de 175 millions de dollars et d’une période d’exécution de cinq ans. Les contrats ont été attribués dans le cadre du programme INCITE COPERS et couvrent les postes Multi-Domain Situational Awareness, Trusted Microelectronics et Space Situational Awareness.
Ces accords visent à développer des technologies avancées de conscience situationnelle, à améliorer la garantie des missions et à renforcer les capacités C4ISR. KBR fournira des solutions en cybersécurité, intelligence artificielle, architecture cloud, guerre électronique et soutien aux opérations spatiales.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) hat drei strategische Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee-Aufträge für Tasks vom Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) erhalten, die gemeinsam 175 Millionen US-Dollar wert sind und eine fünfjährige Leistungsperiode haben. Die Verträge wurden im Rahmen des INCITE COPERS-Programms vergeben und umfassen die Aufträge Multi-Domain Situational Awareness, Trusted Microelectronics und Space Situational Awareness.
Die Verträge konzentrieren sich auf die Entwicklung fortschrittlicher Situational- Awareness-Technologien, die Steigerung der Missionssicherheit und die Verbesserung der C4ISR-Fähigkeiten. KBR wird Lösungen in den Bereichen Cybersicherheit, künstliche Intelligenz, Cloud-Architektur, elektronische Kriegsführung und Unterstützung bei Weltraumoperationen liefern.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) قد أحرزت ثلاث عقود أوامر عمل بنظام التكلفة مضافاً إليها الرسوم الثابتة من مختبر أبحاث القوات الجوية الأمريكية (AFRL)، وبإجمالي قيمة قدرها 175 مليون دولار ومدة أداء تمتد خمس سنوات. تم منح العقود ضمن برنامج INCITE COPERS وتشمل: الوعي بالموقف متعدد النطاقات، الميكروإلكترونيات الموثوقة، والوعي بالموقف الفضائي.
تركّز العقود على تطوير تقنيات متقدمة للوعي بالموقف، وتحسين ضمان المهمة، وتطوير قدرات C4ISR. ستقدّم KBR حلولاً في الأمن السيبراني، والذكاء الاصطناعي، وهندسة السحابة، والحرب الإلكترونية، ودعم عمليات الفضاء.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) 已从美国空军研究实验室(AF الأطلس)获得三项成本加固定费用（cost-plus-fixed-fee）性质的任务指令合同，总价值为1.75亿美元，执行期为五年。这些合同在INCITE COPERS计划下授予，包含以下任务指令：多域态势感知、可信微电子学以及空间态势感知。
合同聚焦于开发先进的态势感知技术、提高任务保障能力以及提升C4ISR能力。KBR将提供网络安全、人工智能、云架构、电子战及空间作战支持等解决方案。
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KBR secures $175M in AFRL contracts for advanced defense tech, strengthening its position in high-value military research and development.
KBR has secured three strategic cost-plus-fixed-fee task order contracts from the Air Force Research Laboratory, collectively valued at
The three task orders cover critical defense capabilities: Multi-Domain Situational Awareness, Trusted Microelectronics and Mission Resilience, and Space Situational Awareness. Each focuses on next-generation defense technologies essential to maintaining technical superiority in increasingly contested domains.
What makes these contracts particularly valuable is their cost-plus structure, which typically provides more stable margins than fixed-price arrangements while reducing contractor risk. The five-year performance period also offers KBR predictable revenue visibility through 2030.
These awards align perfectly with the Department of Defense's increasing focus on advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and trusted microelectronics. The contract scope highlights KBR's technical differentiation in specialized areas including electronic warfare, digital forensics, and space operations – all high-priority, well-funded domains in current defense budgets.
The contracts further cement KBR's decade-long positioning in Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) technologies, an area experiencing significant investment growth as the military modernizes its capabilities for potential near-peer conflicts. By securing these strategic research and development contracts, KBR maintains its foothold in early-stage technology development that often leads to larger production contracts in subsequent years.
HOUSTON, Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today it has been awarded three cost-plus-fixed-fee task order contracts by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Innovative Cyber/Infrastructure Threat Assessment Environment (INCITE) Common Operating Picture for Event Response Situation Awareness (COPERS) contract. The Multi-Domain Situational Awareness task order, Trusted Microelectronics, Mission Resilience and Assessment Environments task order and the Space Situational Awareness and the Mission Assurance in Space Operations task order collectively total
KBR will extend resilience research, protection strategies and analytical frameworks in support of national defense priorities. All three contracts will be carried out over a five-year period of performance.
Multi-Domain Situational Awareness Task Order
- Deliver efficient, outcome-based commercial innovations, modern software development and rapid mission impact via a streamlined acquisition pathway.
- KBR will provide collaborative engineering solutions.
- KBR experts will contribute to multi-domain data analytics and artificial intelligence, cross-domain simulation and synthetic environments, cloud architecture, advanced visualization and rapid prototype development.
Trusted Microelectronics, Mission Resilience and Assessment Environments Task Order
- Leverage innovation and modern software methodologies to optimize acquisition processes.
- Develop solutions in advanced, resilient and assured microelectronics design, testing and verification methodologies with specific expertise in electronic warfare and threat analysis.
- KBR will deliver digital engineering and cybersecurity solutions for mission-critical and embedded systems, advanced forensic techniques and risk management capabilities.
Space Situational Awareness and Mission Assurance in Space Operations Task Order
- KBR will enhance space mission assurance and situational awareness by extending core technologies and implementing advanced monitoring systems.
- Develop secure oversight frameworks and safeguard space and ground assets to ensure integrity and operational resilience.
- Deploy integrated engineering, cybersecurity and strategic communications expertise to support end-to-end space operations.
“KBR is empowering tomorrow’s mission success by leveraging our capabilities in cybersecurity, trusted microelectronics, electronic warfare, digital forensics and novel sensing methodologies,” said Mark Kavanaugh, KBR’s President, Defense, Intel and Space. “Each capability is strategically streamlined to enhance situational awareness, strengthen decision-making and deliver operational superiority across the U.S. Air Force, Space Force and joint operations.”
For more than a decade, KBR has been committed to enhancing C4ISR, mission assurance capabilities and advancing multi-domain situational awareness technologies through specialized solutions and innovations.
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