KBR Secures $77 Million U.S. Space Force Contract to Advance Digital Engineering and Assured Communications
KBR (NYSE: KBR) secured a $77 million firm-fixed-price task order under the U.S. Space Force Decision Support for Headquarters Analysis contract to advance digital engineering and assured communications.
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KBR (NYSE: KBR) secured a $77 million firm-fixed-price task order under the U.S. Space Force Decision Support for Headquarters Analysis contract to advance digital engineering and assured communications. The three-year award supports AFRL and Space Systems Command work in Colorado Springs and Wright-Patterson, delivering MBSE, cybersecurity, software, and systems engineering.
The contract builds on four years of prior AFRL/Space Force performance and aims to scale experimentation for mission-speed operations and transition solutions to U.S. government digital infrastructures.
Positive
- $77 million firm-fixed-price task order awarded
- Three-year period of performance providing multi-year revenue visibility
- MBSE-driven systems engineering, cybersecurity, and software capabilities for defense customers
- Builds on four years of prior AFRL and Space Force performance
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- None.
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News Market Reaction – KBR
On Feb 5, the day this news came out, KBR closed 1.27% below the previous close.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the Feb 5 session.
Key Figures
- Contract value
- $77 million
- USSF HQ Analysis firm-fixed-price task order
- Share price
- $42.64
- Price before reaction to Space Force contract news
- Daily move
- 2.43%
- 24h price change ahead of/around contract announcement
- 52-week range high
- $56.78
- Upper end of 52-week trading range
- 52-week range low
- $39.52
- Lower end of 52-week trading range
- Market cap
- $5,286,578,214
- Equity value prior to factoring in new contract
- Period of performance
- 3 years
- Duration of the USSF–AFRL contract work
- Relative volume
- 1.3x
- Today’s volume vs 20-day average
Historical Context
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Selection for FEED and potential EPC on Texas Gulf Coast LNG project.
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Key Terms
firm-fixed-price financial
model-based systems engineering (mbse) technical
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HOUSTON, Feb. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today it has been awarded a firm-fixed-price task order totaling
Under the contract, the team will conduct end-to-end experimentation across multiple systems, scale the capability to handle the volume and speed required for real-world mission operations and collaborate with the Department of War (DoW) and U.S. government to transition solutions onto digital infrastructures. KBR will deliver systems engineering, cybersecurity expertise, software development and strategic communications to advance digital engineering for secure, scalable deployment across secure environments. KBR will implement Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)-driven architecture and services, support AFRL and align with Air Force and DoW digital transformation initiatives.
“KBR’s unwavering commitment to strengthening our nation’s defense posture is reflected in this pivotal step to advance the Space Force’s ability to operate securely and decisively in contested domains,” said Mark Kavanaugh, KBR’s President, Defense, Intel and Space. “Through this contract, we’re driving innovation and shaping the future of defense capabilities for AFRL and the broader Department of War.”
This award builds on four years of proven performance supporting AFRL and Space Force missions. It also highlights KBR’s continued commitment to deliver digital innovative solutions and strengthen national defense capabilities.
About KBR
We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in over 29 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver.
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Forward Looking Statements
The statements in this press release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding KBR’s delivery of digital innovation solutions and support of AFRL and Space Force missions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are beyond the company’s control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements. These risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are not limited to, those set forth in the company’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequent Form 10-Qs and 8-Ks and other U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings, which discuss some of the important risks, uncertainties and assumptions that the company has identified that may affect its business, results of operations and financial condition. Due to such risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, the company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
For further information, please contact:
Investors
Rachael Goldwait
Vice President, Investor Relations
713-753-5082
Investors@kbr.com
Media
Philip Ivy
Vice President, Global Communications and Marketing
713-753-3800
MediaRelations@kbr.com
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