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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) 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.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.165 per share on its common stock.
The dividend is payable on July 15, 2026 to shareholders of record as of June 15, 2026.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) Mission Technology Solutions won two firm-fixed-price task orders under AFCAP V to provide transient aircraft services across Southwest Asia and dining facility services at Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE. The combined contract ceiling is more than $41 million, with performance starting May 2026: one base year plus three option years.
Work supports U.S. Air Force readiness across U.S. Central Command and continues KBR’s more-than-30-year record of regional base-operations support.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) reported first quarter fiscal 2026 results: revenues $1.923B (down 5%), net income $102M (down 12%), and adjusted EBITDA $251M (up 1%). Backlog and options totaled $23.2B and book-to-bill was 1.1x. Adjusted operating cash flows rose to $119M.
The company reaffirmed fiscal 2026 guidance and reiterated its planned spin of Mission Technology Solutions targeting January 4, 2027.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) was awarded two LOGCAP V task order modifications with a combined ceiling of $449 million to support U.S. Army operations in Europe and North America.
The award includes a $304 million modification for U.S. European Command work (Mar 30, 2026–Mar 29, 2027) and a $145 million modification for Fort Irwin maintenance and logistics (Mar 12, 2026–Mar 11, 2027). KBR will provide logistics, base operating support, engineering, maintenance and AI-enabled asset management under the IDIQ contract.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced a strategic investment in Geolith to accelerate commercial deployment of Geolith’s Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) Li-Capt® technology. The move builds on a 2024 exclusive alliance and couples Li-Capt with KBR’s PureLi® refining to provide an integrated extraction-to-battery-grade solution.
The collaboration targets traditional brine and produced-water sources, aiming to scale lithium production with lower environmental impact using KBR’s global engineering and project-delivery capabilities.