KBR has received a five-year, $49 million task order to assist the U.S. Army's Cargo Helicopter Project Management Office in aircraft system acquisition and reliability improvement efforts. The company said Wednesday it aims to help the Army manage the availability and life cycle of the branch's CH-47 Chinooks.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 16, 2020 — KBR (NYSE: KBR) won a $47M recompete contract to help the U.S. Navy manage foreign military sales requirements for Finnish and Kuwaiti F/A-18 Hornet aircraft, ExecutiveBiz reported Nov. 9.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 10, 2020 — KBR has secured a five-year, $88M task order, which is under the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center’s multiple-award contract, to help the U.S. Air Force’s Life Cycle Management Center sustain the F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole jets by providing testing and analytical platforms and determining legacy components of the fighter aircraft, ExecutiveBiz reported Oct. 27. "This win is another example of our commitment to keep aircraft mission ready for men and women in uniform," said Byron Bright, president of KBR’s government solutions business and a 2020 Wash100 winner.

Shad Evans, senior vice president of finance operations at KBR (NYSE: KBR), will succeed outgoing Chief Accounting Officer Raymond Carney, Jr. on an interim basis. KBR said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that Carney will step down as VP and CAO by the end of this month or after the company files its third quarter Form 10-Q.

KBR (NYSE: KBR) has wrapped up its acquisition of Chantilly, Va.-based technology services contractor Centauri from Arlington Capital Partners as part of efforts to further build up its intelligence and military space businesses.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 25, 2020 — KBR (NYSE: KBR) will provide base operations and force support services to the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia under a five-year, $93.6M U.S. Air Force task order, ExecutiveBiz reported Sept. 10.

KBR’s (NYSE: KBR) government services business has won a potential five-year, $92.6M contract to engineer and produce datalink systems and associated platforms for the U.S. Navy’s combat operations.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 17, 2020 — KBR (NYSE: KBR) will help the U.S. Navy update infrastructure at Camp Lemonnier and Chabelley Airfield in Djibouti, Africa, under a five-year, $75M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe Africa Central, ExecutiveBiz reported Aug. 31.

THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 MOST POPULAR STORIES KBR Wins Potential $974M IDIQ for USAFE-AFAFRICA Base Operations Support KBR (NYSE: KBR) will help U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa manage and maintain assets at USAFE-AFAFRICA  locations in Spain and Turkey as part of a potential eight-year, $974M contract. Air Force Installation Contracting Command at …

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