KBR (NYSE: KBR) 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 $175 million.
According to this morning’s news release, the contracts focus on the continued development and implementation of advanced situational awareness technologies across multiple domains. They also enhance mission assurance and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities.
The release also says 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.
Said President Mark Kavanaugh, “KBR is empowering tomorrow’s mission success by leveraging our capabilities in cybersecurity, trusted microelectronics, electronic warfare, digital forensics and novel sensing methodologies.”
“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.”
KBR shares closed Tuesday trading at $48.22.
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