HOUSTON, Feb. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KBR (NYSE:KBR) announced today it has been awarded a firm-fixed-price task order totaling $77 million under the United States Space Force (USSF), Decision Support for Headquarters (HQ) Analysis contract. This new contract award from Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Integrated Capabilities Directorate and USSF Space Systems Command (SSC), will focus on advancing digital engineering capabilities and assured communications to support AFRL's modernization priorities. The contract will be carried out over a three-year period of performance in Colorado Springs, Colorado and at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.

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 ...