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KBR Enhancing F/A-18 Foreign Military Sales with Contract for NAVAIR
HOUSTON, Dec. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today it has been awarded an estimated $117M cost-plus-fixed-fee follow-on contract to provide Foreign Military Sales (FMS) support for Naval Air System Command’s (NAVAIR) F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office (PMA-265). KBR provides expertise to help Australia, Finland and Switzerland maintain and operate their F/A-18 fighter jets through PMA-265 for optimal defense readiness. This includes implementation, engineering and logistics
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