KBR Gets 5-year Order Worth $229 Mln To Support U.S. Army's CH-47 Chinook Cargo Helicopter System

(RTTNews) - KBR Inc. (KBR), Tuesday announced the receipt of a five-year $229 million recompete task order to provide life cycle research and analysis for U.S. Army Cargo Helicopter Systems.

The task to KBR is to research, develop recommendations to increase availability, improve reliability, and reduce support costs for the CH-47 Chinook helicopter. CH-47 is used for troop and cargo transport, medical evacuation, search and rescue, and disaster relief as well as combat operations.

The contract is awarded under the Defense Information Analysis Center's multiple-award contract vehicle. KBR said the work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama.