KBR to help with US Army Chinook improvements
Company will provide research, development, testing, studies, analysis and recommendations.
KBR has won a $49 million recompete contract from USAF 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, to provide system acquisition support and reliability improvements for the CH-47F Chinook helicopter and other selected aircraft.
The CH-47F is currently the only US Army heavy-lift cargo helicopter supporting critical combat operations. Shephard Defence Insight expects it to remain the US Army's primary heavy-lift helicopter until the late 2030s.
KBR will execute the five-year, cost-plus-fixed-fee task order for the Cargo Helicopter Project Management Office within the US Army Program Executive Office Aviation
The company will provide research, development, testing, studies, analysis and recommendations to these project offices and their international partners.
‘This work will increase availability, improve reliability and reduce life cycle support costs for the service's CH-47,’ KBR claimed.
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