{"id":206187,"date":"2026-01-26T22:33:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T21:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/efecomunica.efe.com\/?p=206187"},"modified":"2026-01-27T02:14:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T01:14:32","slug":"kbr-named-a-leading-company-by-australian-defense-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/efecomunica.efe.com\/en\/kbr-named-a-leading-company-by-australian-defense-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"KBR Named a Leading Company by Australian Defense Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong> KBR<\/strong> (NYSE: KBR) was pleased be recognized in the 2025 Australia Defense Magazine\u2019s Top 40 Defense Contractor list. The recognition as one of Australia\u2019s leading defense companies reflects the company\u2019s commitment to being a trusted industry partner, delivering innovative solutions that support the Australian Defence Force (ADF).<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>KBR<\/strong> is proud to once again be named a leading partner to the ADF by Australia Defense Magazine. As <strong>Australia<\/strong> invests in world-leading, sovereign defense capabilities, KBR stands ready to support the ADF and together turn data into action, stay universally ready for any emerging threat and seamlessly coordinate with the U.S. military,\u201d said Mark Kavanaugh, KBR President of Defence, Intel and Space. \u201cOur strategic partnerships in Australia showcase KBR\u2019s global reach in creating and executing new technology solutions for the critical missions of the U.S. and its most important allies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, KBR secured over 1.2 billion Australian dollars (~$837 million) in contract awards and extensions in Australia, expanding its partnership with the <strong>Australian Government<\/strong> to solve the allied nation\u2019s most complex defense and national security challenges across land, sea, air, cyber and space.<\/p>\n<p>KBR supports the Australian Defence Department and its armed forces, the <strong>Royal Australian Navy<\/strong>, the Australian Army and the Royal Australian Air Force, in their highest-priority missions to modernize Australia\u2019s sovereign defense systems while better integrating and interoperating with U.S. armed forces\u2019 systems. Focused on Australia\u2019s most urgent national security needs, KBR leverages its advanced, integrated solutions through a system-of-systems approach. Highlights include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Using world-class tools and technology to provide maintenance planning, engineering-based solutions and decision support in managing specialized warships of the Navy\u2019s critical Amphibious Combat\u00a0and Support surface fleet.<\/li>\n<li>Expediting decision-making through critical integration enhancements to the ADF\u2019s Air and Space Operations Command and Control System.<\/li>\n<li>Deploying an integral component of Australia\u2019s space domain awareness through KBR\u2019s Iron Stallion technology, which finds, watches and tracks objects in space.<\/li>\n<li>Providing project management and engineering services for the Defence Department, reinforcing KBR\u2019s leadership in long-cycle defense programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>KBR employs more than 2,500 people in Australia, including 1,000 subject matter experts and support staff contributing to Australian defense and national security missions. The company operates at military sites nationwide and maintains offices in <strong>Sydney<\/strong>, <strong>Melbourne<\/strong>, <strong>Brisbane<\/strong>, <strong>Canberra<\/strong> and <strong>Adelaide<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>About KBR<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We deliver science, <strong>technology<\/strong> and <strong>engineering<\/strong> solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in over 29 countries. <strong>KBR<\/strong> is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At <strong>KBR<\/strong>, We Deliver.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kbr.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.kbr.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Forward Looking Statements<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The statements in this<strong> press release<\/strong> that are not historical statements, including statements regarding KBR\u2019s delivery of defense solutions in Australia, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are beyond the company\u2019s control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements. These risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are not limited to, those set forth in the company\u2019s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequent Form 10-Qs and 8-Ks and other U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings, which discuss some of the important risks, uncertainties and assumptions that the company has identified that may affect its business, results of operations and financial condition. Due to such risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, the company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.<\/p>\n<pre><strong>For further information, please contact:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Investors<\/em><\/strong>\r\nRachael Goldwait\r\nVice President, Investor Relations\r\n713-753-5082\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=hvX_yKyLTb3pZIp3nY9IJLJRH-cdodkb-wl4_LJSj9TzKQQCFR4qfhE0XyML6h3R73d78qFLa3PY-IFPj1vtf9-vOD_Sj6th5_q1WHbx-8M=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Investors@kbr.com<\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Media<\/em><\/strong>\r\nPhilip Ivy\r\nVice President, Global Communications and Marketing \r\n713-753-3800\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=Na3Ggnygya-MjYzwIX0abmCzznifhE-kpwFP4m6wU5CcZpkBaUgBILknvq-GxaxHKaPurpePobEVdn6MdZ5tGJ4oeOE7uUElShYLZrwU-g0=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MediaRelations@kbr.com<\/a><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KBR (NYSE: KBR) was pleased be recognized in the 2025 Australia Defense Magazine\u2019s Top 40 Defense Contractor list. 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