The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded Texas defense company KBR a $117-million contract to provide support for its F/A-18 and EA-18G foreign military sales program.
The agreement covers sustainment, engineering, and logistics services to help allied operators, including Australia, Finland, and Switzerland, to maintain readiness of their F/A-18 supersonic jets and EA-18G electronic warfare aircraft.
Additional services will focus on administrative work, including integrated program management, technical and financial oversight, lifecycle logistics, and communications-security services.
A portion of this project will be carried out in the US, while the rest will take place within the partner nations.
The contract will be implemented over the next five years.
“KBR has supported this program for multiple decades,” said Mark Kavanaugh, president of defense, intelligence, and space at KBR.
“This contract win showcases KBR’s expertise on the F/A-18 platform and position as a trusted long-term partner for NAVAIR.”
The F/A-18 family, including its EA-18G variant, remains one of the most widely used strike fighter platforms internationally.
Since production began in the late 1970s, manufacturers have delivered more than 2,000 F/A-18s to allied countries.
As of 2025, less than half of those airframes remain in active service across the US, Australia, Finland, Switzerland, Canada, Spain, Kuwait, and Malaysia.
