PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Jacobs
Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it received a
contract to provide the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
(NAWCWD) with test and evaluation/training threat/target systems (T4S)
for warfighter training and debriefing systems.
Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs is expected to assist NAWCWD in
its efforts to research, develop, deliver, sustain and upgrade its
threat systems; range instrumentation equipment; range command and
control equipment; data routing, storage and display equipment, as well
as to provide software for pre-deployment aircrew warfighter training
and weapons systems test and evaluation.
The contract is valued at $427 million over five years.
In making the announcement, Jacobs Senior Vice President Aerospace and
Technology Darren Kraabel stated, “We’re proud to continue our
longstanding work with the Navy. Jacobs has provided combat environment
simulation support for the Navy and Department of Defense test and
evaluation and training for more than 14 years through consecutive
contract awards. With this new contract, Jacobs continues to provide
systems engineering services to determine and deliver components for
complex simulated combat environments in support of combat training
systems.”
Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers of
technical, professional and construction services.
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are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking statements
on management’s current estimates and expectations as well as currently
available competitive, financial and economic data. Forward-looking
statements, however, are inherently uncertain. There are a variety of
factors that could cause business results to differ materially from our
forward-looking statements. For a description of some of the factors
which may occur that could cause actual results to differ from our
forward-looking statements please refer to our 2015 Form 10-K, and in
particular the discussions contained under Items 1 - Business, 1A - Risk
Factors, 3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We do not
undertake to update any forward-looking statements made herein.
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Source: Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.