WOOD DALE, Illinois — AAR Airlift announces its Airlift division has been awarded a contract by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence for Search & Rescue (SAR) and Support Helicopter services in the Falkland Islands. The contract is valued at approximately $275 million (approximately £180 million).

AAR Airlift, together with British International Helicopters (BIH) and Air Rescue Systems (ARS), will provide a combined SAR and Support Helicopter service to the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) operations. The program will include AgustaWestland AW-189 SAR helicopters, Sikorsky S-61 support helicopters, flight operations, maintenance, logistics and facilities support at the Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands and surrounding maritime region. 

Pernix / Kaseman (Joint Venture), McLean, Virginia, was awarded an $11,572,584 firm-fixed-price contract to construct a 4,600 square foot security facility communication center special area containing administrative offices. Work will be performed in the Republic of Korea with an estimated completion date of Sept. 3, 2016.

Fiscal 2015 other procurement funds in the amount of $11,572,584 are being obligated at the time of the award. Army Corps of Engineers, Far East District AP is the contracting activity.