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Turner has been selected for the third phase of a US Air Force infrastructure modernization program with a contract ceiling of US$900m, returning to work on specialized military testing facilities after delivering projects in its first and second phases.
The company is among eight contractors chosen for a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract supporting the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC). Burns & McDonnell and Amentum are also among the selected contractors.
Launched by the US Air Force Materiel Command, the Facilities Acquisitions for Restoration and Modernisation (FARM) programme covers critical defense infrastructure at AEDC sites nationwide. FARM III is projected to span eight years, compared with the five-year span of FARM II, a US$300m fixed-price contract.
"We are proud to build on our longstanding relationship with AEDC and continue supporting the U.S. Air Force through the FARM III programme", says Agnes Pope, SPD Project Manager at Turner.
Headquartered in Tennessee, AEDC has conducted testing and development of military aircraft, missile and space systems for 75 years. It serves national military organizations and private industrial clients, and its testing contributed to Projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo.
Its facilities include environmental chambers, centrifuges, engine test cells and over 90 wind tunnels. These facilities can simulate flight conditions up to 300 miles high.
Modernizing that infrastructure requires more than conventional construction work. Contractors must integrate complex mechanical and electrical networks into existing systems, work around critical data and control systems, and coordinate design-build projects without interrupting scheduled military testing windows.
The work also involves retrofitting major structural components within controlled aerodynamic testing chambers and maintaining strict security compliance across multiple military defense sites.
FARM III combines these technical demands across different projects and locations over its projected eight-year span.
Turner’s selection follows its work in FARM’s first and second phases, giving the company experience with AEDC’s facilities and operating requirements.
"Our experience with these facilities and understanding of AEDC’s mission position our team to deliver the critical infrastructure improvements needed to advance its testing capabilities", says Agnes.
Turner’s other military infrastructure projects include US$389m in reconstruction and upgrades to parts of the Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.
The company also built the Redstone Aircraft Hangar, a flight-testing facility in Huntsville, Alabama. The 63,000 square feet facility incorporates technology to enhance control systems and enforce secure aircraft instrumentation.
The FARM III award follows the Pentagon’s announcement of an Air Force contract program worth a combined US$3.5bn for construction, demolition and restoration projects around its bases nationwide.
Other FARM III contractors bring engineering and mission-support capabilities to the program. Amentum, headquartered in Virginia, focuses on engineering and technology across defense, science and security. Burns & McDonnell, an employee-owned firm headquartered in Kansas City, combines engineering, construction, architecture, commissioning and program management.
Across AEDC’s facilities, the program’s central challenge is coordinating construction with specialized engineering systems while military testing continues. Contractors will need to deliver that work repeatedly across multiple locations throughout FARM III’s projected duration.
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