Kilgore Flares Company LLC

Kilgore Flares Company LLC is a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of pyrotechnic products and countermeasures based in Toone, Tennessee. The company has been registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) since March 12, 2007, and specializes in the design, production, and delivery of infrared countermeasure flares, illumination munitions, and related pyrotechnic devices for the United States Department of Defense. As a key supplier to multiple military branches, Kilgore Flares has established itself as a critical provider of aircraft survivability systems designed to defend military aircraft against heat-seeking missile threats while supporting military testing, training, and evaluation programs.

Kilgore Flares Company LLC has received numerous prime federal contract awards totaling hundreds of millions of dollars across delivery orders and definitive contracts from the Naval Air Systems Command, Air Force Materiel Command, and the Army's Program Executive Office Ammunition. The company's primary product offerings include the MJU-61 and MJU-61A/B infrared countermeasure flares for naval aviation, the MJU-75/B Magnesium Teflon Viton countermeasure flares for Air Force aircraft, the M206 and MJU-7A/B infrared countermeasure flares for Army platforms, and specialized variants including the MJU-32A/B, MJU-32, MJU-38, MJU-53/B, and SM-875B/ALE simulator flares. Recent significant delivery orders include a $2.57 million award from Naval Air Systems Command issued August 29, 2025, for MJU-32A/B and MJU-38A/B infrared countermeasure flares with completion by January 7, 2028; a $7.01 million Army award from December 21, 2023, for M206 and MJU-7A/B flares with completion by April 30, 2026; and a $10.7 million Naval Air Systems Command award from August 30, 2023, for MJU-61 infrared countermeasure flares. All delivery orders are structured as firm fixed-price contracts with performance conducted at the contractor's Toone, Tennessee facility, and none carry set-aside designations for small or disadvantaged businesses. Additionally, the company holds at least one subcontract award as a supplier to Leidos, Inc., relating to goods and services provided between September 27, 2023, and September 26, 2028.

Kilgore Flares Company LLC maintains four significant indefinite delivery contract vehicles with ceiling values totaling over $710 billion. The company holds a $46 billion Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract (EWAAC) awarded by Air Force Materiel Command on September 25, 2023, with a completion date of September 9, 2031, designed to enable rapid development and acquisition of novel weapons capabilities and unique solutions for the Department of Defense. The company also holds a $225 million Indefinite Delivery Contract with Naval Air Systems Command awarded August 30, 2022, expiring August 30, 2025, for MJU-61 and MJU-61A/B infrared countermeasure flares, under which four delivery orders totaling approximately $49.6 million have been issued with completion dates extending through December 2027. Additionally, Kilgore Flares maintains a $250 million Indefinite Delivery Contract with Air Force Materiel Command awarded March 29, 2021, and expiring March 29, 2026, for MJU-75/B Magnesium Teflon Viton countermeasure flares, supporting annual production volumes up to 600,000 units, with four firm fixed-price delivery orders totaling approximately $41.3 million executed through October 2024. Finally, the company holds a $189.5 million Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Army's Program Executive Office Ammunition, awarded February 10, 2021, and expiring December 31, 2025, for M206 and MJU-7A/B infrared countermeasure flares, with multiple delivery orders issued featuring ceiling values ranging from $4.9 million to $26.4 million and performance periods extending through 2026. All four indefinite delivery contracts are multiple-award vehicles without set-aside designations, provide flexible procurement mechanisms enabling rapid acquisition of specialized pyrotechnic products, and have generated substantial delivery order activity supporting ongoing defense programs and military operational requirements across the Naval Air Systems Command, Air Force Materiel Command, and Army Program Executive Office Ammunition.