Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has booked new contracts and renewals worth up to $65M combined to support various space and satellite communications programs. The company said Monday it will provide technology platforms for satellite command, cloud computing architecture, signal monitoring and service assurance applications designed to aid space defense efforts of the U.S. and […] More

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will provide hardware and products for an unnamed customer's command, control, communication, computing, combat and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance program under a $13.7M single-award contract. More

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions and Space Vector have teamed up to design, manufacture and integrate a suborbital launch vehicle under the U.S. Air Force’s Sounding Rocket Program-4. The industry team will build the rocket to support tests of prototype weapons and missile defense systems, Kratos said Wednesday. Space Vector and Northrop Grumman‘s innovation systems segment won positions […] More

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will debut a simulation platform at the 2018 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference as part of efforts to address military training requirements. The Kratos Platform consists of commercial off-the-shelf devices, including virtual reality headsets, and allows course developers to choose a scenario that aligns with their training objectives, the company […] More

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has landed a potential $29M contract to build technology prototypes, subsystems and components for the U.S. Army‘s directed energy system modernization initiative. The company said Wednesday it aims to help advance DE platforms intended to help the Army Space and Missile Defense Command and Army Forces Strategic Command perform counter-rocket, artillery, mortar, drone, […] More

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions‘ number of ongoing unmanned air vehicle public programs have increased from three to seven over this year’s third quarter, resulting to a new 100K-square feet production facility in Oklahoma City, Flight Global reported Friday. Eric DeMarco, the company’s CEO, said at an earnings call earlier this month that Kratos is […] More

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has secured contracts worth $10M combined to provide airborne electronic warfare and communications systems to an unnamed national security customer. Work will take place at a Kratos production facility and no other contract-related details were disclosed due to consumer concerns, the company said Thursday. The San Diego-based firm manufactures EW, satellite communications, […] More

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has finished conducting multiple unmanned aerial target drone missions for its customers in the national security domain. Kratos said Thursday it completed around 20 flights using the jet-powered autonomous systems during the multi-day exercise held at at various undisclosed locations. Steve Fendley, president of Kratos’ unmanned systems division, said the […] More

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has finished the third stage of a four-phase study that seeks to move a command-and-control ground system for military satellite communications to the U.S. Air Force’s Enterprise Ground Services architecture. The company said Wednesday EGS is a service-based ground architecture built to help Air Force Space Command protect assets and counter […] More

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has opened a facility at the Will Rogers Business Park in Oklahoma City to manufacture unmanned aerial and target drone systems designed for military use. Kratos said Friday it seeks to address current and projected demand for the company’s jet-powered Tactical UAS and MQM-178 Firejet threat representation platforms through the new 100K-square-foot […] More

A Kratos Defense and Security Solutions subsidiary has signed a licensing agreement to provide communication waveforms for integration into tactical radio systems Harris will produce for the U.S. Air Force. Kratos RT Logic will equip handheld video data link radios with bandwidth and standard common data links, vortex native waveform, tactical data link and 466-extended range for ground troops to […] More

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has received a task order from KBR‘s government services arm to continue providing simulated aerial gunnery training services to the U.S. Air Force for an additional year. KBRWyle awarded the order under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Kratos to train Air Force Global Strike Command’s special mission aviators to operate guns in the UH-1N helicopter […] More