Kratos to support US critical National Security programme

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ Kratos Modular Systems (MS) Division has been awarded a contract for specialised products in support of a certain National Security programme from a US Federal Government Agency.

Under the $5.2m contract, Kratos will design, engineer and produce specialised blast resistant and hardened products, which are important elements of a critical US National Security related programme.

Kratos MS Division president Tom Mills said, "We are proud to have received this contract award from this important National Security customer, which is related to the protection and security of certain of our country’s most important assets."

Work under the contract will be performed in a secure Kratos manufacturing facility.

Kratos’ MS Division provides specialised integrated products and solutions in support of the most important National Security initiatives and programmes including unmanned aerial systems, ballistic missile defence, radar systems, surface combatants and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform for US.

Separately, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ Advanced Drone and Targets Systems (ADTS) Division subsidiary Micro Systems has been selected by the US Navy to provide unmanned aerial drone command and control systems and services.

Under the four-year basic ordering agreement (BOA), valued at up to $29.6m, Kratos can be issued orders to provide engineering support and develop upgrades to unmanned aerial drone command and control electronics and related ground control stations.

Kratos’ ADTS Division provides high performance unmanned drone aircraft as well as the aircraft’ related avionics, electronics, command and control systems, solutions, services, and logistics.