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  • Kratos Gets New UAV Development Projects, Opens New Production Site - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos Gets New UAV Development Projects, Opens New Production Site

    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 Secures Airborne EW, Comms Tech Supply Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos Secures Airborne EW, Comms Tech Supply Contracts

    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 Awarded USAF Aerial Gunnery Training Extension - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos Awarded USAF Aerial Gunnery Training Extension

    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

  • Kratos Subsidiary to Build Proof-of-Concept System for Govt Wideband Satcom Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos Subsidiary to Build Proof-of-Concept System for Govt Wideband Satcom Program

    A Kratos Defense & Security Solutions subsidiary has received a potential $2.6 million contract to develop a proof-of-concept platform designed to increase the resiliency and capacity of wideband satellite communications systems and deliver roaming capability to government satcom users. Kratos RT Logic will demonstrate the proof-of-concept system with a flexible modem interface that works to […] More

  • Kratos to Back Dynetics in Third Phase of DARPA 'Gremlins' UAV Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos to Back Dynetics in Third Phase of DARPA ‘Gremlins’ UAV Contract

    A Kratos Defense & Security Solutions subsidiary will support Dynetics in efforts to further develop a system to facilitate the aerial launch and recovery of multiple unmanned air vehicles under the third phase of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Gremlins program. Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems will fabricate, assemble and integrate aerial drones as part […] More

  • Kratos to help agencies track satellite behavior through spectral services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos to help agencies track satellite behavior through spectral services

    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has started to provide spectral support services that work to help government agencies build up their space situational awareness. Kratos said Thursday its spectral services group will work to deliver radio frequency signal data to help agencies and other satellite operators gather insights about the behavior of orbiting satellites including […] More

  • Kratos Opens Tactical/Target UAS Facility in Australia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos Opens Tactical/Target UAS Facility in Australia

    Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has established a facility in New South Wales, Australia, that will offer target/tactical autonomous drones and range support systems to defense clients in the country. The company said Thursday it opened the NSW office as its partner Air Affairs Australia expanded operations with a new facility and relocated headquarters. Eric DeMarco, president and […] More

  • Kratos to Leverage Rocket Motor Exclusive Rights Agreement With Orbital ATK to Back Govt Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos to Leverage Rocket Motor Exclusive Rights Agreement With Orbital ATK to Back Govt Contract

    Orbital ATK has agreed to reaffirm Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ exclusive rights to offer Oriole solid propellant rocket motors in suborbital research, sounding rocket and threat representative target market areas. Kratos said Tuesday its space and missile defense systems business unit will leverage the exclusive rights agreement with Orbital ATK’s missile products division to produce […] More

  • Kratos Wraps Up 1st Phase of USAF Enterprise Ground Services Study - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos Wraps Up 1st Phase of USAF Enterprise Ground Services Study

    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has completed the initial phase of a study that seeks to demonstrate an approach to facilitate the transition of a command-and-control system for military communications satellites into the U.S. Air Force’s Enterprise Ground Services architecture. The company said Thursday EGS supports the service branch’s Space Enterprise Vision that aims to […] More

  • Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch Talks Satcom as a Service, Wideband Global Satcom at Kratos Podcast - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch Talks Satcom as a Service, Wideband Global Satcom at Kratos Podcast

    Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy for Inmarsat Government, said in a Kratos Defense & Security Solutions podcast aired Wednesday that satellite communications as a service works to provide military and commercial users with a “full end-to-end” communications capability. Cowen-Hirsch told Constellations podcast moderator John Gilroy that a satcom-as-a-service model is designed […] More

  • Kratos Aims to Meet Tactical, Target Drone Demand With New Oklahoma Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos Aims to Meet Tactical, Target Drone Demand With New Oklahoma Facility

    A Kratos Defense & Security Solutions division has opened an 8,800-square-foot facility in Oklahoma City to house engineering, production and administrative operations as the company anticipates an increased demand for target and tactical unmanned aerial systems. The company said Friday the new facility unveiled by its unmanned systems division will accommodate the production of new tactical […] More

  • Mojo Networks Clears FedRAMP Security Assessment Phase - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mojo Networks Clears FedRAMP Security Assessment Phase

    Mojo Networks has completed a security assessment report required to obtain Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification. Mountain View, California-based Mojo said Monday it selected Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to evaluate the cloud WiFi service provider against the FedRAMP Moderate baseline and submit the results in a security assessment report. Mojo Networks CEO Rick Wilmer […] More