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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS) generates frequent news related to defense, national security and commercial technologies. The company’s announcements highlight developments in unmanned systems, hypersonics, propulsion, space and satellite ground systems, microwave electronics, and C5ISR hardware. This news page aggregates those updates so readers can follow how Kratos’ activities and contracts evolve over time.
Recent news has covered the opening of new facilities for hypersonic system manufacturing and payload integration in Princess Anne, Maryland, expansion of operations in Birmingham, Alabama to support products such as HORUS, CRADLE and UltraSpec, and a new propulsion manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan for Spartan military-grade turbojet engines. Kratos has also reported on a new microwave electronics facility in Jerusalem, a PT6A and PT6T engine overhaul facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, and additional investments in the U.S. defense industrial base.
Other announcements include a collaboration with Northrop Grumman that uses Kratos’ Valkyrie uncrewed aerial system in a U.S. Marine Corps collaborative combat aircraft program, contracts for air defense and C5ISR system hardware production, and a letter of intent to L3Harris Technologies for Zeus hypersonic solid rocket motors. Kratos also issues news on its EPOCH command and control software for satellites, capital raising transactions and its reinvestment-focused capital allocation philosophy.
Investors, analysts and industry observers can use this KTOS news feed to review company press releases, contract awards, facility openings, technology milestones and strategic agreements as they are reported, providing context on Kratos’ role in defense, national security and related commercial markets.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ: KTOS) will release first quarter 2026 financial results after market close on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Management will host a conference call at 2:00 p.m. Pacific / 5:00 p.m. Eastern to discuss operations and results. The live webcast and a replay will be available at the company website, and telephone participants must register to receive dial-in details and a unique PIN.
Kratos (NASDAQ: KTOS) completed initial flights of the J85-engine Firejet (Mk1), adding a higher-performance variant to its Firejet family on April 21, 2026. The J85 Mk1 increases range, endurance, speed and climb rate while targeting a sub-$500,000 tactical jet UAS price point.
Kratos says Spartan engine production began in late 2025, with production rates expected in the thousands later in 2026 and tens of thousands over the next few years to meet recapitalization demand.
Kratos (Nasdaq: KTOS) won an Other Transaction Agreement with a total potential value of $446.8 million to serve as prime contractor for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command Ground Management and Integration (GMI) effort for the Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking (MWT) program.
Kratos will lead a team including Northrop Grumman to design, integrate and operate a scalable MEO ground architecture, unify legacy and next‑gen assets, enable launches and provide mission operations, cyber accreditation and long‑term sustainment.
Kratos (Nasdaq: KTOS) was awarded a contract from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division on March 26, 2026 to produce and deliver up to 36 Oriole solid rocket motors and 3 Thrust Vector Control (TVC) nozzle kits.
The award includes a funded base for Oriole solid rockets of $39,077,237 and an option for TVC kits valued at $10,136,009, for a combined potential value of about $49.2 million. The systems support Navy suborbital target and hypersonic test requirements with rapid delivery.
Kratos (Nasdaq: KTOS) appointed David King to its Board of Directors, effective March 23, 2026; he will serve on the Audit Committee.
Mr. King brings 40+ years in aerospace and defense, led Dynetics from ~$180M to >$650M revenue and its $1.65B sale, served as Leidos Dynetics Group President (responsible for $1.4B revenue, 4,000 employees) and directed NASA Marshall ( $2.8B budget).
Kratos (Nasdaq: KTOS) was selected by SKY Perfect JSAT on March 23, 2026 to develop and validate a 5G NTN ground system for the Universal NTN initiative in the Asia‑Pacific region. Kratos will deliver its OpenSpace software‑based 5G NR ground architecture for phased validation, interoperability testing, and early implementation to support multi‑vendor, standards‑based NTN deployments and future scalability.
The engagement emphasizes software‑defined flexibility, compatibility with VSAT systems, and alignment with evolving 3GPP standards to enable seamless satellite‑terrestrial 5G integration and future co‑innovation.
Kratos (NASDAQ: KTOS) and Airbus are integrating the Kratos Valkyrie with Airbus' MARS sovereign European mission system, preparing two Valkyries in Manching for their first flight with the European system scheduled in 2026. The program aims to deliver a flight‑proven, affordable UCCA capability for the German Air Force.
Valkyrie specs cited include >5,000 km range, ~3 ton MTOW, 9.1 m length, 8.2 m wingspan and 45,000 ft ceiling; the system supports autonomous, UAS-team, and manned‑unmanned teaming operations.
Kratos (Nasdaq: KTOS) announced an approximate $7 million production contract award dated March 3, 2026, for a Counter-UAS system to detect, track and classify threats including low-profile unmanned aerial systems and cruise missiles.
Work will be performed in a secure Kratos manufacturing facility; no further contract details will be disclosed for security reasons.
Kratos (Nasdaq: KTOS) announced deployment of its OpenSpace platform to power SSC Space Go, a new SSC Space service for LEO small satellites. OpenSpace provides virtualization, orchestration, automated configuration, and high‑throughput downlink to accelerate EO/RS data delivery and scalable mission support.
The integration enables interoperability across payloads, automatic reconfiguration per satellite pass, rapid scaling with demand, and real‑time high‑volume downlinks, positioning SSC Space Go to expand services and pursue new revenue opportunities globally.
Kratos (NASDAQ: KTOS) priced an underwritten public offering of 14,285,714 shares at $84.00 per share, with net proceeds expected to be approximately $1,172,999,977.
The offering includes a 30-day option for an additional 2,142,857 shares and is expected to close on March 2, 2026. Proceeds will fund capital expenditures, product and software development, balance sheet strengthening, recent and pending acquisitions (Nomad, Orbit), and general corporate purposes.