Kratos Receives $35M National Security Related Military-Grade Hardware Production Program Award  Kratos Defense & Security Solutions ©

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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a technology company in defense, national security, and global markets, today announced that it recently received an approximate $35 million National Security-related military-grade hardware production program award. It is expected that the hardware and related systems being produced and supported under this recent award will be in direct support of the warfighter in the field.

Kratos is an industry leader in the engineering, design, development and production of military grade hardware and systems in support of the United States and its Allies’ mission critical national security priorities. Kratos is currently in large-scale production in support of multiple national security related systems and programs of record, including in the areas of hypersonics, counter-unmanned aerial systems, air defense, missiles, radars, and high-powered directed energy and other initiatives.

Tom Mills, President of Kratos C5ISR, said, “Kratos is a recognized industry leader in the engineering and large-scale production of military grade hardware in support of certain of the United States’ and its allies’ most important National Security programs and initiatives. If a customer wants its product or system engineered correctly up front, for successful, on-schedule, on-budget production, we believe that we are the preferred, go to partner.”

Eric DeMarco, Kratos’ President and CEO, said, “Kratos’ C5ISR Business is a crown jewel of Kratos and a national asset for our country. Kratos has the workforce, infrastructure, technical capability and past performance qualifications to successfully complete the mission and engineer and build mil-spec hardware and weapon systems correctly the first time for our partners and customers.”

Work under this program award will be performed at a secure Kratos facility. Due to customer, National Security related and other considerations, no additional information will be provided related to this contract award.