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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 (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.
Kratos (NASDAQ: KTOS) intends to offer $1,000,000,000 of common stock in an underwritten offering with a 30-day underwriter option to buy up to an additional $150,000,000.
All shares are to be sold by Kratos; proceeds are planned for targeted acquisitions, investments and capital expenditures to scale national security programs, and general corporate purposes, including offering fees and expenses. The offering is subject to market and other conditions.
Kratos (Nasdaq: KTOS) completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Space Development Agency’s Advanced Fire Control Ground Infrastructure (AFCGI) system on Feb. 26, 2026.
The CDR closed with zero liens, follows a Preliminary Design Review completed five months from contract award, and moves the $116.7 million AFCGI program into implementation on an accelerated schedule.
Kratos (NASDAQ: KTOS) received a $61,068,139 modification to a firm-fixed-price Navy contract for full-rate production Lot Seven of 70 BQM-177A subsonic aerial targets, plus 70 RATO kits and technical data. Total contract value at maximum quantity is $238,798,157. Work is expected to complete in August 2028, with ~50% of work in Sacramento, CA. Kratos said it is investing in capital production improvements to boost capacity or efficiency.
Kratos (Nasdaq: KTOS) reported Q4 2025 revenue of $345.1M (20.0% organic growth) and GAAP net income of $5.9M (EPS $0.03). Full‑year 2025 revenue was $1.347B (16.6% organic growth) with adjusted EBITDA of $119.9M. Consolidated backlog reached $1.573B and Q4 book‑to‑bill was 1.3.
Management provided 2026 base case revenue guidance of $1.595B–$1.675B and adjusted EBITDA guidance of $157M–$167M, and highlighted production ramps for Valkyrie and hypersonics investments.
Kratos (NASDAQ: KTOS) and GE Aerospace won a $12.4M U.S. Air Force contract announced Feb 23, 2026 to complete preliminary design of the GEK1500 — a 1,500-lb thrust engine for small CCAs, UAS, and missiles.
The program leverages GEK800 maturation to target higher thrust, more electrical power, lower lifecycle cost, and accelerated delivery; an optional follow-on will assess flight and installation performance.
Prometheus Energetics (KTOS) broke ground Feb. 20, 2026 on a new 600-acre solid rocket motor (SRM) manufacturing campus in Bloomfield, Indiana, as anchor of ACMI's National Security Industrial Hub. Kratos and RAFAEL committed up to $175 million capital. The campus targets four production lines, up to 800 tons of energetics capacity, and plans SRM production to begin in 2027 following construction and certification.
The facility aims to strengthen domestic SRM supply, scale production rapidly, and create high-skilled manufacturing jobs while supporting U.S. and allied defense needs.
Kratos (Nasdaq: KTOS) announced it was awarded a contract on Feb 18, 2026 by the Department of War’s Joint Hypersonics Transition Office to support test and evaluation of thermal protection systems for hypersonic vehicles.
Kratos will develop standardized hypersonic test setpoints, establish test methodologies, and run material test campaigns to accelerate materials development and validate procedures for the hypersonic testing community.
Kratos (Nasdaq: KTOS) was awarded a multi-million dollar contract by Airbus to deliver an end-to-end ground segment for Space Communication Technologies' OmanSat-1 software-defined OneSat satellite.
Kratos will supply Ka-band TT&C antennas, carrier monitoring, command-and-control, flight dynamics, orchestration software and onsite installation, commissioning, training and support from its Oman office.
Kratos (Nasdaq: KTOS) will expand automated truck platooning in support of Champion Tire & Wheel’s NASCAR logistics for the 2026 season, demonstrating scaled autonomy in time-critical race supply chains. Debut of newly branded trailers is scheduled for Daytona 500 weekend; a cross-country deployment to Naval Base Coronado is planned for June.
Kratos pairs a human-driven lead truck with an automated follower to maintain coordinated speed, braking, and steering, aiming for repeatable, safe performance while advancing dual-use defense-to-commercial autonomy.