Kratos Receives Multi-Million-Dollar Orders for GAIA 100 Tri-Band Ground Station Systems Through Newly Acquired Orbit
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ: KTOS) announced that its newly acquired subsidiary Orbit Communication Systems received multi-million-dollar orders from multiple international customers for GAIA 100 Tri-Band 5.5-meter and 6.1-meter ground station systems. The systems support Earth Observation, New Space and satellite communications missions.
Alongside the orders, Orbit introduced the GAIA 100 Tri-Band 6.1, featuring higher gain, improved link margins and enhanced Ka-band tracking using Auto Track technology and an integrated Radome for low-maintenance, long-term operation. Kratos acquired Orbit in March 2026, which, according to Kratos, expands its SATCOM, tracking and communications management portfolio and strengthens its ability to provide integrated, end-to-end communications and mission solutions for defense, national security and space customers.
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- Multi-million-dollar GAIA 100 orders from multiple international customers
- New GAIA 100 Tri-Band 6.1 ground station system introduced with enhanced Ka-band tracking
- Orbit acquisition in March 2026 expands Kratos’ SATCOM and tracking technology portfolio
- Combined Kratos-Orbit capabilities target defense, national security and space communications demand
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Key Figures
Previous Acquisition Reports
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 04 | Orbit acquisition agreement | Positive | -14.2% | Kratos announced a $356.3 million cash-funded agreement to acquire Orbit Technologies. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
The tag-specific acquisition record showed a negative 24-hour reaction of -14.2% for the prior comparable event.
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Orders for both the GAIA 100 5.5-meter and the 6.1-meter systems underscore growing demand for Orbit’s GAIA tri-band S/X/Ka capability with advanced Ka-band tracking systems
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., (NASDAQ: KTOS), a technology company in the defense, national security and global markets, today announced that Orbit Communication Systems Ltd. has received multi-million-dollar orders from multiple international customers for its GAIA 100 Tri-Band 5.5-meter and 6.1-meter antenna systems.
The orders, which support Earth Observation (EO), New Space and satellite communications applications, reflect continued demand for Orbit's high-performance ground station solutions.
Alongside the announcement, Orbit is revealing the GAIA 100 Tri-Band 6.1, designed to deliver higher gain, improved link margins and enhanced Ka-band tracking performance. Supporting Earth Observation, New Space, defense and satellite communications applications, it combines advanced multi-band capability with a cost-effective, maintenance-free architecture.
"The market is placing increasing emphasis on ground station performance, particularly as satellite operators move toward higher-frequency communications and larger data volumes," said Daniel Eshchar, General Manager of Orbit Communications Systems. "The GAIA 100 Tri-Band 6.1 was developed to address these evolving requirements by combining enhanced antenna performance, highly accurate Ka-band tracking and a robust, low-maintenance architecture within a single platform."
The GAIA 100 Tri-Band 6.1 incorporates Orbit's Auto Track technology, providing the pointing accuracy required for Ka-band communications. By combining integrated RF tracking with Orbit's control architecture, the system maintains precise satellite alignment throughout the pass, maximizing link performance under demanding operating conditions.
The system's integrated Radome architecture and robust mechanical design support long-term operation with minimal maintenance. By protecting critical antenna components from environmental exposure, the Radome increases system availability, extends service life and reduces lifecycle costs.
The 6.1-meter GAIA system builds on the proven capabilities of the GAIA family, including uninterrupted horizon-to-horizon tracking, full hemispherical coverage and support for LEO, MEO and GEO missions. Available in multiple antenna sizes and frequency configurations, the GAIA family enables operators to tailor systems to mission requirements while maintaining a common platform architecture.
Acquired by Kratos in March 2026, Orbit significantly expands Kratos' microwave and digital systems portfolio by adding industry-leading satellite communications (SATCOM), tracking, and communications management technologies for airborne, maritime, land, and space applications. Combined with Kratos' existing expertise in high-performance RF, microwave, and digital subsystem design and manufacturing, the acquisition strengthens the company's ability to deliver increasingly integrated, end-to-end communications and mission solutions for defense, national security, and space customers. The combined capabilities position Kratos to address growing global demand for resilient, mission-critical connectivity supporting unmanned systems, satellite communications, electronic warfare, and multi-domain operations while accelerating innovation across rapidly expanding defense and space markets.
About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS) is a technology, products, system and software company addressing the defense, national security, and commercial markets. Kratos makes true internally funded research, development, capital and other investments, to rapidly develop, produce and field solutions that address our customers’ mission critical needs and requirements. At Kratos, affordability is a technology, and we seek to utilize proven, leading-edge approaches and technology, not unproven bleeding edge approaches or technology, with Kratos’ approach designed to reduce cost, schedule and risk, enabling us to be first to market with cost effective solutions. We believe that Kratos is known as an innovative disruptive change agent in the industry, a company that is an expert in designing products and systems up front for successful rapid, large quantity, low-cost future manufacturing which is a value-add competitive differentiator for our large traditional prime system integrator partners and also to our government and commercial customers. Kratos intends to pursue program and contract opportunities as the prime or lead contractor when we believe that our probability of win (PWin) is high and any investment required by Kratos is within our capital resource comfort level. We intend to partner and team with a large, traditional system integrator when our assessment of PWin is greater or required investment is beyond Kratos’ comfort level. Kratos’ primary business areas include virtualized ground systems for satellites and space vehicles including software for command & control (C2) and telemetry, tracking and control (TT&C), jet powered unmanned aerial drone systems, hypersonic vehicles and rocket systems, propulsion systems for drones, missiles, loitering munitions, supersonic systems, space craft and launch systems, C5ISR and microwave electronic products for missile, radar, missile defense, space, satellite, counter UAS, directed energy, communication and other systems, and virtual & augmented reality training systems for the warfighter. For more information, visit www.KratosDefense.com and follow Kratos on LinkedIn and X.
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