Kratos Defense & Sec Solutions Stock Price, News & Analysis

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ: KTOS) announced the successful launch of its second Erinyes™ Hypersonic Test Bed in January 2025, conducted from NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The mission, designated as HTB-2, was executed in collaboration with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA).

The flight expanded the vehicle's performance envelope and demonstrated its capability as a low-cost, rapidly configurable platform for hypersonic experimentation. The test successfully demonstrated new onboard technologies and collected valuable data for design validation and evaluation of current and future technologies.

The Erinyes™ system enables incremental high-speed testing of advanced technologies for next-generation weapon systems and interceptors without adding unnecessary risk to existing programs.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ: KTOS) has scheduled its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2024 earnings conference call for Wednesday, February 26th, 2025. The company will release its financial results after market close, followed by a management discussion at 2:00 p.m. Pacific (5:00 p.m. Eastern).

Interested participants can register for the call through an online form, after which they will receive dial-in details and a unique PIN. A replay of the call will be made available on the company's website for those unable to attend the live broadcast.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ: KTOS) has successfully demonstrated its self-driving truck platooning system in Quebec's forestry sector. The multi-week demonstration featured two class-8 tractor-trailers: a human-driven Leader truck paired with a self-driving Follower truck, both retrofitted with Kratos automated driving systems.

The technology performed successfully in challenging conditions including complex off-pavement roadways, degraded GPS access, steep grades, severe dust, sub-freezing temperatures, and variable lighting conditions. The system demonstrated its capability to haul both unloaded and loaded timber trailers up to 80,000 lbs.

The deployment model uniquely combines a human driver in the Leader truck with a driverless Follower, using advanced sensors, navigation, and Vehicle-to-Vehicle communication. The human driver optimizes the follower's performance by adjusting vehicle speeds, gaps, and maneuvers in real-time. The initiative aims to address driver shortages, improve safety, boost rural economic vitality, and contribute to autonomous vehicle regulations.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ: KTOS) has secured a $34.8 million contract modification from the U.S. Marine Corps for the XQ-58A Unmanned Aerial Systems mission systems integration. The contract supports the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Unmanned Aerial System Expeditionary (MUX) TACAIR program.

Kratos and Northrop Grumman have been collaborating with the Marine Corps since 2022 to define operational requirements for the MQ-58 Valkyrie variant. The team recently demonstrated advanced capabilities during the PAACK-P program, which is transitioning to MUX TACAIR in 2025.

The XQ-58A Valkyrie is a high-performance unmanned aerial vehicle featuring long-range flight capability, high-subsonic speeds, and flexible mission configurations. Work will be performed across multiple locations including Sacramento, Oklahoma City, China Lake, and Patuxent River.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ: KTOS) recently hosted House Armed Services Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA-9) at their Glen Burnie, Maryland facility. The visit showcased Kratos' advancements in hypersonic systems, including briefings on the low-cost Erinyes Hypersonic Flyer, Dark Fury, Zeus Solid Rocket Motors, and other technologies.

The company highlighted their recent award of the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2.0 contract, where Kratos was selected as the prime contractor for Task Area 1 Systems Engineering, Integration, and Testing. This project aims to increase hypersonic flight test frequency through integrated subscale, full-scale, and air launch systems.

The visit emphasized Kratos' commitment to delivering affordable, innovative defense solutions and their strategy of investing in research and development for hypersonic, tactical jet drone, and jet engine systems.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ: KTOS) has secured a new hypersonic system program award with a total potential value of approximately $100 million. The company has received initial funding of $15 million at contract award, with significant additional funding expected in the second half of fiscal year 2025.

Under the contract, Kratos will provide engineering, systems, and hardware, with work to be performed at secure Kratos fabrication, manufacturing, and system integration facilities. The company's expertise in delivering military-quality hardware and systems at scale was cited as a key factor in winning this award.

Kratos is recognized as an industry leader in rapid development of affordable hypersonic systems, including Erinyes and Zeus, tactical unmanned jet drone aircraft like Thanatos and Valkyrie, jet engines for aerial drones and missiles, and related C5ISR hardware.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) has secured a significant $48 million Geolocation Global Support Services (GGSS) contract. The company will provide electromagnetic interference (EMI) resolution services to Space Forces Space electromagnetic interference managers and supporting elements in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with work scheduled for completion by October 31, 2029.

The company operates a global RF sensor network that delivers intelligence across SDA missions through various services, including bandwidth monitoring, geolocation, signal characterization, interference mitigation, and tracking and maneuver detection. Kratos manages a 24/7 network operations center covering L, S, C, X, and Ku bands, utilizing more than 21 worldwide sites with over 190 fixed and steerable sensors and antennas. This internally funded, world-wide Space Domain Awareness network serves both U.S. government and major commercial satellite operators.

Rocket Lab (RKLB) has been selected as part of a Kratos-led team for a five-year OTA contract under the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2.0 program. The total potential contract value is $1.45 billion over five years.

The program, established by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, aims to create an affordable flight test bed for hypersonic testing. Rocket Lab will provide systems engineering, assembly, integration, test services, mission planning, and launch services using their HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) rocket.

HASTE, a modified version of the Electron rocket, features carbon fiber composite structures and 3D printed engines, with an increased payload capacity of up to 700 kg. The launches will be conducted from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 2 in Wallops, Virginia.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ: KTOS) has secured its largest-ever contract award, a five-year OTA contract valued at $1.45 billion for the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2.0 under Task Area 1. The contract, awarded by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Test Resource Management Center, aims to support the National Hypersonic Initiative 2.0 by creating an affordable flight test bed to increase hypersonic flight test capacity.

As the prime contractor for Task Area 1 Systems Engineering, Integration, and Testing, Kratos will lead a team including Leidos, Rocket Lab, and other partners to provide systems engineering, assembly, integration, test services, mission planning, and launch services. The MACH-TB 2.0 program will serve as a bridge between hypersonic ground tests and system-level flight tests, reducing development risks and accelerating the transition of hypersonic technologies to military applications.