Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. develops and fields technology, products, systems and software for defense, national security and global markets. News about KTOS commonly covers contract awards and program activity across Kratos Government Solutions and Unmanned Systems, including space ground systems, missile warning and tracking support, defense rocket systems, turbine technologies, microwave products and tactical unmanned aircraft.
Company updates also address financial results, bookings and guidance; production and test milestones for systems such as Firejet and Oriole; hypersonic materials-test infrastructure under Project Helios; completed acquisitions; and board or governance changes.
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.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ: KTOS) will release fourth quarter and fiscal year 2025 results after market close on Monday, February 23, 2026.
Management will host a conference call the same day at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET, available via the company website with registration and replay options.
Kratos (NASDAQ: KTOS) was selected on Feb 10, 2026 to participate in the Phase 1 Gauntlet of the Office of the Secretary of War’s Drone Dominance Program. The Gauntlet is a live competition to evaluate platforms for multiple one-way attack missions, with prototype delivery awards tied to rankings.
Kratos highlighted its small unmanned aerial systems portfolio and emphasized speed, affordability, and prior delivery experience as reasons it is positioned for the program.
Kratos (NASDAQ: KTOS) and Taiwan's NCSIST successfully tested integration of the Mighty Hornet IV attack UAV, converted from the MQM-178 Firejet. The NCSIST payload/mission system validated operational compatibility with the aircraft without design revisions, establishing a baseline for flight testing later in 2026.
The MQM-178 base delivers Mach 0.8 speeds, high-G maneuvering and a service ceiling of >35,000 feet. The partners aim to produce a large quantity of affordable systems for Taiwan to provide deterrence and operational deployment readiness.
Kratos (Nasdaq: KTOS) announced contract awards with a total potential value of approximately $65 million to design, develop and deliver simulators and training solutions for aviation and other warfighter platforms.
Awards come from the U.S. Department of War and allied nations and include the MBRAT multimode avionics maintenance simulator. Kratos said 2025 saw growth across air-based platforms and continued deliveries for ground, naval and unmanned systems.
Kratos (Nasdaq: KTOS) opened a new 55,000-square-foot hypersonic system manufacturing and payload integration facility in Princess Anne, Maryland on Jan. 13, 2026.
The site will support launch operations and hypersonic testing for the $1.4 billion MACH-TB 2.0 contract and customers including the U.S. Navy, Air Force, DARPA, and Missile Defense Agency, with proximity to NASA Wallops to optimize logistics.
Kratos (NASDAQ: KTOS) announced on January 12, 2026 an expansion of its Birmingham, Alabama operations with a new 40,000-square-foot facility for offices and electro-mechanical systems integration, increasing its Oxmoor Valley campus footprint to approximately 150,000 square feet.
The facility will support growth across Kratos’ products sector including HORUS (high-altitude ISR imaging), CRADLE (mobile bistatic radar communications) and UltraSpec (non-destructive composite inspection). Kratos said it has doubled the Birmingham workforce since acquiring Southern Research Engineering in May 2022 and now owns 52 acres in Oxmoor Valley.
Kratos (NASDAQ: KTOS) on Jan 8, 2026 reiterated its capital-allocation policy prioritizing reinvestment in defense capabilities over stock buybacks or dividends. The company said it self-funds development, production, inventory, facilities, and workforce to accelerate delivery of unmanned systems, hypersonics, propulsion, space, and defense electronics. Kratos argued this reinvestment-first approach supports faster innovation cycles, expands industrial capacity, and ensures affordable, production-ready systems are available to the warfighter when needed.
Kratos (NASDAQ: KTOS) said Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) was competitively awarded the U.S. Marine Corps' MUX TACAIR Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) effort, pairing Northrop Grumman mission systems with Kratos' Valkyrie uncrewed aerial system.
The program will combine Northrop Grumman's Advanced Mission Kit and Prism open-architecture autonomy software with Valkyrie's modular airframe, payload bays, and runway-flexible conventional takeoff and landing design. The partners cite more than 20 successful flight demonstrations and describe a low-risk, expedited path to fielding persistent joint crewed-and-uncrewed expeditionary operations for the Marine Corps.