Kratos Receives $4.8 Million UAS Order From Navy



by Scott Kesselman

San Diego-based Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc. received a $4.8 million order through its Unmanned Systems Division subsidiary Micro Systems Inc. for unmanned aerial systems command, control systems and services.  

Kratos, a leading national security technology company, will develop upgrades to unmanned aerial drone command, control electronics and ground control stations. Kratos’ Unmanned Systems Division will also provide engineering support for these systems. 

“We look forward to continuing our long and highly successful relationship with the U.S. Navy’s Aerial Target and Decoy System Program Office,” notes Micro Systems’ Senior Vice President Kevin Ferguson. “We believe that our business is very well positioned to meet or exceed our customers’ requirement for high-performance unmanned aerial drone command and control electronics and support services.”