Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.has announced that the BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target (SSAT) has achieved Initial Operational Capability as reported by the US Navy. Continue reading
Category Archives: Targets
Kratos Acquires Florida Turbine Technologies
Kratos Mako Unmanned Tactical Aerial Platform (UTAP-22)
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that it has acquired an 80.1% interest in Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc. and FTT Core, LLC (collectively “FTT”), a leading technology company and innovation leader in advanced turbine engines, for $60 million, consisting of $33 million in cash and $27 million in Kratos common stock. Kratos has an option to acquire the remaining 19.9% of FTT at a future date. Continue reading
Sweden Buys Kratos MQM-178 Firejet
Kratos Firejet (MQM-178) on its Pneumatic Launcher
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that it has received a sole source, single award contract from Swedish Defense Materiel Administration(FMV) for Kratos’ MQM-178 Firejet aerial target aircraft and associated ground support equipment, spares, payloads, components, expendables, and support services. Continue reading
Kratos Gets $109M USAF Target Contract
BQM-167A aerial target
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has received a potential $109 million contract to produce three batches of unmanned aerial target drones for the Air Force to use in weapons testing and training exercises. Continue reading
Kratos Rolls Out BQM-177A Target Drones for US Navy
Kratos Defense & Security has announced the rollout of its new BQM-177A target drones for U.S. Navy. Continue reading
Kratos Opens Facility in New South Wales
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that it has opened a new facility in New South Wales, Australia near the Naval Air Station HMAS Albatross to be the center of its emerging Australian Defense business. Continue reading
Kratos Gets $81M US Government UAS Contract
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a National Security Solutions provider, announced that its Unmanned Systems Division (USD) recently received a single award IDIQ contract with a maximum potential value of $81,000,000 from a U.S. Government Agency related to unmanned drone systems and associated command, control, and communications. Continue reading
QinetiQ Emulates Drone Threat for Canadian Navy
Snyper multi-rotor target
QinetiQ Target Systems (QTS) has introduced a new service to the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) by emulating the threat posed to large naval vessels by small multi-rotor drones. Continue reading