Kratos Supports High Energy Laser Demonstrator Integration [Photo Release]
January 11 2017 - 7:00AM
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS), a
leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that
Digital Fusion Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Kratos' Defense
& Rocket Support Services (DRSS) Division, is increasing its
support of high energy laser demonstrator development through a
task order under its U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense
Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT) Integrated
Test and Analysis Contract (ITAC) Prime Contract. The task is
to assist SMDC with High Energy Laser (HEL) System Engineering,
Integration, and Test Support. Kratos support has expanded to
include integration and test support at their high bay facility in
Huntsville, AL. The integration work in the high bay is in
support of the Mobile Expeditionary High Energy Laser demonstrator
as it prepares for future Army experiments. DRSS provides
products, solutions and services for critical United States
National Security Programs including ballistic missile defense,
hypersonics, electromagnetic railgun, directed energy and lasers
and various combat systems.A photo accompanying this announcement
is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/821a2ff2-70d7-4955-a7cf-22f84f58e3d7
Dave Carter, President of Kratos' DRSS Division,
said, "We are very excited with this win because it enables us to
expand our technical expertise in high energy lasers while
continuing to work closely with our long-time valued customer, U.S.
Army SMDC."
About Kratos Defense & Security
SolutionsKratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
(Nasdaq:KTOS) is a mid-tier government contractor at the forefront
of the Department of Defense’s Third Offset Strategy. Kratos
is a leading technology, intellectual property and proprietary
product and solution company focused on the United States and its
allies’ national security. Kratos is the industry leader in
high performance unmanned aerial drone target systems used to test
weapon systems and to train the warfighter, and is a provider of
high performance unmanned combat aerial systems for force
multiplication and amplification. Kratos is also an industry
leader in satellite communications, microwave electronics, cyber
security/warfare, missile defense and combat systems. Kratos
has primarily an engineering and technically oriented work force of
approximately 2,800. Substantially all of Kratos' work is performed
on a military base, in a secure facility or at a critical
infrastructure location. Kratos' primary end customers are National
Security related agencies. News and information are available at
www.KratosDefense.com
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constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements are made on the basis of the current
beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of Kratos
and are subject to significant risks and uncertainty. Investors are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking
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the date they are made, and Kratos undertakes no obligation to
update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. Although Kratos believes
that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements
are reasonable, these statements involve many risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially
from what may be expressed or implied in these forward-looking
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these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the
business of Kratos in general, see the risk disclosures in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Kratos for the year ended December
27, 2015, and in subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K and other
filings made with the SEC by Kratos.
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