Kratos Converts Russian T-72 Tank to Unmanned Operation
April 13 2017 - 7:00AM
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a
leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that
its Micro Systems, Inc. business unit, part of the Kratos Unmanned
Systems Division (USD), has successfully converted a Russian T-72
Tank to operate unmanned.
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In response to a need by the U.S. Army for a
tank target, Kratos/Micro Systems converted the T-72 to be
controlled by its Army Ground Aerial Target Control System
(AGATCS). AGATCS is a vehicle and datalink agnostic control
systems that has been interfaced to a wide variety of U.S. Army
air, ground, and sea surface target vehicles.
Converting the T-72 presented a unique set of
challenges not normally encountered with conventional
vehicles. The dual tiller steering system required high
levels of force and displacement. The operating environment
was harsh as well, with high levels of vibration, temperature, and
dust. Working together as an integrated team, personnel from
Kratos/Micro Systems and the Army’s Targets Management Office
addressed and resolved these issues. Remote control was
facilitated by the ability of AGATCS to control a wide variety of
vehicles with highly disparate control requirements.
Kevin Ferguson, Sr. VP of Kratos Micro Systems,
said, “Micro Systems is proud to support the U.S. Army’s Targets
Management Office with new capabilities to provide highly threat
representative target vehicles to support their efforts to develop
capabilities to keep our homeland and warriors safe.”
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 2,900. 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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