SAN DIEGO – Kratos Defense & Security Solutions,a prominent technology enterprise serving the defense, national security, and global markets, has secured a production contract valued at approximately $7 million for a sophisticated Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS). The award underscores the company’s growing role in providing solutions to neutralize evolving aerial threats.
The newly contracted system is engineered to perform comprehensive detection, tracking, and classification of a wide spectrum of aerial dangers. These include low-profile unmanned aerial systems (UAS), cruise missiles, and other airborne platforms. As a leading provider of military-grade hardware, Kratos brings extensive experience in air defense, missile technology, radar systems, hypersonics, and directed energy to this project.
In line with standard protocols for sensitive defense programs, the work will be conducted within a secure Kratos manufacturing facility. Due to security-related considerations and customer requirements, the company stated that no additional technical or operational details regarding the system or the specific award will be disclosed publicly.
Eric DeMarco, Kratos President and CEO, emphasized the significance of the contract and the company’s manufacturing capabilities in his statement. “Manufacturing military-grade hardware in large scale production runs, that must work every time, is hard and a clear differentiator of Kratos to our partners and customers,” DeMarco said. He highlighted the urgent need for such defensive systems in the current global climate. “Drones, missiles, loitering munitions and other aerial threats are rapidly proliferating globally by our adversaries, and Kratos is proud to manufacture the systems to defend and protect our warfighters.”
This contract award arrives at a time of heightened demand for counter-drone technologies, as unmanned systems have become increasingly prevalent on modern battlefields. Kratos’ solution aims to provide a robust layer of defense against these low-observable and often hard-to-defeat threats. The company’s approach integrates its expertise in affordable, high-performance systems to deliver reliable protection for military personnel and assets.
The production award adds to Kratos’ growing portfolio of defense contracts and reinforces its position as a key player in the competitive C-UAS market. By leveraging its secure manufacturing infrastructure and engineering depth, the company continues to address the critical needs of the Department of Defense and allied nations facing asymmetric aerial threats.
