Kratos Receives Command and Control System Products Award for QF-16 Air Superiority Target

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its Micro Systems, Inc. subsidiary has received a multi-million dollar award for the production of command telemetry system products for the QF-16 Air Superiority Target (AST). This award, from QF-16 prime contractor Boeing, represents the first production lot for the QF-16 program, which recently completed its first unmanned flight at Tyndall AFB, Florida.

Kevin Ferguson, Senior Vice President of Kratos’ Micro Systems, Inc. subsidiary, commented, „This important order provides critical command and control products for the QF-16. Like its predecessor, the QF-4, which enjoyed a 17-year production run using our command and control products, we expect the QF-16 to be a successful production program as well.”

Source / Author: Kratos