Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. is an American technology company specializing in advanced defense technologies, with manufacturing focused on weapons systems, military electronics, unmanned systems, hypersonics, propulsion, space solutions, and microwave systems. Headquartered in San Diego, California, it serves the U.S. federal government, foreign governments, commercial enterprises, and state and local agencies through six divisions, delivering cost-effective, high-performance solutions that enhance national security readiness. Key products include the Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie unmanned aerial system, AN/SEQ-3 Laser Weapon System, Composite Engineering BQM-167 Skeeter target drone, and advanced cruise missiles like Ragnarök with a 926 km range. The company advances hypersonic systems such as Erinyes and Dark Fury, high-thrust GEK engines, Zeus solid rocket motors, and virtualized ground systems for space domain awareness and SATCOM. Originally founded as Wireless Facilities Incorporated in the telecommunications sector, it evolved through strategic acquisitions like Integral Systems and Technical Directions Inc., expanding into turbojet engines for programs like the U.S. Air Force's Gray Wolf cruise missile. Kratos plays a critical role in modernizing defense capabilities, emphasizing affordability, speed, and reliability in air, space, cyber, and hypersonic domains.