Kratos Receives U.S. Navy UAV Command and Control System Contract

By Caroline Rees / 11 Feb 2014
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., has announced that its Micro Systems, Inc. subsidiary of its Advanced Drone and Targets Systems (ADTS) Division recently received a four-year Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) from the U.S. Navy valued at up to $29.6 million for unmanned aerial drone command and control systems and services. Under the new BOA award, Kratos can be issued orders to provide engineering support and develop upgrades to unmanned aerial drone command and control electronics and related ground control stations over the next four years. Kratos’ ADTS Division is a premier provider of high performance unmanned drone aircraft and these systems’ related avionics, electronics, command and control systems, solutions, services, and logistics.

Kevin Ferguson, Senior Vice President of Micro Systems, Inc., said, “Micro Systems is proud to have received this recent BOA from this valued customer. We look forward to continuing our long and highly successful relationship with the U.S. Navy’s Aerial Target & Decoy Systems Program Executive Office. As we enter 2014, we believe that our business is very well positioned to meet or exceed our customers’ requirements for high performance unmanned aerial drone command and control electronics and support services.”

Posted by Caroline Rees Caroline co-founded Unmanned Systems Technology and has been at the forefront of the business ever since. With a Masters Degree in marketing Caroline has her finger on the pulse of all things unmanned and is committed to showcasing the very latest in unmanned technical innovation. Connect & Contact
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