Thursday, June 23, 2016 8:17:15 AM
SAN DIEGO, June 23, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that it was awarded a $9.4 million contract in support of a major U.S. ally for helicopter avionics training systems, including two Kratos-developed Maintenance Blended Reconfigurable Aviation Trainers (MBRATs).
Under the awarded contract, Kratos will provide on-site and post-delivery support for the training systems, which provide high fidelity hands-on, full-task and virtual training through simulation of helicopter avionics systems. The MBRAT is a reconfigurable system designed and built by Kratos to provide avionics maintenance procedures and remove-and-install training for multiple rotorcraft platforms.
"Kratos has been a leading provider of helicopter maintenance training systems to the U.S. Department of Defense for many years, and this award extends our global growth in supplying training solutions to our allied forces," said Jose Diaz
, Senior Vice President of Kratos Training Solutions. This training system contract award comes on the heels of recent training contract wins in the U.K. and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Kratos 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 2,700. 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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Source: Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
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