Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

KTOS

Market cap $9.41B

Kratos' Pennsylvania Operations Engineer, Manufacture and Test Mission-Critical, Military-Grade Hardware Supporting Certain of the Nation's Highest-Priority Hypersonic, Air Defense, Missile, Radar and Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) Programs Kratos' Expanded Pennsylvania Operations Accelerate Development and Large-Scale Mass Production of Mil-Spec Hardware to Strengthen National Security SAN DIEGO, July 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a technology company specializing in defense, national security and global markets, today announced the opening of a 167,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility in York, Pennsylvania. The plant expands Kratos' existing Pennsylvania operations, which now span three facilities and employ more than 440 people, supporting a growing portfolio of critical national security programs.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions earns a cautious Buy on strong backlog, book-to-bill, and funded multi-year growth visibility. KTOS's premium valuation is justified by standout organic growth, margin-accretive mix evolution, and a robust pipeline, despite lumpy revenue timing. Dilution from equity raises is a real drag, but EV and EBITDA growth, not per-share metrics, should be the investor's focus.

Kratos Defense expands US manufacturing and supply-chain capabilities to pursue larger defense contracts as military modernization drives demand.

SAN DIEGO, July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a technology company specializing in defense, national security, and global markets, today announced that it has recently received approximately $400 million in funding from the Department of War (DoW) related to certain hypersonic system and other National Security related programs. Kratos is an industry leader in the engineering, development, production and integration of hypersonic systems, flight vehicles, solid rocket motors and other high-speed systems and vehicles.

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SAN DIEGO, July 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS), a Technology Company in the Defense, National Security and Global Markets, today announced that the company has recently received an approximate $100 million sole source prime contract award for the production of a ground-based modular space domain awareness system. Kratos is an industry leader in space domain awareness, directed energy and other relevant national security systems.

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Kratos specializes in drones, satellite technology, and counter-drone systems. The company has landed multiple defense contracts this year.

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