Kratos
Awarded $11.3
Million Contract
Modification to
Update Air Force
Satellite Control
and Operations
Nov. 01, 2017
Kratos Defense
& Security
Solutions, Inc. has
received a
modification under
an existing contract
from the U.S. Air
Force to update
satellite control
and management
systems. Valued at
approximately $11.3
million, the update
will allow
system-consolidation,
architectural
updates, and
security
improvements to
support current and
future military
communication
satellite missions
while decreasing
operation and
maintenance costs.
Kratos’
satellite
communication
business, the
Company’s largest,
supports more than
85% of U.S. space
missions and is used
by more than 75% of
the world’s
commercial satellite
operators, with
products and
services ranging
from command &
control (C2) to
signal processing,
RF interference
mitigation, network
operations and
cybersecurity.
Kratos satellite
products include
EPOCH®
IPS, the industry’s
leading satellite
fleet management
system; Monics®,
the leading carrier
management product;
Compass®
for managing
satellite networks;
and NeuralStar®
for terrestrial
network operations
and Service Quality
Management (SQM).
Additionally,
through its Kratos
RT Logic subsidiary,
the Company delivers
advanced products
and capabilities for
space-to-ground
communications,
assured data
transport, applied
test & training and
cyber/mission
assurance.
Kratos,
through its
satellite business,
operates the only
global network of RF
monitoring and
interference
detection sensors,
providing commercial
and government
clients with
important
situational
awareness data and
analytics. It
currently includes
18 worldwide
monitoring sites
hosting 70+ antennas
with visibility to
over 60 satellites,
150 beams and 280
transponders.
Eric DeMarco,
Kratos President and
CEO said, “Kratos is
an industry leader
in satellite
communications
command and control,
signal monitoring,
intelligence and
satellite beam
monitoring via our
global spectrum
solutions monitoring
and geo location
business.
Kratos customers
recognize our
Company’s leadership
position in
innovation, and
rapidly developing
and fielding leading
technology solutions
at an affordable
cost, and we are
proud to support our
National Security
related customers in
their missions”.
