Kratos has secured $65 million in new contracts to deliver aviation simulators and other training systems for US and allied forces.
The awards cover the design, development, and delivery of training solutions that support operations and maintenance across several aircraft platforms.
Systems included in the work support the US Army’s CH-47F Chinook and UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, as well as the US Air Force’s UH-1 Huey, among others.
Some of the contracts were issued by the US Department of Defense, with additional awards coming from allied nations.
A notable part of the package involves Kratos’ MBRAT simulator, a multi-platform avionics maintenance trainer designed to support several aircraft types on a single system.
The company positions the device as a lower-cost alternative to platform-specific trainers.
Kratos Training Solutions senior vice president Jose Diaz described 2025 as another growth year for aviation training, pointing to expanded use of immersive technologies such as augmented reality, virtual environments, and mixed reality across its simulator portfolio.
Improving US Defense Training
Kratos’ award comes amid broader US efforts to expand advanced simulator capabilities across military branches.
In 2025, TRU Simulation + Training, a Textron Aviation company, delivered its first Unit Training Device under the Multi-Engine Training System contract, supporting aviators with operational flight trainers, desktop avionics trainers, and expanded services.
The US Army also upgraded its Virtual Battlespace 4 program in 2025, extending game-based virtual training across the force as part of its ongoing modernization of simulation-based instruction.
HII received a $74-million task order in 2025 to develop modeling and simulation tools for the US Air Force and US Space Force, providing joint synthetic training environments for space and combat units.
Earlier, Northrop Grumman secured an $800-million ten-year contract in December 2024 to enhance F-35 and F-22 simulator training under the Combat Air Forces’ Distributed Mission Operations initiative.
