Kratos – The Defense Post

Apr- 2026 -

29 April

Air

Kratos Tests J85-Powered Firejet Drone for US Army

Kratos has completed an initial flight test series of a new Firejet unmanned aerial system variant equipped with a J85 turbojet.

24 April

Americas

Christine Casimiro

US Navy Completes Initial JDAM LR Flight Tests Out to 200 Nautical Miles

The US Navy has completed two initial flight tests of the Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range variant, advancing a cost-effective standoff strike capability for the Carrier Air Wing.

Mar- 2026 -

6 March

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

Kratos Secures $7M Contract for Drone and Cruise Missile Detection System

Kratos received a contract valued at $7 million for a counter-unmanned aerial system designed to detect, track, and classify airborne threats.

Feb- 2026 -

24 February

Air

Concepts of the uncrewed fighter aircraft YFQ-42A (bottom) and the YFQ-44A are pictured in artwork. The aircraft are designed to leverage autonomous capabilities and crewed-uncrewed teaming to defeat enemy threats in contested environments. (U.S. Air Force artwork courtesy of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and Anduril Industries)

Inder Singh Bisht

GE, Kratos Secure US Air Force Contract for Expendable ‘Loyal Wingman’ Engine

The US Air Force has awarded a joint $12.4-million contract to GE Aerospace and Kratos to design an engine for Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

13 February

Air

Jodesz Gavilan

US Awards Six Contracts to Advance Hypersonic Tech

The Joint Hypersonics Transition Office has awarded six contracts to advance next-generation hypersonic technologies capable of traveling faster than Mach 5.

11 February

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Taiwan, Kratos Successfully Test Mighty Hornet IV Attack Drone

Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology and US firm Kratos have successfully tested the integrated Mighty Hornet IV attack uncrewed aerial vehicle.

6 February

Air