Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] has received approval from the State Department to market its Mako High Performance Jet Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to select countries in Europe and Asia Pacific region, the company said March 13.
The countries, which Kratos did not name, have previous programs with the company, including contracts for its High Performance Unmanned Aerial Target Drone.
“This approval represents another important step in our roadmap of being the global leader of high performance jet unmanned aerial drone systems. These U.S. ally and partner nations represent a key part of our existing, new, and evolving customer base and are a critical element in enabling Kratos to maintain its economy of scale related cost advantage for the Tactical UAS that we routinely achieve with our unmanned aerial target systems,” Steve Fendley, president of Kratos’ unmanned systems division, said in a statement.
The Mako UAS is designed to be highly maneuverable and is capable of operating advanced sensor systems.
“Kratos Mako provides fighter-like performance and is designed to function as a wingman to manned aircraft as a force multiplier in contested airspace, or be deployed independently or in groups of UAS,” company officials said in a statement.