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Kratos Receives Approval To Market Its Mako UAS Abroad

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, March 14th, 2018

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Kratos Receives Approval To Market Its Mako UAS Abroad

Kratos' Mako UAS

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 Tuesday.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…

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