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SDA Taps Kratos For Missile Defense Fire Control Ground Infrastructure

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, November 13th, 2024

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SDA Taps Kratos For Missile Defense Fire Control Ground Infrastructure

Pictured is a schematic of FOO Fighter (Millennium Space Systems)

The Space Development Agency (SDA) on Tuesday said it has awarded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] a potential $116.7 contract to create and operate a missile defense fire control ground infrastructure in support of prototypes and potential operations. Under the five-year award, a Kratos-led team will deliver and manage ground segment resources, equip and manage the government-owned, contractor-operated Demonstration Operations Center, manage a cloud environment purchased by the government for cloud services to include hosting space vehicle mission operations…

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