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Kratos Acquires Small Firm With Expertise In UAS

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, November 23rd, 2020

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Kratos Acquires Small Firm With Expertise In UAS

5-D Systems' work on unmanned aircraft includes the Defense Department's Fifth Generation Aerial Target. Photo: 5-D Systems

Kratos Defense [KTOS] last Friday night said it has acquired a small technical solutions and services company with expertise in unmanned and optionally piloted aircraft that will also serve as an engineering hub for Kratos in the high-technology region of Austin, Texas. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. 5-D Systems, which is based near Austin, Texas, has been a subcontractor and teammate to Kratos on number of Kratos systems and programs, including the XQ-58A and aerial target systems. The…

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