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Unmanned Systems

Kratos To Develop Low-Cost Strike UAV For Air Force

By Marc Selinger

Monday, July 18th, 2016

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Kratos To Develop Low-Cost Strike UAV For Air Force

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] has been tapped by the U.S. Air Force to develop a fast, long-range unmanned strike aircraft that costs as little as $2 million per copy.Kratos recently was awarded a $40.8 million, 30-month cost-share contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for the Low-Cost Attritable Strike Unmanned Aerial System Demonstration (LCASD) program. The company will receive $7.3 million in government funding and contribute $33.5 million of its own money. Government funding could rise to…

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