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Kratos Wins $51 Million Order For 65 More Navy Aerial Targets

Monday, January 3rd, 2022

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Kratos Wins $51 Million Order For 65 More Navy Aerial Targets

The newest Navy subsonic aerial target, BQM-177A, conducts a training test flight from USS Barry (DDG-52) on Sept. 9, 2021 off the coast of Japan. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy on Dec. 23 awarded Kratos [KTOS] a $51 million modification to procure 65 more BQM-177A subsonic aerial targets. The order covers 50 targets for the U.S. Navy, seven for Japan and eight for Saudi Arabia as well as support for full rate production lot three. Work will mostly occur in Sacramento, Calif. (55.41 percent) and Dallas, Texas (17.36 percent) and other locations in the continental U.S. and is expected to be finished by February 2024. $38 million in…

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