Kratos Receives $9.1 Million Contract Award for Oriole Rocket Systems

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 04, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its Defense & Rocket Support Services (KDRSS) Division has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division for Oriole Rocket Systems valued at $9.1 million. Under the awarded contract KDRSS will deliver Oriole solid propellant rocket motors and related rocket system hardware to support ongoing experimental and test support missions.  KDRSS is a leading provider of products, solutions and services in support of ballistic missile defense, hypersonic, directed energy, electromagnetic rail gun, weapon system and other national security related systems.

Joshua Peterson, Vice President Rocket Support Services, stated that, "Kratos is honored to continue enhancing our National Security by providing high quality, low cost launch vehicle assets to our Government customers in support of Ballistic Missile Defense Systems testing and Hypersonic Research."

About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) is a specialized Technology Company providing mission critical products, solutions and services for United States National Security. Kratos' core capabilities are sophisticated engineering, manufacturing and system integration offerings for National Security platforms and programs. Kratos' areas of expertise include Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Combat and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems, satellite communications, electronic warfare, unmanned systems, hypersonic systems, directed and high power energy systems, electromagnetic railgun, missile defense, cyber warfare, cybersecurity, information assurance, and critical infrastructure security. Kratos has primarily an engineering and technically oriented workforce of approximately 3,000. Substantially all of Kratos' work is performed on a military base, in a secure facility or at a critical infrastructure location. Kratos' primary end customers are National Security related agencies. News and information are available at www.KratosDefense.com.

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