Kratos Awarded $7.5 Million as a Prime Contractor to Advance the Satellite Enterprise Management and Control Architecture
26 September 2019 - 11:00PM
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a
leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that
it received a $7.5 million award to enhance the Enterprise
Management & Control (EM&C) architecture with a Satellite
Situational Awareness, Common Operating Picture (SA-COP). In
addition, Kratos will introduce new orchestration capabilities that
automate the configuration of terminals and supporting networks and
scale this capability to support a worldwide network of satellite
gateways, terminals and terrestrial infrastructure.
The SA-COP and orchestration capabilities are a
continuation of Kratos’ work supporting EM&C, a strategic
program designed to enable roaming among heterogeneous MILSATCOM
and commercial SATCOM networks and optimize wideband satellite
communications. The new award expands on functions previously
developed under Pilot I and II programs.
The SA-COP will provide enterprise-level
information in a single system by assimilating data previously
accessible only via separate, disjointed systems. Critical
data displayed includes: health and status of satellite links;
current and historical status and events associated with terminal,
gateway, and networking equipment; data throughput metrics and
statistics for each service; system-wide bandwidth/capacity
availability and utilization; cybersecurity alerts; and radio
frequency (RF) interference detection and reporting.
Orchestration capabilities include a test and
evaluation system that communicates with gateway, terminal and
terrestrial elements of an enterprise. This capability
configures and activates services, collects situational awareness
data and emulates a worldwide network of dozens of satellite
gateways connected to government controlled “Meet-Me” points and
thousands of diverse terminals.
“EM&C provides communication resiliency and
reduces costs by providing timely insight into network status and
usage. The SA-COP reuses software from the prototype EM&C and
existing operational sensors and software, protecting previous
investments. Orchestration capabilities will automatically
configure and activate services and collect situational awareness,
providing quick restoration of communications for deployed
personnel. What’s more, it reduces training requirements for
operators allowing them to receive alerts and automated analysis in
one place, while giving opportunity to further assess underlying
systems when needed,” said Matt Langenbahn, Kratos Vice President
of RF Sensing Systems.
About Kratos Defense & Security
SolutionsKratos Defense & Security Solutions,
Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) develops and fields transformative,
affordable technology, platforms and systems for United States
National Security related customers, allies and commercial
enterprises. Kratos is changing the way breakthrough
technology for these industries are rapidly brought to market
through proven commercial and venture capital backed approaches,
including proactive research and streamlined development
processes. Kratos specializes in unmanned systems,
satellite communications, cyber security/warfare, microwave
electronics, missile defense, hypersonic systems, training, combat
systems and next generation turbo jet and turbo fan engine
development. For more information go
to www.KratosDefense.com.
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ended December 30, 2018, and in subsequent reports on Forms
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Kratos.
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