Kratos Provides Multiple Advanced Missile Targets For Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 33 (FTM-33)
09 September 2021 - 10:00PM
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a
leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that
its Space & Missile Defense Systems Business Unit, a part of
Kratos’ Defense & Rocket Support Services Division, supported
the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the United States Navy in the
successful launch of two SRBM targets during the execution of
Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 33 (FTM-33). The flight test
mission was the most complex mission executed by MDA and the third
flight test of an Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense-equipped vessel
using the SM-6 Dual II missile. A total of four SM-6 Dual II
missiles were launched on July 24 against a raid of two advanced
guided ballistic missile targets in broad ocean area northwest of
Hawaii.
Kratos, along with the Naval Surface Warfare
Center, Port Hueneme Division’s White Sands Detachment (NSWC PHD
WSD), provided the guided missile targets for the exercise which
featured Kratos’ Oriole Rocket System with Thrust Vector Control.
The Kratos guided targets met all test objectives for the mission
after being launched successfully from the Pacific Missile Range
Facility (PMRF) on Kauai. The Arleigh Burke class destroyer, USS
Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) was the firing ship for the test, employing
four SM-6 Dual II interceptors. The SM-6 Dual II missile is
designed for use in terminal phase engagements of short-to-medium
range ballistic missiles.
Dave Carter, President of the Kratos Defense
& Rocket Support Services (KDRSS) Division, said, "The Kratos
team derives a great deal of satisfaction from consistently
providing all manner of successful targets in support of advancing
the US Military’s warfighting capabilities and objectives. This is
just another example of the exceptional work that the talented team
of professionals at NSWC and Kratos Space & Missile Defense
Systems is capable of. I am very proud of all that our team
accomplished in supporting the MDA’s most complex mission to
date."
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/11c02c12-5663-434a-87d4-0287bcee3df3
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. At
Kratos, affordability is a technology, and we specialize 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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