Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
FormerlyWireless Facilities Incorporated (1994–2007)
Company type Public company
Industry
Founded1994;30 years ago (1994)
Founders
  • Massih Tayebi
  • Masood Tayebi
Headquarters,
United States
ProductsDirected-energy weapons, electronics, unmanned aerial vehicles
RevenueIncrease2.svg US$898 million (2022)
Decrease2.svgUS$−2.6 million (2022)
Decrease2.svgUS$−37 million (2022)
Total assets Decrease2.svgUS$1.55 billion (2022)
Total equity Decrease2.svgUS$936 million (2022)
Number of employees
3,600 (December 2022)
Website kratosdefense.com
Footnotes /references
[1] [2]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc, headquartered in San Diego, California, [3] is an American technology company with manufacturing concentrations in weapons and military electronics. Customers include the U.S. federal government, foreign governments, commercial enterprises and state and local government agencies. The company is divided into 6 divisions.

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Some of Kratos' most recent products are part of a Pentagon effort to invest in businesses in Silicon Valley. [4]

History

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions was founded as Wireless Facilities Incorporated (WFI), [5] a company whose primary market was the building and support of the telecommunications infrastructure and networks. In 2004, the company primarily sold its services to the US Government, mostly the U.S. Department of Defense.

From 2004 to 2009, the company acquired several companies in the federal services business. Acquisitions included several small public safety firms and mid-sized professional services firms such as:

In September 2007, the company's name was changed to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. [8]

Merger with Integral Systems

On July 27, 2011, Integral Systems merged with Kratos. [9] Integral Systems provided services regarding the handling of data from space and terrestrial-based platforms into networks for military, government, and commercial satellite and aerospace customers. [10]

Integral Systems employed about 800 people in 14 locations, and had 6 subsidiaries: [9]

In February 2019, Kratos purchased Florida Turbine Technologies. [17]

Technical Directions Inc. (TDI)

On February 24, 2020, Kratos bought small turbojet manufacturer, Technical Directions Inc. (TDI), based in Detroit, Michigan. [17] Their smallest TDI-J45 powered the AFRL LOCAAS program of Lockheed Martin, a late 1990s endeavor to build a cheap anti-tank missile, which was since cancelled. [17] It was selected by starting an engine using a leaf blower: TDI achieved ignition at 5% engine speed. [17] TDI engines typically operate at 200–534 kn (370–989 km/h) and at altitudes of 20,000-30,000 ft; they run the fuel through the mechanical bearings to avoid oil lubrication. [17]

ModelTDI-J45 [18] TDI-J5 [19] TDI-J7 [20] TDI-J85 [21]
Diameter4.50 in (114 mm)5.73 in (146 mm)7.08 in (180 mm)8.81 in (224 mm)
Thrust (idle – max)6-30 lbf (27-133 N)7-55 lbf (31-245 N)10-100 lbf (44-445 N)20-200 lbf (88-890 N)
Airflow.70 lb/s (0.32 kg/s)1.00 lb/s (0.45 kg/s)2.00 lb/s (0.91 kg/s)2.00 lb/s (0.91 kg/s)
Weight6.1 lb (3.5 kg)6.3 lb (3.5 kg)16 lb (7.2 kg)28 lb (12.7 kg)
Generator 1.2 kW

The TDI-J85 powers the US AFRL’s Gray Wolf, a low-cost cruise missile built by Northrop Grumman with a range of at least 250 nm (463 km). [17] In March 2020, the Gray Wolf was tested with high altitude operation and multiple inflight engine starts. [17] The Gray Wolf may be used in a networked swarm, like the AFRL Golden Horde initiative to be demonstrated in late 2020 with a modified Small Diameter Bomb I and a modified Miniature Air-Launched Decoy, coordinated against a simulated target in a fall 2021 demonstration. [17]

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