Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. (KTOS) saw its stock price soar 10.31% during intraday trading on Wednesday, following the announcement of a significant new government contract.
The defense contractor announced it has been awarded an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) from the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command with a total potential value of $446.8 million. The contract is for Ground Management and Integration (GMI) work on the Resilient Missile Warning and Missile Tracking (RMWT) program.
This award positions Kratos as the prime contractor responsible for developing, deploying, and providing operations support for the ground infrastructure needed to operate RMWT satellites in medium Earth orbit. The company will act as system integrator to build primary and backup mission operations capabilities, aiming to integrate legacy ground assets with next-generation systems.
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