The Composite Engineering, Inc. (CEI) subsidiary of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc., a national security solutions provider, has received a $1.9 million single award contract from S&K Aerospace LLC to provide unmanned aerial target systems in support of the PROS IV (Parts and Repair Ordering System) Program. PROS IV provides Tri-Service support to Air Force, Army and Navy Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers in over 90 countries and is overseen by the Air Force Security Assistance Center of the United States Air Force. Specialized hardware and equipment in support of the contract will be manufactured at several secure Kratos facilities across the U.S.
Performance on the contract will commence immediately, with deliveries scheduled to be complete in 2014. Utilized by militaries around the globe for weapons testing and training, unmanned aerial target drone systems are high-fidelity enemy threat surrogates, simulating performance characteristics of the threat aircraft and missiles,.
Wayne Armstrong, sr. vice president and general manager of CEI, says, "Providing target drones to S&K Aerospace in support of the United States Foreign Military Sales Program marks another milestone in CEI's expanding access to international markets. We are honored to provide allied nations the systems they need to ensure their armed forces receive unparalleled training opportunities."