Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a technology company specialising in defence, national security and global markets, has announced the opening of a 167,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility in York, Pennsylvania. The plant expands Kratos’ existing Pennsylvania operations, which now span three facilities and employ more than 440 people, supporting a growing portfolio of critical national security programmes. Kratos also announced plans to purchase new state-of-the-art equipment valued at more than $7 million to further expand production capabilities.
The new facility and planned investments in manufacturing equipment significantly increase Kratos’ production capacity to meet accelerating customer demand for advanced defence systems while reinforcing the company’s commitment to strengthening the U.S. defence industrial base through rapid innovation and mission-speed production.
Kratos’ Pennsylvania operations engineer, manufacture and test mission-critical, military-grade hardware supporting certain of the nation’s highest-priority air defence, missile, radar and counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) initiatives. Including the new facility, Kratos’ Pennsylvania operations actively support C-UAS initiatives by delivering complex equipment for directed-energy weapons, missile transporters, mobile missile launcher systems, hypersonic systems and strategic system radar platforms.
Tom Mills, President of Kratos C5ISR Division, said, “Leveraging proven manufacturing methodologies and advanced production technologies, Kratos’ Pennsylvania operations recently completed delivery of highly engineered solutions for both High Power Microwave (HPM) and High Energy Laser (HEL) programs. These efforts included the design, manufacture and testing of specialty structures and components that enhance system mobility and survivability, along with system integration involving custom mechanical assemblies, actuators, thermal management and electrical subsystems. This new Kratos facility and investment will both expand and accelerate our capabilities in additional mission critical national security programs, including strategic systems.”
“Kratos is committed to building the Arsenal of Freedom by investing in the people, facilities and manufacturing capabilities needed to deliver critical systems, at scale, to our customers faster than ever before,” said Eric DeMarco, President and CEO of Kratos. “This expansion marks another important milestone in continuing to grow Kratos’ capability to provide mil-spec hardware for national defense and mission critical programs.
“Pennsylvania has proven to be an exceptional manufacturing hub, including a highly skilled workforce, and this investment positions Kratos to continue delivering affordable, high-performance, leading technology systems that address our nation’s most pressing security challenges. Kratos’ ability to manufacture highly complex hardware at production scale—where quality, precision and reliability are mission-critical—continues to differentiate our Company as a trusted partner to the U.S. Department of War and allied customers.”
