AeroVironment and Kratos Defense & Security Systems Unmanned Systems Division today announced a new strategic relationship to develop and demonstrate highly integrated and operationally effective multi-domain unmanned system solutions for near- peer, denied environments.

The U.S. Navy's next-generation Sub-Sonic Aerial Target (SSAT), BQM-177A, reached Initial Operational Capability (IOC) Feb. 27 and will begin land-based operations in Point Mugu, California.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced on January 3rd that it was awarded a follow on Task Order (TO) by the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD).