KTOS
NASDAQKratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc.
SectorIndustrialsIndustryMilitary/Government/Technical
Price$51.52-0.05 (-0.09%)
01:30 PM07:00 PM
News · 26 weeks174-63%
2025-12-282026-06-21
Mix7390d
- Insider33(45%)
- Other20(27%)
- SEC Filings11(15%)
- Leadership4(5%)
- Earnings3(4%)
- Analyst2(3%)
Latest news
25 items- PRVisionWave Rolls Out Combat-Ready Drones at the World’s Biggest Defense Show — and a Counter-Drone Interceptor to MatchIssued on behalf of VisionWave Holdings, Inc. At Eurosatory 2026 in Paris, VisionWave Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:VWAV) unveiled two new UK-built autonomous platforms — the TALON™ aerial system and the D-FLY™ counter-drone interceptor — and showed them operating together inside its STRATUM™ battlefield-autonomy ecosystem. NEW YORK, June 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American News Group — Drone warfare has rewritten the modern battlefield, and the defense industry’s biggest buyers are no longer shopping for one-off gadgets — they want systems that talk to each other. At Eurosatory 2026 in Paris on June 23, VisionWave Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:VWAV) made its pitch for exactly that, unveiling two co
- INSIDERSVP & General Counsel Mendoza Marie sold $86,889 worth of shares (1,500 units at $57.93) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 2% to 64,447 units (SEC Form 4)4 - KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. (0001069258) (Issuer)
- INSIDERPresident, STC Division Carrai Phillip D sold $375,323 worth of shares (6,500 units at $57.74) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 3% to 215,052 units (SEC Form 4)4 - KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. (0001069258) (Issuer)
- PRKratos Completes Cross-Country Autonomous Tractor-Trailer Deployment Supporting NASCAR Race LogisticsSAN DIEGOT, June 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS), a Technology Company in the Defense, National Security, and Global Markets, today announced the successful completion of a cross-country autonomous tractor-trailer platooning deployment transporting critical race equipment from Charlotte, North Carolina to Naval Base Coronado in support of the NASCAR Anduril 250. Kratos completes cross-country unmanned truck platooningdeployment in support of NASCAR. A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/d878f9bf-347c-45aa-b086-a4f2e3f51ce9 The deployment was conducted in collaborat
- PRVisionWave Holdings, Inc. Announces Filing of U.S. Provisional Patent Application for SDNN™ Symbiotic Deep Neural Network Architecture for Autonomous Defense and Intelligent SystemsIssued on behalf of VisionWave Holdings, Inc. With the Pentagon proposing its largest-ever single-year investment in drones and counter-UAS, the race is on to build the artificial intelligence that can fuse sensors, coordinate machines, and keep humans in command. WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Equity Insider News Commentary — The character of modern conflict is being rewritten in real time, unmanned systems are playing an increasing role. Battlefields from Eastern Europe to the Middle East have shown that a swarm of inexpensive unmanned systems can threaten platforms costing thousands of times more, collapsing decades of defense doctrine built around expensiv
- PRAs Counter-Drone Demand Surges, Defense Tech Goes on the OffensiveIssued on behalf of VisionWave Holdings, Inc.As governments race to field affordable counter-drone and tactical autonomy systems, a wave of defense-tech consolidation is rewarding companies that can bolt advanced AI onto proven sensing hardware — and VisionWave is seeking to put itself at the center of that trend.WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. and NESS ZIONA, Israel, June 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- USA News Group News Commentary — The defense and security technology sector has spent the past two years being reshaped by a single, stubborn reality: cheap, weaponized drones are now a battlefield and homeland-security staple, and the systems built to detect, track, and defeat them have become one of the f
- ANALYSTKratos Defense and Security upgraded by Analyst with a new price targetAnalyst upgraded Kratos Defense and Security from Neutral to Overweight and set a new price target of $82.00
- INSIDERPresident, US Division Fendley Steven S. sold $2,038,204 worth of shares (35,000 units at $58.23), decreasing direct ownership by 10% to 309,087 units (SEC Form 4)4 - KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. (0001069258) (Issuer)
- INSIDERPresident, DRSS Division Carter David M sold $236,659 worth of shares (4,000 units at $59.16) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 5% to 70,092 units (SEC Form 4)4 - KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. (0001069258) (Issuer)
- PRKratos Expands Production of Spartan Engines to Support Growing Missile and Loitering Munition DemandSAN DIEGO, June 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS), a technology, products, system and software company in defense, national security, and global markets, today announced plans to significantly increase production capacity for its Spartan line of turbojet engines to support growing demand across missile and loitering munition programs. The Spartan line of engines delivers military-grade performance while maintaining the affordability and production scalability required to support today's evolving national security environment. Designed to provide exceptional thrust, reliability, and operational capability at commercial prices, Spartan engi
- INSIDEREVP & CFO Lund Deanna H sold $318,676 worth of shares (5,000 units at $63.74) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 2% to 290,161 units (SEC Form 4)4 - KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. (0001069258) (Issuer)
- INSIDERPresident, KTT Division Rock Stacey G sold $261,872 worth of shares (4,000 units at $65.47) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 22% to 13,896 units (SEC Form 4)4 - KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. (0001069258) (Issuer)
- PRHypersonic Spending Surge Brings A New Wave Of Defense Execution Talent Into The Commercial Space RaceIssued on behalf of Starfighters Space, Inc. As Washington pours capital into hypersonic test infrastructure and missile defense modernization, the public space-and-defense complex is racing to hire the operators who can convert contracts into delivered hardware. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Energy Metal News News Commentary — U.S. defense and space spending is running through one of the most intense procurement cycles in decades. The Department of War's Test Resource Management Center is funding sustained hypersonic flight test campaigns, the Space Force is awarding multi-hundred-million-dollar ground-system primacy contracts, NATO allies are placing high-eight
- INSIDERPresident, US Division Fendley Steven S. sold $400,693 worth of shares (7,000 units at $57.24) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 2% to 344,090 units (SEC Form 4)4 - KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. (0001069258) (Issuer)
- INSIDERDirector Doorenbos Bobbi sold $143,225 worth of shares (2,500 units at $57.29), decreasing direct ownership by 17% to 12,500 units (SEC Form 4)4 - KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. (0001069258) (Issuer)
- INSIDERPresident, ME Division Adelman Jonah sold $1,788,626 worth of shares (31,348 units at $57.06), decreasing direct ownership by 80% to 8,000 units (SEC Form 4)4 - KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. (0001069258) (Issuer)
- PRGlobal Race for Counter-Drone Dominance Ignites Multi-Billion-Dollar Defense MarketNEW YORK, May 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Market News Updates News Commentary - Integrated counter-unmanned aircraft systems, or C-UAS platforms, are quickly becoming a major priority in modern defense operations as military forces work to stay ahead of rapidly evolving drone threats. What started as a niche defense capability has now become a critical part of battlefield protection. Governments around the world are pouring money into integrated systems that combine radar, RF detection, AI-driven analytics, electro-optical sensors, jamming tools, and hard-kill interception technologies into one coordinated platform. The goal is simple: detect hostile drones early, track them accurately, a
- INSIDERSVP & General Counsel Mendoza Marie sold $54,185 worth of shares (1,013 units at $53.49) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 2% to 65,996 units (SEC Form 4)4 - KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. (0001069258) (Issuer)
- INSIDERPresident, STC Division Carrai Phillip D sold $338,847 worth of shares (6,500 units at $52.13) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 3% to 221,550 units (SEC Form 4)4 - KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. (0001069258) (Issuer)
- INSIDERDirector Boyd Bradley L sold $156,240 worth of shares (3,000 units at $52.08), decreasing direct ownership by 15% to 16,480 units (SEC Form 4)4 - KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. (0001069258) (Issuer)
- PRThe Pentagon Has Decided It Has a Hypersonic Problem -- and the Process Discipline to Solve It Is Coming Out of the Commercial SectorIssued on behalf of Starfighters Space, Inc.Defense primes are reporting record backlogs, raised guidance, and accelerating missile and hypersonic program ramps. Capacity, not contracts, is now the binding constraint. Starfighters Space (NYSE:FJET) just engaged Integrated Launch Solutions to add launch, range, licensing and mission integration depth to its STARLAUNCH pathway — exactly the type of process layer the Pentagon's demand is searching for.CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 19, 2026 /CNW/ -- Equity-Insider.com News Commentary — The Q1 2026 earnings cycle in defense and aerospace has been remarkably consistent on one point: demand for hypersonic, missile defense, and responsive space capabili
- SECKratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits8-K - KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. (0001069258) (Filer)
- INSIDERDirector Doorenbos Bobbi converted options into 10,000 shares, increasing direct ownership by 200% to 15,000 units (SEC Form 4)4 - KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. (0001069258) (Issuer)
- INSIDERDirector Boyd Bradley L converted options into 10,000 shares, increasing direct ownership by 105% to 19,480 units (SEC Form 4)4 - KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. (0001069258) (Issuer)
- INSIDERSEC Form 4 filed by Director Anderson Scott I4 - KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. (0001069258) (Issuer)
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. operates as a government contractor of the U.S. Department of Defense. The company operates through two segments, Kratos Government Solutions and Unmanned Systems. The Kratos Government Solutions segment offers microwave electronic products, space, training and cybersecurity/ warfare, satellite communications, C5ISR/ modular systems, turbine technologies, and defense and rocket support services. The Unmanned Systems segment provides unmanned aerial systems, and unmanned ground and seaborne systems. It serves national security related agencies, the...Where does KTOS stock trade?
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