Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems secures $24m production contract

Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, California, is being awarded $24,373,450 for modification P00055 to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-11-C-0024) to exercise an option for the low rate initial production of the Subsonic Aerial Target BQM-177A and technical data. This option provides for the procurement of 30 BQM-177A targets, 30 radar altimeters, technical manuals, training material/equipment, and contractor logistics support services. Work will be performed in Sacramento, California, and is expected to be completed March 2020. Fiscal 2018 weapons procurement (Navy); and fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $23,657,570 will be obligated at time of award, $1,422,817 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.