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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc develops and fields transformative, affordable technology, platforms, and systems. The company has two segments; The Kratos Government Solutions (KGS) segment is comprised of an aggregation of KGS operating segments, including its microwave electronic products, space, training, and cybersecurity, C5ISR/modular systems, turbine technologies, and defense and rocket support services operating segments and The Unmanned Systems segment consists of unmanned aerial, unmanned ground, unmanned seaborne and related command, control, and communications system businesses. The company derives a majority of its revenue from the Kratos Government Solutions segment.

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Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:KTOS) shares are trading higher. The company on Monday announced it received a new hypersonic system program award with a total value of up to $100 million.

What&#39;s Going On With Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions Stock Monday?

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Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: RKLB) shares are trading higher Monday following the announcement that the company will play a key role in Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) $1.45 billion MACH-TB 2.0 contract.

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Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:KTOS) shares are trading higher Monday after the company was awarded a five-year government contract worth up to $1.45 billion.

Kratos Defense Stock Is Rising Monday: What&#39;s Going On?

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Baird analyst Peter Arment maintains Kratos Defense &amp; Security (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KTOS#NASDAQ">KTOS</a>) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $35 to $40.

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Kratos Defense & Security shares are trading higher after Truist Securities raised its price target on the stock from $27 to $32.

Truist Securities analyst Michael Ciarmoli maintains Kratos Defense &amp; Security (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KTOS#NASDAQ">KTOS</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $27 to $32.

Truist Securities Maintains Buy on Kratos Defense & Security, Raises Price Target to $32

Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KTOS#NASDAQ">KTOS</a>) shares are trading higher. The company on Monday announced it received a new hypersonic system program award with a total value of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/01/g42942706/kratos-receives-new-hypersonic-system-program-award-with-total-potential-value-of-approximately-10">up to $100 million</a>.
What Happened: Kratos on Monday said it received a $100 million total potential value hypersonic system program award under which the company will provide engineering, systems and hardware. Work related to the program will be performed at Kratos fabrication, manufacturing and system integration facilities.
Kratos noted that it has already received approximately $15 million of funding and expects significant increased funding in the second half of fiscal year 2025. 
&#8220;At Kratos, it&#8217;s products today, not PowerPoints of a hoped for, maybe someday system, at an unknown cost. Kratos warfighter and mission focused customers understand that &#8220;better is the enemy of good enough and ready to field today&#8221;, while reducing development cost and saving money in today&#8217;s increasing fiscally challenging environment,&#8221; said Eric DeMarco, president and CEO of Kratos.
The news comes about a week after Kratos was awarded a five-year government&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/KTOS" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">contract worth up to $1.45 billion</a> for the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed 2.0 under Task Area 1.
MACH-TB 2.0 aims to provide an affordable bridge between hypersonic ground tests and system level flight tests, reducing overall hypersonic development risks and time.
Kratos said the contract includes integrated subscale, full-scale and air launch services to increase hypersonic flight test cadence. The company will lead a team of subcontractors that will provide systems engineering, assembly, integration, test mission planning and execution and launch services.
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KTOS Price Action: <a href="http://benzinga.com/quote/ktos">Kratos shares</a> were up 5.52% at $30.99 at the time of publication, according to <a href="http://pro.benzinga.com">Benzinga Pro</a>.
Photo: courtesy of Kratos Defense.

What's Going On With Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Monday?

Kratos shares are trading higher after the company received a new hypersonic system program award with a total value of up to $100 million.

Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions, Inc.&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KTOS#NASDAQ">KTOS</a>), a technology company in Defense, National Security and Global Markets, announced today that it has recently received an approximate $100 million total potential value hypersonic system program award.&nbsp;Approximately $15 million of funding has been received by Kratos at contract award, with significant increased funding expected in the second half of Kratos fiscal year 2025. Under the new program contract award, Kratos will provide engineering, systems and hardware. Work related to the program will be performed at secure Kratos fabrication, manufacturing and system integration facilities.&nbsp;Due to competitive,&nbsp;security related and other considerations, no additional information will be provided.

Kratos Receives New Hypersonic System Program Award With Total Potential Value Of ~$100M

Kratos Defense &amp; Security's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KTOS#NYSE">KTOS</a>) short percent of float has risen 3.0% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 3.54 million shares sold short, which is 2.4% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 3.99 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock/">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
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<h3>Kratos Defense &amp; Security Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1736453720_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Kratos Defense &amp; Security has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Kratos Defense &amp; Security's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Kratos Defense &amp; Security's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 7.25%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze/">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

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Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KTOS#NASDAQ">KTOS</a>), a technology company in the defense, national security and global markets, announced that it was awarded a Geolocation Global Support Services (GGSS) contract in the amount of $48 million.

Kratos Awarded $48M Contract For Geolocation Global Support Services

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RKLB#NASDAQ">RKLB</a>) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has been selected to be a member of the team, led by Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KTOS#NASDAQ">KTOS</a>) ("Kratos"), awarded a five-year OTA contract for the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2.0 under Task Area 1. The total potential value of the MACH-TB 2.0 Contract Award over a five-year period is $1.45 billion. The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD (R&amp;E)) Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) established MACH-TB to support OUSD's National Hypersonic Initiative 2.0 by creating an affordable flight test bed to rapidly increase hypersonic flight test capacity. MACH-TB 2.0 will provide an affordable bridge between hypersonic ground tests and system level flight tests.
Kratos was awarded the prime role in Task Area 1 Systems Engineering, Integration, and Testing (SEIT), to include integrated subscale, full-scale, and air launch services to address the need to affordably increase hypersonic flight test cadence. Rocket Lab will join the Kratos-led team of subcontractors that will provide systems engineering, assembly, integration, and test (AI&amp;T), mission planning and execution, and launch services.
Rocket Lab has already served the MACH-TB program, delivering multiple successful hypersonic test launches with the Company's HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) rocket from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 2 in Wallops, Virginia. HASTE is a suborbital variant of Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle, which is the United States' second most frequently launched orbital rocket annually.
HASTE includes much of the same innovative technology as Electron, including carbon fiber composite structures and 3D printed rocket engines, but has a modified upper Kick Stage tailored for hypersonic technology tests and a larger payload capacity of up to 700 kg / 1,540 lbs. Combined, Rocket Lab's HASTE and Electron launch vehicles have deployed 200+ payloads from its United States and New Zealand launch sites to date.

Rocket Lab Selected By Kratos To Deliver Hypersonic Test Launches For DoD With HASTE Rocket As Part Of $1.45B MACH-TB 2.0 Contract Awarded To Kratos

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RKLB#NASDAQ">RKLB</a>) shares are trading higher Monday following the announcement that the company will play a key role in Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KTOS#NASDAQ">KTOS</a>) $1.45 billion <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/contracts/25/01/42816275/kratos-defense-stock-is-rising-monday-whats-going-on">MACH-TB 2.0 contract</a>.
What To Know: Kratos, a defense technology company, on Monday secured a five-year contract for Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2.0, a project designed to enhance the U.S. hypersonic flight testing infrastructure. 
The initiative, established under the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering&#8217;s National Hypersonic Initiative 2.0, aims to bridge the gap between ground testing and full-scale hypersonic system testing, reducing risks and accelerating development.
Kratos will lead Task Area 1 of the MACH-TB 2.0 project, focusing on systems engineering, integration and testing. Rocket Lab will provide air launch services as part of a larger team that includes Leidos, Stratolaunch and other subcontractors. This effort will support the increased frequency of hypersonic flight tests needed for national security objectives.
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Kratos&#8217; leadership emphasized the importance of the program in advancing affordable hypersonic technologies and highlighted the contract as the largest in the company&#8217;s history. The MACH-TB 2.0 program is expected to be a significant driver of future growth for Kratos, which also cited its existing hypersonic capabilities as a key factor in securing the contract.
"With the recent successes of our low-cost Erinyes Hypersonic Flyer and Zeus Solid Rocket Motors, Kratos is a leader in the testing and fielding of hypersonic systems. We are very excited to bring this unmatched expertise to the MACH-TB 2.0 program,&#8221; said Dave Carter, President of Kratos Defense and Rocket Support Services Division.
Rocket Lab shares are up nearly 200% over the past three months. The company reported better-than-expected financial results in mid-November and announced a multi-launch agreement with a confidential customer.
Rocket Lab guided for fourth-quarter revenue in the range of $125 million to $135 million. Rocket Lab is expected to report fourth-quarter earnings in February. Analysts currently expect the company to report a loss of 10 cents per share on revenue of $130.57 million, according to estimates from <a href="http://pro.benzinga.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Benzinga Pro</a>.
RKLB Price Action: Rocket Lab shares were up 1.03% at $29.02 at the time of writing, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro.</a>
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Rocket Lab Shares Are On The Rise Today: What's Going On?

Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KTOS#NASDAQ">KTOS</a>) shares are trading higher Monday after the company was awarded a five-year government <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/KTOS">contract worth up to $1.45 billion</a>.
What Happened: Kratos said it was&nbsp;awarded a five-year OTA contract for the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed 2.0 under Task Area 1.&nbsp;If all options are exercised over a five-year period, the contract has a total value of&nbsp;$1.45 billion.
MACH-TB 2.0 aims to provide an affordable bridge between hypersonic ground tests and system level flight tests, reducing overall hypersonic development risks and time.
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Test Resource Management Center established MACH-TB to support the Under Secretary of Defense&#8217;s National Hypersonic Initiative 2.0 by creating an affordable flight test bed to increase hypersonic flight test capacity.
&#8220;Kratos is honored to receive the largest contract award in our company&#8217;s history, a testament of the value Kratos&#8217; employees and team bring both to our Company and United States National Security,&#8221; said Eric DeMarco, president and CEO of Kratos Defense.
&#8220;This programmatic milestone underscores our unwavering commitment to making upfront investments for rapidly developing, and being first to market with affordable, mission-critical solutions that meet the evolving needs of the warfighter.&#8221;
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Kratos said the contract includes integrated subscale, full-scale and air launch services to increase hypersonic flight test cadence. The company will lead a team of subcontractors that will provide systems engineering, assembly, integration, test mission planning and execution and launch services.
Kratos noted that it will work with several companies including Leidos, Rocket Lab, Koda Technologies, Corvid Technologies, Northwind, JRC, Stratolaunch, CFD Research and PAR Systems.
KTOS Price Action: <a href="http://benzinga.com/quote/ktos">Kratos shares</a> were up 5.68% at $29.04 at the time of publication Monday, according to <a href="http://pro.benzinga.com">Benzinga Pro</a>.
Photo: courtesy of Kratos Defense.

Kratos Defense Stock Is Rising Monday: What's Going On?

Kratos Defense shares are trading higher after the company was awarded a 5-year OTA contract worth $1.45 billion for the multi-service advanced capability hypersonic test bed 2.0.

Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions, Inc.&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KTOS#NASDAQ">KTOS</a>), a technology company in Defense, National Security and Global Markets, announced today that it has been awarded a five-year OTA contract for the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2.0 under Task Area 1. The total value of this award, if all options are exercised over the five-year period, is $1.45B. The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD (R&amp;E)) Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) established MACH-TB to support OUSD's National Hypersonic Initiative 2.0 by creating an affordable flight test bed to rapidly increase hypersonic flight test capacity. MACH-TB 2.0 will provide an affordable bridge between hypersonic ground tests and system level flight tests. This will reduce overall hypersonic development risks and time and provide rapid transition of innovative hypersonic technologies to the warfighter.

Kratos Defense Awarded A 5-Year OTA Contract For The Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed 2.0 Under Task Area 1. The Total Value Of This Award Is $1.45B

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Edgewise Therapeutics shares jumped 26.5% to $35.00 in the pre-market trading session.
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<li>SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LAES#NASDAQ">LAES</a>) gained 48.6% to $2.60 in pre-market trading after falling over 5% on Friday.</li>
<li>U-BX Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UBXG#NASDAQ">UBXG</a>) gained 32.3% to $4.40 in pre-market trading.</li>
<li>PureTech Health plc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PRTC#NASDAQ">PRTC</a>) rose 22.8% to $25.00 in pre-market trading after the company reported positive results from ELEVATE IPF, a Phase 2b randomized, double-blind, active- and placebo-controlled, dose-ranging trial evaluating deupirfenidone (LYT-100) at two dose levels three times a day (TID) over 26 weeks in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).</li>
<li>BTC Digital Ltd. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BTCT#NASDAQ">BTCT</a>) gained 22.8% to $7.84 in pre-market trading.</li>
<li>Sagimet Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SGMT#NASDAQ">SGMT</a>) climbed 17.2% to $5.15 in pre-market trading after falling over 3% on Friday.</li>
<li>Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KTOS#NASDAQ">KTOS</a>) gained 14.4% to $30.72 in pre-market trading.</li>
<li>Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TNXP#NASDAQ">TNXP</a>) gained 13.8% to $0.2736 in pre-market trading after gaining 5% on Friday.</li>
<li>BitFuFu Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FUFU#NASDAQ">FUFU</a>) gained 9.1% to $5.64 in pre-market trading following a 9% decline on Friday.</li>
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<li>Roadzen, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RDZN#NASDAQ">RDZN</a>) declined 32.6% to $1.20 in pre-market trading after the company priced its $2.5 million public offering of 2 million common shares at $1.25 per share.</li>
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<li>Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KPTI#NASDAQ">KPTI</a>) fell 21.6% to $0.55 in pre-market trading.</li>
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<li>22nd Century Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XXII#NASDAQ">XXII</a>) shares fell 17.5% to $0.0404 in pre-market trading after dipping 33% on Friday.</li>
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Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu maintains Kratos Defense &amp; Security (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KTOS#NASDAQ">KTOS</a>) with a Hold and raises the price target from $25 to $30.

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Kratos Defense &amp; Security's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KTOS#NYSE">KTOS</a>) short percent of float has risen 22.58% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 3.93 million shares sold short, which is 2.66% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 2.8 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock/">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
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<h3>Kratos Defense &amp; Security Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1732732211_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Kratos Defense &amp; Security has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Kratos Defense &amp; Security's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Kratos Defense &amp; Security's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 3.08%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze/">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

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