Kratos Defense delivers 200th production aircraft of BQM-177A SSAT system

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced that its Unmanned Systems Division, KUAS, has delivered the 200th production BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target, SSAT, for a domestic customer as part of its Full Rate Production, FRP, Lot 3 contract. Deliveries over the past two years have paved the way for activation of four operational sites spread across the globe. Under FRP Lot 2, KUAS delivered 48 additional SSAT aircraft. The FRP Lot 3 deliveries, that are currently ahead of schedule, will provide the assets to manage several large test programs critical for the Navy in the coming years.