Kratos Defense receives Mayhem hypersonic missile program contract award

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) announced that its Defense & Rocket System Services, DRSS, Division, in collaboration with Kratos’ Unmanned Systems Division, has received a contract from its prime teammate and partner Leidos to support the Expendable Hypersonic Multi-Mission ISR and Strike Program, known as Mayhem. This new contract award will support the Air Force Research Laboratory’s, AFRL, development of an air-breathing hypersonic weapon system over its initial 51-month period of performance. The initial task order will conduct the System Requirements Review and Conceptual Design Review in a Digital Engineering environment. In partnership with Leidos (LDOS), Kratos will serve as a member of the System Design Agent team for the Mayhem program, which also includes Calspan and Draper. The SDA’s goal is to design a system that allows rapid relevant technology insertions utilizing the expertise and capabilities from a variety of industry partners. The role of the SDA for this program will also include bringing the best of industry together to perform research and development necessary for production of air-breathing multi-mission hypersonic system prototypes. Eric DeMarco, President and CEO of Kratos, said "Kratos’ mission is to be a disruptive transformation agent to the U.S. National Security industrial base and market, rapidly designing, developing, producing and fielding affordable systems and technology. The Mayhem Hypersonic Systems program award with our strategic partner Leidos is a recent representative example of our continued success."