Kratos completes preliminary design review for Space Development Agency’s Advanced Fire Control Ground Integration (AFCGI) System

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Space Development Agency’s Advanced Fire Control Ground Integration (AFCGI) system. Kratos’ successful completion of the PDR with zero liens allows the program to advance on an accelerated timeline, aligning with projected launch milestones.

As previously announced, in 2024 Kratos secured a $116.7 million prime contract for the AFCGI program. AFCGI integrates advanced software, resilient ground systems and secure networks into a unified architecture for real-time fire control. It is a complex capability providing the warfighter with immediate, mission-relevant advantages. Achieving zero liens signifies that all design challenges, risks and outstanding items identified during the review for this program were thoroughly addressed and resolved, ensuring no lingering issues remain that could impede the project’s progress. Kratos completed the PDR in April of 2025, only five months from the award date.

Greg Caicedo, Senior Vice President of Kratos Space, said, “Kratos is leading this strategic and complex program with our industry partners to meet SDA’s demand for speed. An advanced software-enabled approach delivered on aggressive timelines enables rapid adaptation and readiness far beyond what legacy hardware-centric systems can achieve.”

Kratos, along with its diverse team, will deliver and manage ground segment resources, operate a government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) demonstration center and run a secure cloud environment for mission software and partner system integration. Kratos will also provide program management, engineering, integration, testing and operations for the entire ground structure.

Through its OpenSpace^® platform, Kratos is integrating virtualized ground functions with advanced orchestration and automation, allowing software-defined scalability to support the complex demands of the program.