Kratos receives $446.8 million Space Systems Command contract for resilient missile warning and missile tracking Ground Management & Integration (GMI)

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has been awarded an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with a total potential value of $446.8 million, contingent on the exercise of all options. Kratos will serve as the prime contractor supporting the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command for the Ground Management and Integration (GMI) agreement on the Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking (MWT) program.

This program is a critical initiative to develop, deploy and sustain the ground infrastructure required to operate Resilient MWT satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO).

The GMI agreement supports Space Force’s efforts to build and operate a resilient, integrated ground architecture capable of managing the Resilient MWT’s multi-orbit satellite constellation. The Resilient MWT system provides persistent detection, tracking and custody of advanced missile threats—especially hypersonic glide vehicles and maneuvering ballistic missiles. These capabilities are vital to enhancing missile defense and providing critical data to the warfighter.

Kratos will serve as the system integrator, leading a team including Northrop Grumman, Auria, ASRC Federal Systems Solutions and Rise8, to establish fully operational primary and backup mission operations capabilities. The program will unify legacy and next-generation ground assets into a single, scalable global network, ensuring connectivity with multiple space vehicle providers and the DoW’s Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) platform. This architecture will enable secure mission management, achieve full cyber accreditation and provide long-term sustainment, advancing a resilient ground architecture supporting current operational requirements and future threat environments.

“A globally distributed ground architecture is essential for integrating multiple satellites, providers and mission systems,” said Greg Caicedo, Senior Vice-President of Kratos Space, Training and Cyber Division. “With this program, Kratos will support launches of new MEO satellites and with OpenSpace integrated with the FORGE platform to provide a Ground Resource Manager functionality, ensuring interoperability across space vehicles from multiple manufacturers.”

Kratos OpenSpace is a family of solutions enabling the digital transformation of satellite ground to become a more dynamic and powerful part of the space network. OpenSpace is the first commercially available, fully orchestrated, software-defined ground system, allowing government agencies, commercial satellite operators, and service providers to adopt digital operations at their own pace and in ways that align with their mission needs and business models. For more information about the OpenSpace family visit: www.kratosspace.com/virtual-ground/platform.

“Programs like Resilient MWT require more than individual technologies. They require the engineering depth and operational experience to deliver integrated mission systems,” said Phil Carrai, President of Kratos Space, Training and Cyber Division. “Kratos has extensive experience engineering, integrating and sustaining resilient ground architectures for critical space and communications missions. Our long-standing investments in advanced space and communications technologies and mission-focused engineering capabilities are enabling us to take on programs of increasing scale and importance.”

Kratos’ GMI award underscores the company’s expanding role in strengthening critical space and national security infrastructure. As the premier integrated ground‑system provider for multi‑site, multi‑vendor, multi‑satellite operations, Kratos brings deep expertise that maximizes the value of GMI investments. The company supports multiple U.S. Government customers, including the Command and Control System‑Consolidated (CCS‑C) Sustainment and Resiliency (C‑SAR) contract with the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and the Space Development Agency’s Advanced Fire Control Ground Infrastructure (AFCGI), as well as commercial providers worldwide.