Kratos Receives $2.7 Million Critical Infrastructure Contract Award

New Contract Award to Deploy Specialized Security Systems across an Independent School District


SAN DIEGO, March 13, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its Public Safety & Security (PSS) Division recently received a $2.7 million contract award for the deployment of public safety and security related products, equipment, and system integration services across an independent school district located in the southwestern United States. The contract award includes the installation of a state of the art access control system along with upgrades and retrofits of existing video surveillance, intercom and alarm systems.  Due to customer specific and other considerations, no additional information will be provided related to this contract award.

Ben Goodwin, President of Kratos' PSS Division, commented, "We are very proud to be selected for this new education customer. PSS is a recognized leader in the deployment and system integration of specialized security and communication systems for some of this nation's largest educational systems, and we are well positioned to serve this rapidly growing market's security, safety and specialized communication needs."

About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) is a specialized National Security technology Company providing mission critical products, services and solutions for United States National Security. Kratos' core capabilities are sophisticated engineering, manufacturing and system integration offerings for National Security platforms and programs. Kratos' areas of expertise include Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR), satellite communication systems, electronic warfare, unmanned systems, missile defense, cyber warfare, cybersecurity, information assurance, and critical infrastructure security. Kratos has primarily an engineering and technically oriented work force of approximately 3,800. The vast majority of Kratos' work is performed on a military base, in a secure facility or at a critical infrastructure location. Kratos' primary end customers are National Security related agencies. News and information are available at www.KratosDefense.com.

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