# Kratos awarded $68.3M contract to build hypersonic materials testing center

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions was awarded a $68.3 million contract through the Department of War's Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program to design and build a mid-tier arc jet and coupled fiber laser facility for hypersonic materials evaluation.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-10-23
- Where: United States
- Value: $68.3M
- Status: announced
- Products: hypersonic materials testing infrastructure
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Kratos Defense & Security Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/29190.md)

## Sources

- [barchart.com](https://www.barchart.com/press-releases/35636290/kratos-awarded-single-award-68-3-million-contract-to-build-next-generation-hypersonic-materials-testing-center), 2025-10-23: "Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a contract through the Department of War's Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program to design and build a state-of-the-art mid-tier arc jet and coupled fiber laser facility for hypersonic materials evaluation."

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