Kratos Defense & Security Solutions was founded as
Wireless Facilities Incorporated (WFI), a company whose primary market was the building and support of the
telecommunications infrastructure and networks. In 2004, the company primarily sold its services to the US Government, mostly the
U.S. Department of Defense. From 2004 to 2009, the company acquired several companies in the
federal services business. Acquisitions included several small public safety firms and mid-sized professional services firms such as: • High Technology Solutions (HTS), communications systems engineering and operational network outsourcing. • Madison Research (MRD): engineering and information technology services. • Haverstick Consulting (Haverstick): engineering and
program management, and government
outsourcing •
SYS Technologies (SYS): information technology products (dopplerVUE and NeuralStar), services and wireless communication systems for the
United States Department of Defense,
Department of Homeland Security and various industrial customers. • Digital Fusion, Inc (DFI) In September 2007, the company's name was changed to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.
Merger with Integral Systems On July 27, 2011,
Integral Systems merged with Kratos. Integral Systems provided services regarding the handling of data from space and terrestrial-based platforms into networks for military, government, and commercial
satellite and
aerospace customers. Integral Systems employed about 800 people in 14 locations, and had 6 subsidiaries: • Lumistar:
telemetry products for
PCI,
VME,
cPCI, and
ISA computer buses. • Newpoint Technologies: communications infrastructure management. • RT Logic:
signal processing systems for the space and aerospace communications industry. • SAT Corporation: SAT Corporation bought CVG, Inc. and changed its name to SATCOM Solutions. Less than a year later, Kratos bought Integral Systems, and changed SATCOM Solutions back to CVG, Inc. • CVG, Inc.: satellite-based communication services. Its subsidiaries include Avtec Systems, Inc. and Sophia Wireless. In February 2019, Kratos purchased
Florida Turbine Technologies. Kratos is expected in 2026 to open a new jet engine production line in
Bristow, Oklahoma, initially creating 60 jobs. ==Products==