MACH-TB 2.0 — Task Area 1 (Systems Engineering, Integration, and Testing)

Agency

Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (JHTO)

Award ID

Ceiling value

~$1.45 billion (five-year ceiling if all options exercised)

Vehicle

Other Transaction Agreement (OTA)

Awarded

2025-01-06

Period of performance ends

• CompanyKratos Defense & Security SolutionsDrones, missile systems, directed energy, and command & control technology for defense customers.

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What is the MACH-TB 2.0 — Task Area 1 (Systems Engineering, Integration, and Testing) contract?

Joint Hypersonics Transition Office Other Transaction Agreement to Kratos for Task Area 1 (Systems Engineering, Integration, and Testing) of the MACH-TB 2.0 low-cost hypersonic testbed program; total value if all options are exercised over the five-year period is ~$1.45 billion — described by Kratos CEO Eric DeMarco as the largest contract award in the company's history. Kratos leads a team including Leidos, Rocket Lab, Koda Technologies, Corvid Technologies, Northwind, JRC, Stratolaunch, CFD Research, PAR Systems, University of Minnesota, and Purdue. Other primes (Leidos, GoHypersonic, Special Aerospace Services/Aurex, Purdue Applied Research Institute, Halo Engines) hold separate OTAs for other MACH-TB 2.0 task areas, not part of this award.

Which agency awarded the MACH-TB 2.0 — Task Area 1 (Systems Engineering, Integration, and Testing) contract?

The MACH-TB 2.0 — Task Area 1 (Systems Engineering, Integration, and Testing) contract was awarded by Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (JHTO) under a Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) vehicle.

How much is the MACH-TB 2.0 — Task Area 1 (Systems Engineering, Integration, and Testing) contract worth?

The MACH-TB 2.0 — Task Area 1 (Systems Engineering, Integration, and Testing) contract has a value of ~$1.45 billion (five-year ceiling if all options exercised), awarded on 2025-01-06.

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