{"id":903681,"date":"2025-10-31T09:38:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T13:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/kratos-announces-the-gek800-has-successfully-completed-altitude-testing\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T09:38:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T13:38:03","slug":"kratos-announces-the-gek800-has-successfully-completed-altitude-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/kratos-announces-the-gek800-has-successfully-completed-altitude-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Kratos Announces the GEK800 Has Successfully Completed Altitude Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\nEngine Designed for Next-Gen CCA-type Aircraft<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p align=\"justify\">SAN DIEGO, Oct.  31, 2025  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a technology company in Defense, National Security and Global Markets, and GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) today announced the successful completion of altitude testing. The companies also conducted durability and limits testing on its GEK800 engine designed to power the next generation of affordable unmanned aerial systems and CCA-type aircraft. The testing began late September and progressed through a very stringent timeline through altitude tests and concluded this week with testing engine limits.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cSuccessfully completing altitude testing marks a major milestone in the GEK800 engine program and demonstrates the strength of our partnership with GE Aerospace, AFRL, and Purdue University\u2019s Zucrow Laboratories,\u201d said <strong>Stacey Rock, President of Kratos Turbine Technologies<\/strong>. \u201cThis collaboration has been instrumental in advancing the engine\u2019s development, validating its performance, and accelerating its path toward production. Together, we\u2019re delivering on our shared commitment to provide high-performance, affordable propulsion systems that can be rapidly produced to meet the demands of our defense customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">With the successful completion of altitude testing, the test team \u2013 a collaboration between Kratos, GE Aerospace, and Purdue University\u2019s Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories \u2013 has achieved a major milestone this week, pushing boundaries which demonstrate the robustness of this advanced engine design and gaining a clear path towards production in delivering on our nation\u2019s defense readiness with the aid of rapid and affordable testing. This engine test also marks the first at the newly expanded ZL9 test facility at Zucrow Labs.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8220;Our joint team successfully expanded the altitude testing envelope and identified the engine&#8217;s rotor speed limits and compressive system boundaries. This testing further demonstrated the engine&#8217;s outstanding performance and durability,\u201d said <strong>Mark Rettig, Vice President &amp; General Manager of Edison Works Business &amp; Technology Development at GE Aerospace<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        <em>1 Induced Stall Testing Exhaust Flame Durability and Limits Test<\/em>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">A photo accompanying this announcement is available at <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=87fji8usSIe2EjTshyDaMLIGUP8WVCzCleJ2zGWbVrV8xjzQx51IMlpjjTVTDThMbMCcGCbilZdLiUmeiCCLtrKkAul32u_VKrcvuI17AHGyHzBqB9nEpIfnRm4UKWaPoKJuZjB4Gi_DOlLzAvwCZPuR6ThfKv-ut033fAZEgVNKBGi0PGyDDhy4QWPlEHWhqFet-6ZbSmBuT9h_SgrOCgizJOmPGZH4Kurb191ETY0jmDJ1dVokzzE1ZPWjs2Y1SR29-T09eNJEysBEmD5tAA==\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/NewsRoom\/AttachmentNg\/207fc807-7669-459d-aabf-5271c30e4880<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The GEK800 is an 800-lb jet engine that could potentially power unmanned aerial systems (UAS), collaborative combat aircraft (CCAs), and missiles. Initially developed and ground tested by Kratos over the course of a decade, Kratos and GE Aerospace began working together in 2023 to complete additional\u00a0development\u00a0efforts and testing on the engine and have completed more than 50 engine starts in ground testing at Kratos and GE Aerospace testing facilities. In a collaboration with GE Aerospace, Kratos Defense, and Purdue Zucrow Labs, an aggressive test timeline was met and successfully demonstrated a reliable, durable engine solution. Success in testing has been made possible with the involvement of both the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Office of Naval Research (ONR). <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe recent collaboration between GE Aerospace, Purdue University, and the Kratos test teams demonstrated a high level of alignment, efficiency, and technical excellence. The joint team successfully met nearly all test objectives while also validating the capability to conduct this style of testing within a newly commissioned facility. The dedication, expertise, and hard work contributed by each team member were instrumental to the success of this effort and are truly commendable,\u201d said <strong>Daniel Fineberg, Kratos GEK800 Test Coordination Lead<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In June, Kratos and GE Aerospace announced the signing of a formal teaming agreement to advance propulsion technologies for the next generation of affordable unmanned aerial systems and CCA-type aircraft. This collaboration strengthens the companies\u2019 ongoing partnership and builds on last year\u2019s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance the development and production of small, cost-effective engines for unmanned platforms. The new teaming agreement expands on that MOU and provides the framework for the two companies to develop, manufacture, test, and field the GEK800 engine.<\/p>\n<p>Kratos brings more than 25 years of experience developing and producing small, affordable engines for UAS, drones, and missile platforms. GE Aerospace adds a century of expertise in propulsion technology and the ability to scale advanced designs into high-rate production, helping bridge the gap from prototype to deployment.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>About\u00a0Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions, Inc.\u00a0(NASDAQ: KTOS) is a technology, products, system and software company addressing the defense, national security, and commercial markets. Kratos makes true internally funded research, development, capital and other investments, to rapidly develop, produce and field solutions that address our customers\u2019 mission critical needs and requirements. At Kratos, affordability is a technology, and we seek to utilize proven, leading-edge approaches and technology, not unproven bleeding edge approaches or technology, with Kratos\u2019 approach designed to reduce cost, schedule and risk, enabling us to be first to market with cost effective solutions. We believe that Kratos is known as an innovative disruptive change agent in the industry, a company that is an expert in designing products and systems up front for successful rapid, large quantity, low-cost future manufacturing which is a value-add competitive differentiator for our large traditional prime system integrator partners and also to our government and commercial customers. Kratos intends to pursue program and contract opportunities as the prime or lead contractor when we believe that our probability of win (PWin) is high and any investment required by Kratos is within our capital resource comfort level. We intend to partner and team with a large, traditional system integrator when our assessment of PWin is greater or required investment is beyond Kratos\u2019 comfort level. Kratos\u2019 primary business areas include virtualized ground systems for satellites and space vehicles including software for command &amp; control (C2) and telemetry, tracking and control (TT&amp;C), jet powered unmanned aerial drone systems, hypersonic vehicles and rocket systems, propulsion systems for drones, missiles, loitering munitions, supersonic systems, space craft and launch systems, C5ISR and microwave electronic products for missile, radar, missile defense, space, satellite, counter UAS, directed energy, communication and other systems, and virtual &amp; augmented reality training systems for the warfighter. For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=u1NNw8PNwjWGdBQylM1U4tCx7nyn8orNfatLw0DOyVU19o_qbu1pDSa64eqn6EQDHSbQKaAUKVEcU05yeTlZczwPizdnj-YKVSyrh_xrk2viaNoNiYaOD5aV4K3weuGkeC03ZCzNkEPcDSR7x9Zu0bP6iuayX4aSBPC24nrW_1VIoeCy5nMTuU477w9lJOAKjPfjA8g-THqAiN9Ybg_ixG12Hfcn5p-JsdDh2_8UE5_B0C3pl0_pywNJ_nYijvg6tVU0IV-fxjPmsVVjtNi20Q==\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">www.KratosDefense.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>Certain statements in this press release may constitute &#8220;forward-looking statements&#8221; within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are made on the basis of the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of Kratos and are subject to significant risks and uncertainty. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Kratos undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although Kratos believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve many risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from what may be expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. For a further discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of Kratos in general, see the risk disclosures in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Kratos for the year ended December 29, 2024, and in subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K and other filings made with the SEC by Kratos.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>About GE Aerospace\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>GE Aerospace is a global aerospace propulsion, services, and systems leader with an installed base of approximately 49,000 commercial and 29,000 military aircraft engines. With a global team of approximately 53,000 employees building on more than a century of innovation and learning, GE Aerospace is committed to inventing the future of flight, lifting people up, and bringing them home safely. Learn more about how GE Aerospace and its partners are defining flight for today, tomorrow, and the future at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=kSoq9RJkMRFfKbwLVFDDF2NDI69JAMVm7KFAjhrv12SmbLKQl2bUGZ4B3brP_Ie9zKsvpjxjAOYY8G8gM2aARMI6Qvmqu5nh7Db-3HP9nVYMIlQPJlwgs0Nr32PVOYeLdLNnCOxARqa5pQK9oJK3dNnzAomurYrAzYw47TApl_oyH_sP8eZmtLXFv_C1ke2Vo1WFW8Px8_u3oyYwclUGw6QK9GtpRSTq5ayZ7TM7ngE6WGbudd5KqyZ_pKx_B_6iShTzSGjNZNWfx9eU8RButJ6JF0RGtEQ6droAKUougz4A_iunsC1Ozdy0d2_ylsh9nx3byscZYt0MbT-pUQEkGWvCHeVV5pWUointHts9Lm_cwOh75VvPUZazDnoncrpH3ER8T4uS0fc8arRjyZ65HNpBIQz-Iqsh5EWdy34E330Hux9WvFWj8X2KK6Y33ZwlfaINsZl3HVc6LzdsekdNdq1cWXkAVkeJh3AHzc2V4sVfLjDWXq4R-uhqDSB4yaXe-e7T3YecQGxT3zCwci8gmHGIyMCZp8z__mn7WEVTfSapJmT3ELyqH6wIVxoibwDuIbfio0vHDFyf8lCj6T49FSrHbZR21QGyehCQriRFqr8DQR3-_cSZiqb5nVceCBBQ\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">www.geaerospace.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>Press Contact:<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>Claire Cantrell<br \/>claire.cantrell@kratosdefense.com<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>Investor Information:<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>877-934-4687<br \/>investor@kratosdefense.com<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=OTU2NTk1MyM3MjM2MDYxIzIwMTg4NjM=\" \/><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/media\/ZTllYWI1NzgtMDk4YS00ZDE5LWI5YTgtNTk2MjllNTU5N2E0LTEwMzA0MzYtMjAyNS0xMC0zMS1lbg==\/tiny\/Kratos-Defense-Security-Soluti.png\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"mw_contactinfo\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Engine Designed for Next-Gen CCA-type Aircraft SAN DIEGO, Oct. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a technology company in Defense, National Security and Global Markets, and GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) today announced the successful completion of altitude testing. The companies also conducted durability and limits testing on its GEK800 engine designed to power the next generation of affordable unmanned aerial systems and CCA-type aircraft. The testing began late September and progressed through a very stringent timeline through altitude tests and concluded this week with testing engine limits. \u201cSuccessfully completing altitude testing marks a major milestone in the GEK800 engine program and demonstrates the strength of our partnership with GE Aerospace, AFRL, and Purdue University\u2019s &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/kratos-announces-the-gek800-has-successfully-completed-altitude-testing\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Kratos Announces the GEK800 Has Successfully Completed Altitude Testing&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-903681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kratos Announces the GEK800 Has Successfully Completed Altitude Testing - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/kratos-announces-the-gek800-has-successfully-completed-altitude-testing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kratos Announces the GEK800 Has Successfully Completed Altitude Testing - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Engine Designed for Next-Gen CCA-type Aircraft SAN DIEGO, Oct. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions, Inc. 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(Nasdaq: KTOS), a technology company in Defense, National Security and Global Markets, and GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) today announced the successful completion of altitude testing. The companies also conducted durability and limits testing on its GEK800 engine designed to power the next generation of affordable unmanned aerial systems and CCA-type aircraft. 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