Kratos Dials Back Engine Deal with Boeing Amid $75M JDAM LR Contract

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a technology company in defense and national security, has scaled back its engine deal with Boeing. The San Diego-based firm had announced an allocation of its expanded Spartan engine production capacity to support Boeing's Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range production program with TDI-J85 (J85) engines.

The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $75 million contract to acquire the BSU-111/B Payload Delivery Unit (PDU) Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range (JDAM LR), a precision-guided munition that can travel over 300 nautical miles with a 500-pound class payload.

The Kratos J85 engine has been selected as the engine source to power the munition, enhancing affordable precision-strike capability with high-volume, low-cost, military-grade propulsion systems for the U.S. military and allied partners.