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0001509412
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001069258
KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC.
001-34460
1 Chisholm Trail
Suite 300
Round Rock
TX
78681
(512) 238-9840
DAVID CARTER
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
4000
135650.40
153285643
05/01/2025
NASDAQ
Common
01/04/2022
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
3242
01/04/2022
Not Applicable
Common
01/04/2022
Performance Shares
Issuer
N
758
01/04/2022
Not Applicable
N
DAVID CARTER
1 Chisholm Trail
Suite 300
Round Rock
TX
78681
Common
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DAVID CARTER
1 Chisholm Trail
Suite 300
Round Rock
TX
78681
Common
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Round Rock
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Common
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