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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Kratos Plans Somerset County, Maryland, Production Operations

01/17/2026
National security solutions provider Kratos plans to establish operations in Somerset County, Maryland.

The company’s new 55,000 square-foot manufacturing facility, located at the Princess Anne Industrial Park, will enhance its launch operations and hypersonic testing for the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and more.

“The new facility enables us to increase production capacity, streamline payload integration processes, and respond even more rapidly to the growing demand for affordable hypersonic flight testing,” said Dave Carter, president of Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services Division. “The Princess Anne facility will play a crucial role in supporting our $1.4 billion MACH-TB 2.0 contract and other critical programs, enabling increased test cadence and more affordable flight test opportunities for hypersonic technologies.”

“We are thrilled that Kratos will be locating to the Princess Anne Industrial Park.” noted Danny Thompson, executive director of the Somerset County Economic Development Commission. “The collaboration efforts between Kratos, the Town of Princess Anne, and Somerset County EDC continues to foster expansion in the aerospace engineering field and provide job retention and economic growth.”

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is a technology company providing affordable, advanced systems for national security, focusing on unmanned systems (drones, aerial targets), hypersonics, space technologies, propulsion, and cybersecurity, serving the U.S. DoD, allies, and commercial clients.

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