Technical Directions, Inc. and Boeing Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Kratos TDI Engines
16 Outubro 2023 - 9:00AM
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. [Nasdaq: KTOS],
a Technology Company in the Defense, National Security
and Global Markets, today announced a Memorandum of Understanding
between Technical Directions, Inc. (TDI), a business unit within
Kratos Unmanned Systems Division, and Boeing [NYSE: BA] for the
TDI-J85 turbine engine to provide propulsion for the Powered Joint
Direct Attack Munition (JDAM).
Boeing’s Powered JDAM combines a 500-pound
ordnance, the conventional JDAM guidance kit, with a wing kit and a
Kratos TDI-J85 engine to deliver high-end range at an affordable
price. The cost savings is in part due to the low-cost turbine
engine technology developed and enhanced by TDI over four decades.
Powered JDAM will provide low-cost stand-off capability against
land and maritime threats. Leveraging the JDAM family of weapons,
it is designed to be produced at scale, exportable to any of the 35
JDAM partner nations, at a cost-point that enables affordable
mass.
“We are proud that Boeing has selected our
TDI-J85 engine for the Powered JDAM system. Incredible potential
exists for this long-range, precision strike capability,” said
Joseph Kovasity, Senior Vice President for TDI.
“At Kratos TDI, we have been singularly focused on producing small,
low-cost, military-grade turbine engines at quantity in the United
States with U.S. suppliers and partners. With the Kratos
acquisition of TDI, we have substantially invested in
manufacturability for production scale resulting in an incredibly
high engine performance-to-cost ratio, while ensuring we can meet
the large quantity deliveries predicted for the Powered JDAM system
and program.”
“Powered JDAM is the next step in the modular
evolution of the JDAM and JDAM Extended Range family of weapons
systems. Its ability to complement exquisite weapons system with
low-cost stand-off capability will add new weapons capacity to the
U.S. defense industrial base to support the current fight and deter
future fights,” said Bob Ciesla, Vice President of Boeing
Precision Engagement Systems.
The TDI-J85 straightforward architecture is
capable of producing 200-lbf of net thrust at Sea-Level Static
conditions. Specific Powered JDAM requirements are met with design
adjustments achieving the desired thrust output at design point.
The TDI-J85 is compatible with commercial and/or military
kerosene-grade turbine fuels. The TDI-J85’s shaft-integral
permanent magnet generator will produce up to 1.5 kW of AC power,
from idle through maximum engine speeds, for P-JDAM’s onboard power
requirements.
About Technical Directions
Inc.TDI has developed and refined turbine engine
technologies for military applications in Michigan since
1983—providing unique features in support of low-cost, expendable
turbojet engine applications, such as miniature cruise missiles and
other Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). With the engineering,
manufacturing, and system integration employees in the Oxford,
Michigan facility, TDI’s subject matter experts have experience
that encompasses all aspects of this turbine engine class, from
clean-sheet design, through performance testing, vehicle
integration, flight testing, and production manufacturing. TDI is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.
For more information, visit www.TDI-Engines.com.
About Kratos Defense & Security
SolutionsKratos Defense & Security Solutions,
Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS) is a technology company that
develops and fields transformative, affordable systems, products,
and solutions for United States National Security, our allies, and
global commercial enterprises. At Kratos, Affordability is a
Technology, and Kratos is changing the way breakthrough technology
is rapidly brought to market – at a low cost – with actual
products, systems, and technologies rather than slide decks or
renderings. Through proven commercial and venture capital-backed
approaches, including proactive, internally funded research and
streamlined development processes, Kratos is focused on being First
to Market with our solutions well in advance of the competition.
Kratos is the recognized Technology Disruptor in our core market
areas, including Space and Satellite Communications, Cyber
Security and Warfare, Unmanned Systems, Rocket and Hypersonic
Systems, Next-Generation Jet Engines and Propulsion
Systems, Microwave Electronics, C5ISR, and Virtual and
Augmented Reality Training Systems. For more information,
visit http://www.KratosDefense.com.
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