Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS) appointed David King to its board of directors effective March 23, 2026, according to a company statement. King will serve as a member of the audit committee.

King brings more than four decades of experience as a senior executive and board member in the aerospace, defense, national security and government sectors. He previously served as chief executive officer of Dynetics, Inc. from 2015 to 2020, where he led the company's growth from approximately $180 million to over $650 million in revenue before its $1.65 billion sale to Leidos Holdings, Inc. in 2020.

Following the Leidos acquisition, King served as group president of Leidos Dynetics from January 2020 until his retirement in April 2022, overseeing a $1.4 billion revenue business with more than 4,000 employees. From 2003 to 2009, he served as director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, leading an organization with a $2.8 billion annual budget.

King currently serves on private company boards and advises private equity firms and aerospace and defense organizations. He has served as chairman of Applied Aerospace & Defense since December 2022. King holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of South Carolina and a master's degree in business administration from the Florida Institute of Technology.

"We are pleased to welcome Dave King to the Kratos Board of Directors," said Bill Hoglund, chairman of Kratos' board of directors. "Dave's extensive experience in executive leadership and as a board member of a rapidly growing defense technology company, similar to Kratos, a group president of a large publicly traded defense and intelligence company, and various board and committee member positions, make him uniquely qualified for the Kratos Board."