Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Carrai Phillip D
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. [KTOS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4820 EASTGATE MALL		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SAN DIEGO, CA 92121		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 10,025
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (1)   (2) 01/02/2019 Common Stock 6,000 $ 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units (1)   (3) 01/02/2020 Common Stock 11,999 $ 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units (1)   (4) 01/11/2020 Common Stock 9,000 $ 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units (1)   (5) 01/03/2021 Common Stock 15,000 $ 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Carrai Phillip D
4820 EASTGATE MALL
SAN DIEGO, CA 92121		       Senior Vice President  

Signatures

Phillip D. Carrai, by Eva Yee, Attorney-In-Fact 01/10/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer's common stock.
(2) The reporting person was granted 10,000 restricted stock units on January 2, 2009, which vest 20% annually beginning on January 2, 2010, unless earlier vested upon a change in control or a qualifying termination event pursuant to the terms of the restricted stock unit agreement. 6,000 restricted stock units represent the remaining unvested units.
(3) The reporting person was granted 15,000 restricted stock units on January 2, 2010, which vest 20% annually beginning on January 2, 2011, unless earlier vested upon a change in control pursuant to the terms of the restricted stock unit agreement. 11,999 restricted stock units represent the remaining unvested units.
(4) The reporting person was granted 9,000 restricted stock units on January 11, 2010, which vest 100% five (5) years from the date of grant, unless earlier vested upon a change in control pursuant to the terms of the restricted stock unit agreement.
(5) The reporting person was granted 15,000 restricted stock units on January 3, 2011, which vest 100% five (5) years from the date of grant, unless earlier vested upon a change in control pursuant to the terms of the restricted stock unit agreement.

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