Steve Fendley

Steve Fendley has served as President of Kratos’ Unmanned Systems Division since January 2017. In this role, Steve is responsible for the multiple companies within the division, including Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc. (KUAS), Micro Systems, Inc. (MSI), Technical Directions, Inc. (TDI), 5-D Systems, Inc. (5-D), and Kratos Australia. Mr. Fendley’s 30+ year aerospace/defense industry career has been focused on the development of unmanned and optionally piloted aerial systems–both aerial target systems and the more conventional UAS/UAV. His efforts have supported a range of systems including QF-4 FSAT, MQM-107E, BQM-177, Kalkara (Australian MQM-107E), Taiwan MQM-107E, 5GAT, BQM-167, MQM-178 Firejet, UTAP-22, X-61A Gremlin, XQ-58 Valkyrie, and several other UAS. Mr. Fendley graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree, and he is a long-standing member of IEEE, AUVSI, and AUSA, and was a founding member in his Vistage Group in Austin, TX.