SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Bates Howard W. (Last) (First) (Middle) 11405 N. PENNSYLVANIA STREET SUITE 200 (Street) CAMEL IN 46032 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. [ KTOS ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Pres., Gov't Solutions Segment
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/30/2008
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock(1)	06/30/2008		A		12,694(1)	A	$2.74	415,708	D
Common Stock(2)	06/30/2008		A		556(2)	A	$2.74	416,264	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares were acquired by the Reporting Person on June 30, 2008 in satisfaction of interest due to the former Qualified Shareholders, of Haverstick Consulting, Inc., as such term is defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 2, 2007 by and between the Issuer, Kratos Government Solutions, Inc., Haverstick Acquisition Corporation and Haverstick Consulting, Inc.

2. These Shares were acquired by the Reporting Person on June 30, 2008 in satisfaction of interest owed to the Reporting Person in connection with the Settlement Shares, as such term is defined below, and under the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated November 2, 2007 by and between the Issuer, Kratos Government Solutions, Inc., Haverstick Acquisition Corporation and Haverstick Consulting, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement"), and in connection with the Issuer entering into a Settlement Agreement, Waiver and Release dated as of April 7, 2008, with the Shareholders' Representative, as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement, wherein the Issuer agreed to issue additional shares of its common stock to the former Qualified Shareholders of Haverstick Consulting, Inc. as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement (the "Settlement Shares") with such Settlement Shares being issued effective April 7, 2008.

	Howard W. Bates, by Matthew G. Colvin, Attorney-In-Fact	03/17/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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