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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 20107, 2011

Registration No. 333-        

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



Form S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933



KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC.

SEE TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS ON FOLLOWING PAGE

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 87114899
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
 13-3818604
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

4820 Eastgate Mall
San Diego, CA 92121
(858) 812-7300

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

Eric DeMarco
President and Chief Executive Officer
4820 Eastgate Mall
San Diego, CA 92121
(858) 812-7300

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Scott M. Stanton, Esq.
J. Nathan Jensen, Esq.
Morrison & Foerster LLP
12531 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100
San Diego, California 92130
(858) 720-5100

Copies to:

Deyan Spiridonov, Esq.
Teri O'Brien, Esq.

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
4747 Executive Drive, 12th Floor
San Diego, CA 92121
(858) 458-3000

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

           If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box.    o

           If this Formform is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    o

           If this Formform is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    o

           Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer ý Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a
smaller
reporting company)
 Smaller reporting company o

           If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:

           oExchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)o

o           Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)o



CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

        
 
Title of each class of securities
to be registered

 Amount to be
registered(1)

 Proposed maximum
offering price per
unit

 Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price(1)

 Amount of
registration fee(1)

 

10% Senior Secured Exchange Notes due 2017

 $285,000,000 100% $285,000,000 $33,088.50
 

Guarantees of 10% Senior Secured Exchange Notes due 2017(2)

 $285,000,000 (3) (3) (3)

 

        
 
Title of Each Class of Securities
to be Registered

 Amount to be
Registered(1)

 Proposed Maximum
Offering Price per
Unit

 Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price(1)

 Amount of
Registration Fee(1)

 

10% Senior Secured Exchange Notes due 2017

 $225,000,000 100% $225,000,000 $16,042.50
 

Guarantees of 10% Senior Secured Exchange Notes due 2017(2)

 $225,000,000 (3) (3) (3)

 

(1)
Represents the maximum principal amount at maturity of 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 that may be issued pursuant to the exchange offer described in this registration statement. Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(f) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(2)
The guarantors are U.S. wholly-ownedwholly owned subsidiaries of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. and have guaranteed the notes being registered.

(3)
Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, no separate fee is payable for the guarantees of the notes.

           The Registrantregistrant hereby amends this Registration Statementregistration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrantregistrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statementregistration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statementregistration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.


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TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter*
 State ofor other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
Organization
 I.R.S.
Employee
Identification
Number

AI Metrix, Inc. 

 Delaware 94-3406239
94-3406239

Airorlite Communications, Inc. 

 New Jersey27-0109331

Charleston Marine Containers, Inc. 

 Delaware 13-3895313

Dallastown Realty I, LLC

 Delaware 13-3891517

Dallastown Realty II, LLC

 Delaware 11-3531172

Defense Systems, Inc.Incorporated. 

 Virginia 54-1869791
54-1869791

DEI Services Corporation

 Florida59-3348607

Digital Fusion, Inc. 

 Delaware 13-3817344

Digital Fusion Solutions, Inc. 

 Florida 59-3443845
59-3443845

Diversified Security Solutions, Inc. 

 New York20-3603298

DTI Associates, Inc. 

 Virginia 54-1462882
54-1462882

General Microwave Corporation

 New York11-1956350

General Microwave Israel Corporation

Delaware11-2696835

Gichner Holdings, Inc. 

 Delaware 26-0537776

Gichner Systems Group, Inc. 

 Delaware 26-0537748

Gichner Systems International, Inc. 

 Delaware 13-3506543

Haverstick Consulting, Inc. 

 Indiana 35-1938389

Haverstick Government Solutions, Inc. 

 Ohio 61-1340684
61-1340684

Henry Bros. Electronics, Inc. 

 California95-3613209

Henry Bros. Electronics, Inc. 

Colorado84-0600621

Henry Bros. Electronics, Inc. 

Delaware22-3690168

Henry Bros. Electronics, Inc. 

New Jersey22-3000080

Henry Bros. Electronics, Inc. 

Virginia54-1549782

Henry Bros. Electronics, L.L.C. 

Arizona86-0950878

Herley Industries, Inc. 

Delaware23-2413500

Herley-CTI, Inc. 

Delaware11-3544929

Herley-RSS, Inc. 

Delaware20-1529679

HGS Holdings, Inc. 

 Indiana 35-2198582

JMA Associates, Inc. 

 Delaware 52-2228456

Kratos CommercialDefense Engineering Solutions, Inc. 

 Delaware 33-0896808

Kratos Government Solutions, Inc. 

Delaware33-0431023

Kratos Mid-Atlantic, Inc. 

 Delaware 51-0261462
51-0261462

Kratos Public Safety & Security Solutions, Inc. 

 Delaware33-0896808

Kratos Southeast, Inc. 

 Georgia 58-1885960

Kratos Southwest L.P. 

 Texas 74-2144182
74-2144182

Kratos Technology & Training Solutions, Inc. 

 California95-2467354

Kratos Texas, Inc. 

 Texas 75-2982611

Madison Research Corporation

 Alabama 63-0934056
63-0934056

Micro Systems, Inc. 

 Florida59-1654615

MSI Acquisition Corp. 

Delaware20-2204612

National Safe of California, Inc. 

California95-2865458

Polexis, Inc. 

 California 33-0717132

Reality Based IT Services, Ltd. 

 Maryland 52-2191091

Rocket Support Services, LLC

 Indiana 20-5113660
20-5113660

SCT Acquisition, LLC

 Delaware20-1825624

SCT Real Estate, LLC

DelawareN/A

Shadow I, Inc. 

 California 51-0569123

Shadow II, Inc. 

 California 20-3744832

Shadow III, Inc. 

 California 20-5651555
20-5651555

Stapor Research, Inc. 

 Virginia20-1666707

Summit Research Corporation

 Alabama 63-1285794

SYS

California95-2467354

WFI NMC Corp. 

 Delaware 33-0936782

*
The address of the principal executive offices of all of the registrants is 4820 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CA 92121 and the telephone number is (858) 812-7300.

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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not complete the exchange offer and issue these securities for exchange until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, declares our registration statementof which this prospectus is a part, is declared effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any statejurisdiction where the offer, solicitation or sale is not permitted.permitted or would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Subject to completion, dated June 28, 2010SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JUNE 7, 2011

PROSPECTUS

LOGOGRAPHIC

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

Offer to Exchange
10% Senior Secured Notes due 2017
($225,000,000285,000,000 in principal amount outstanding)

        We are offering to exchange, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and the accompanying letter of transmittal, our new registered 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (the "exchange notes""Exchange Notes") for all of our outstanding unregistered 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2017, issued on April 15, 2011 (the "original notes""Original Notes"). We will not receive any proceeds from the exchange offer.

Material Terms of the Exchange Offer

        Terms of Exchange Notes.    The terms of the exchange notesExchange Notes will be substantially identical to the original notes,Original Notes, except that the exchange notesExchange Notes will not be subject to transfer restrictions or registration rights relating to the original notes.Original Notes. See the section entitled "Description of the Exchange Notes" that beginsbeginning on page 4637 for more information about the exchange notesExchange Notes and related exchange guarantees to be issued in this exchange offer.

        Expiration Date.    The exchange offer expires at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                  , 2010,2011, unless extended.

        Notes Exchanged.    All original notesOriginal Notes tendered in accordance with the procedures in this prospectus and not withdrawn will be exchanged for an equal amount of exchange notes.Exchange Notes.

        Conditions.    The exchange offer is not conditioned upon a minimum aggregate principal amount of original notesOriginal Notes being tendered. The exchange offer is subject only to the conditions that it not violate applicable laws or any applicable interpretation of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)("SEC").

        Guarantees.    We are also offering to exchange the notes guarantees associated with the original notes, which we refer to as the original guarantees,Original Notes (the "Original Guarantees"), for the notes guarantees associated with the exchange notes, which we refer to as the exchange guarantees.Exchange Notes (the "Exchange Guarantees"). The terms of the exchange guaranteesExchange Guarantees will be substantially identical to the original guarantees,Original Guarantees, except that the exchange guaranteesExchange Guarantees will not be subject to the transfer restrictions or registration rights relating to the original guarantees.Original Guarantees.

        Market for Exchange Notes.    There is no existing market for the exchange notes,Exchange Notes, and we do not intend to apply for their listing on any securities exchange or arrange for them to be quoted on any quotation system.

 ��      If you do not exchange your original notesOriginal Notes and related original guaranteesOriginal Guarantees for exchange notesExchange Notes and related exchange guaranteesExchange Guarantees in the exchange offer, you will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer provided in the original notesOriginal Notes and related original guaranteesOriginal Guarantees and the indenture governing those notes. In general, you may not offer or sell your original notesOriginal Notes and related original guaranteesOriginal Guarantees unless such offer or sale is registered under the federal securities laws or are sold in a transaction exempt from or not subject to the registration requirements of the federal securities laws and applicable state securities laws.

        See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 1314 for a discussion of certain risks that you should consider before participating in the exchange offer.

        Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed on the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.


The date of this prospectus is                                    , 20102011


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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 
1

RISK FACTORS

 
1314

SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

 
3525

USE OF PROCEEDS

 
3627

THE EXCHANGE OFFER

 
3627

DESCRIPTION OF THE EXCHANGE NOTES

 
4637

DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS

 
10297

CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

 
10399

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 
104100

LEGAL MATTERS

 
104101

EXPERTS

 
104101

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION AND INCORPORATON BY REFERENCE

 
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        Each broker-dealer that receives exchange notesExchange Notes for its own account pursuant to this exchange offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such exchange notes.Exchange Notes. The letter of transmittal accompanying this prospectus states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933.1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer during the 180 day180-day period following the closing of the exchange offer in connection with resales of exchange notesExchange Notes received in exchange for original notesOriginal Notes where such original notesOriginal Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making or other trading activities. We have agreed that during the 180 day180-day period following the closing of the exchange offer we will make this prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See "Plan of Distribution."


ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

        In making your decision regarding participation in the exchange offer, you should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. This prospectus incorporates important business and financial information about us that is not included in or delivered with this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with any other information. We are not making an offer of these securities in places where offers and sales are not permitted. The information contained in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement is accurate only on the date such information is presented. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospectus may have changed since that date. You should read this prospectus together with the additional information described under the heading "Where You Can Find More Information and Incorporation by Reference.Information."

        This prospectus may be supplemented from time to time to add, update or change information in this prospectus. Any statement contained in this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in such prospectus supplement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified will be deemed to constitute a part of this prospectus only as so modified, and any statement so superseded will be deemed not to constitute a part of this prospectus.

        The registration statement containing this prospectus, including the exhibits to the registration statement, provides additional information about us and the securities offered under this prospectus.

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The registration statement, including the exhibits, can be read on the website of the SEC or at the offices of the SEC as further described in "Where You Can Find More Information and Incorporation by Reference.Information." You may obtain a copy of the registration statement and its exhibits, free of charge, by oral or written request directed to: Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., 4820 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CA 92121, Attention: Corporate Secretary, phone number (858) 812-7300.The exchange offer is expected to expire on                        , 20102011 and you must make your exchange decision by this expiration date. To obtain timely delivery of the requested information, you must request this information by                        , 2010,2011, which is five business days before the expiration date of the exchange offer.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

        This prospectus contains "forward-looking statements".and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relatemay include, but are not limited to, expectations, beliefs,statements relating to our future financial performance, the growth of the market for our products and services, expansion plans and opportunities and statements regarding our plans, strategies anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts or that necessarily depend uponobjectives for future events.operations. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by termsterminology such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "would," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "project," "predict," "potential" and similar formsor "continue," the negative of these words and expressions.such terms or other comparable terminology.

        Forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus include statements regarding our plans, strategies and objectives for our future operations; statements regarding future economic conditions; and statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.

        The forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus reflect our current views about future events, are based on assumptions, and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and uncertainties.other important factors. Many important factors could cause actual results or achievements to differ materially from any futurethe results, performance or achievements expressed in or implied by our forward-looking statements, including the factors listed below. Many of the factors that will determine future events or achievements are beyond our ability to control or predict. Certain of these are important factors that could cause actual results or achievements to differ materially from the results or achievements reflected in our forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to:following:

        TheThese forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus reflect our views and assumptions only as of the date such forward-looking statements are made. Many of this prospectus. Youthe factors that will determine future results, performance or achievements are beyond our ability to control or predict, and accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we assume no responsibility for updating any forward-looking statements nor do we intend to do so. Our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from the results expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. The risks included herein this section are not exhaustive. ReferAdditional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements are set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" for further discussion regardingbeginning on page 14 of this prospectus, and in our exposure to risks.most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K and other filings with the SEC. You should carefully read this prospectus together with the information incorporated herein by reference as described under the heading "Where You Can Find More Information," completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

        This summary highlights information from this prospectus, but does not contain all material features of the exchange offer. To understand all of the terms of the exchange offer and for a more complete understanding of our business, you should carefully read the entire prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

        In this prospectus, references to "we," "our," "us," "the Company" or "Kratos"' mean Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. In this prospectus, we sometimes collectively refer to our acquisition of Herley Industries Inc. ("Herley"), our equity offering consummated on February 11, 2011, in which we received approximately $61.1 million in net proceeds, and the debt offering consummated on March 25, 2011, in which we issued $285.0 million in indebtedness and received $305.0 million in gross proceeds, and certain transactions related thereto as the "Transactions". Additionally, we use the term "original notes""Original Notes" to refer to the 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 that were issued by the Company on April 15, 2011, pursuant to that certain Indenture, dated as of May 19, 2010, by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, FSB as trustee and collateral agent (as amended or supplemented, the "Indenture"); the term "exchange notes""Exchange Notes" to refer to the 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and are being offered in exchange for the original notesOriginal Notes as described in this prospectus.prospectus; the term "Existing Kratos Notes" to refer to the 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 that were issued by the Company on May 19, 2010, pursuant to the Indenture and subsequently exchanged for registered notes on August 11, 2010; the term "Kratos Notes" to collectively refer to the Exchange Notes and the Existing Kratos Notes; the term "Existing Kratos Guarantees" to refer to the guarantees related to the Existing Kratos Notes; the term "Exchange Guarantees" to refer to the guarantees related to the Exchange Notes; and the term "Kratos Guarantees" to collectively refer to the Existing Kratos Guarantees and the Exchange Guarantees.

        We are one of the leading providers ofa specialized national security business providing mission-critical engineering, information technologyproducts, services strategic communications and warfighter solutions for customers primarily within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), U.S. intelligence agenciesnational security priorities. Our core capabilities are sophisticated engineering, manufacturing and other U.S. federal agencies. We believe we have particular expertise in providingsystem integration offerings for national security platforms and programs. Our principal services are related to, but are not limited to, Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR)("C5ISR"); related cybersecurity; cyberwarfare; information assurance and situational awareness solutions; weapons systems lifecycle support and sustainment; military weapon range operations; network engineeringoperations and technical services; information assurancemissile, rocket and cyber security solutionsweapons system testing and evaluation; missile and rocket mission launch services, primarily for ballistic missile defense; public safety, critical infrastructure security and surveillance systems. Our employees are strategically located at key military installations throughout the United Statessystems; modeling and a majority of our over 2,600 employees have national security clearances. These security clearances, along with our past performance qualifications, are a requirement for the majority of our contract vehiclessimulation; unmanned aerial vehicle ("UAV") systems; and customer engagements.

advanced network engineering and information technology services. We offer our customers products, solutions, services and expertise to support their mission-critical needs by leveraging our skills across our core serviceoffering areas.

        Our primary end customers includeare U.S. Federal Government agencies, including the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air ForceDepartment of Defense ("DoD"), classified agencies, intelligence agencies, other national security agencies and other agencies under the DoD. In addition, we provide services to various U.S. federal, state and local governments as well as commercial customers.homeland security related agencies. We believe our stable client base, strong customerclient relationships, broad array of contract vehicles, considerable employee base possessing national security clearances, extensive list of past performance qualifications, and significant management and operational capabilities position us for continued growth.

        We serve 14 of the top 15 DoD programs in terms of total procurement and research, development, testing and evaluation spending. We provide for a diversified and stable contract base. We also provideproducts, solutions and services for a wide range of well-established military programsestablished, deployed and operating national security platforms, including, DDG-51 Arleigh Burke Classbut not limited to, Aegis Chaparral, Oriole Rocket Target System, Predator, Reaper, Fire Scout and other Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Surface-Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and Virginia Class Submarines.

        On May 19, 2010, we acquired Gichner Holdings, Inc. (Gichner), a privately held leading manufacturer, designer and integrator of customized tactical military products and facilities, subsystems and modularBallistic Missile Defense systems, for the U.S. military and its allies, for a total purchase price of approximately $133 million in cash.

        On a pro forma basis which includes the recently completed Gichner acquisition, as of March 28, 2010, total backlog, which represents the estimated revenue we expect to realize over the remaining life of awarded contracts and task orders that we have in hand (funded and unfunded), was approximately $745 million, of which approximately $285 million was funded backlog.

        We provide a comprehensive suite of mission-critical engineering, information technology services, strategic communications and warfighter solutions, in support of key programs for military, government and civil applications. We operate two principal segments, based on the nature of our solutions offered: Kratos Government Solutions, or our KGS segment, and Public Safety and Security, or our PSS segment.M1 Abrams tanks, Bradley fighting vehicles, F-5 Tiger,


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        Under ourThe KGS segment we offer three basic categories of solutions: Weapons Systems Solutions, Defense Engineering Solutionsprovides products, solutions and Information Technology Solutions.

        Weapons Systems Solutionsservices primarily for mission-critical national security priorities. KGS customers primarily include national security related agencies, the DoD, intelligence agencies and classified agencies. Our work includes logistics, engineering technical support, target operations support, international programs, rocket program services, technology initiatives and advanced weapon system research and engineering. We have experience with sophisticated weapons systems including Reaper and Fire Scout UAVs, Avenger, Fire Support Team Vehicles, anti-tank guided missiles, Lasers, M3P machine guns, Terminal High Altitude Aerial Defense missiles, night vision systems, Multiple Launch Rocket System, OH-58(D) Kiowa Warrior helicopters, electronic repair shelters, CH-47 Chinook helicopters, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, AH-64 Apache helicopters, Aviation Ground Support Equipment and Air Traffic Control. We primarily focus on proven programs and platforms that have a large installed base for which we can provide ongoing weapon system sustainment, and life cyclelifecycle support and assessment. For example, on the Kiowa OH-58 Helicopter, we designed, integrated, installed, tested and deployed a new main weapon system which delivers a higher rate of fire, greater killing power and accuracy. We believe we have expertise in designing, testing and integrating weapons onto existing UAVs, by proving concepts prior to full development.

        We provide tactical combat vehicle shelters forextension; C5ISR systems, weapon systems and warfighters. Our tactical military facilities and products include lightweight, high-strength enclosures for widely recognized military programs and platforms, as well as ruggedized and readily transported enclosures. Our product design approach focuses on highly engineered enclosures and facilities that have the flexibility to be modified to customer specifications. We routinely design, integrate and install components into our standard products, such as communication systems infrastructure, racks and cabinets and power distribution and lighting, among others.

        Our customized products and solutions are currently deployed on a wide range of well-funded and proven military programs,services, including High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Command Post Platform, the MQ-1C Sky Warrior and RQ-7 Shadow UAVs, Patriot Surface to Air Missile System, the DDG-1000 Zumwalt-class, Expeditionary TriCon Sheler, NAVAIR Mobile Facility, Multi-Temperature Refrigerated Container System, Persistent Threat Detection System, Transportable Blackhawk Operations Simulator and Warfighter Information Network-Tactical. For example, we provide tactical enclosures for the MQ-1C Sky Warrior under the Universal Ground Control Station program, which provides ground control for the operation of this UAV. We also design and build the Air Vehicle Transporter that attaches to the HMMWV to transport the RQ-7 Shadow UAV and its equipment.

        Our customers include the Aviation and Missile Command, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Defense Logistics Agency and industry partners. In addition, we provide services and products internationally through Foreign Military Sales and other U.S. government contracts.

        Defense Engineering Solutions provides a full spectrum of C5ISR, engineering and operational solutions in support of weapons range operations, rocket support services, ballistic missile defense, technical services and engineering and analysis. We also develop program requirements, support implementation of acquisition programs, and develop and test new systems. Key programs and platforms include DDG-51 Aegis Readiness, Oriole Rocket Target, Advanced Hypersonic Weapon, Electromagnetic Railgun and next generation ammunition. For example, we design, manufacture, deliver and launch Aegis Readiness Assessment Vehicles at the Pacific Missile Range Facility to


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maintain and continually test the operational readiness of the fleet for U.S. ballistic missile defense. We also test and assess various Navy weapon systems on the weapons range at Dahlgren for the U.S. Navy.

        Our customers include the Joint Inter Agency Task Force-South, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center and Naval Sea Systems Command.

        Information Technology Solutions provides solutions to government agencies for network design and architecture, engineering and operations,related cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, information assurance and cybersituational awareness solutions; military range operations and technical services; missile, rocket, and weapons systems test and evaluation; mission launch services; modeling and simulation; UAV products and technology; advanced network engineering and information technology services; and public safety, security and surveillance systems management. Otherintegration. We produce products, solutions and services include enterprise architecture, business analysisrelated to certain C5ISR platforms, unmanned system platforms, weapons systems, national security related assets and intelligence, program management, data warehousing, database design and development, application integration and legacy system transformation and sustainment. Our programs and products include NeuralStar, our proprietary product for providing enterprise visibility and centralized monitoring, dopplerVUE, an integrated fault and performance monitoring system, the Ballistic Missile Defense System Control Battle Management and the Defense Information Systems Agency Network.warfighter systems.

        Our customers include the Ballistic Missile Defense Agency, Defense Contract Management Agency, Air Force Materiel Systems Group, Naval Warfare Systems Center, Defense Information System Agency and other agencies.

        Our PSS segment provides independent integrated solutions for advanced homeland security, public safety, critical information, and security and surveillance systems for government and commercial applications. Our solutions include designing, installing and servicing building technologies that protect people, critical infrastructure, assets, information and property and make facilities more secure and efficient. We also provide solutions in such areas as the design, engineering and operation of command and control centers; the design, engineering, deployment and integration of access control,control; building automation and control, communications,control; communications; digital and closed circuit television security and surveillance,surveillance; fire and life safety,safety; maintenance and servicesservice; and productproject support services.

        We provide solutions for customers in the critical infrastructure, power generation, power transport, nuclear energy, financial, information technology, healthcare, education, transportation and petro-chemicalpetrochemical industries, as well as certain government and military customers. For example, we provide biometrics and other access control technologies to customers such as pipelines, electrical grids, municipal port authorities, power plants, communication centers, large data centers, government installations and other commercial enterprises.

        On May 15, 2011, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with Integral Systems, Inc., a Maryland corporation ("Integral Systems"), IRIS Merger Sub Inc., a Maryland corporation and our wholly owned subsidiary ("Merger Sub"), and IRIS Acquisition


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Sub LLC, a Maryland limited liability company and our wholly owned subsidiary ("Merger LLC"). Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Integral Systems, and Integral Systems will continue as the surviving corporation and as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Merger"). The boards of directors of the Company and Integral Systems have unanimously approved the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.

        At the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), holders of Integral Systems common stock will be entitled to receive (i) $5.00 in cash, without interest, and (ii) 0.588 shares of the Company's common stock for each share of Integral Systems common stock they own (the "Merger Consideration").

        In addition, at the Effective Time, each Integral Systems stock option that has an exercise price less than $13.00 per share shall, if the holder thereof elects in writing, be cancelled in exchange for an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product of the total number of shares of Integral Systems common stock subject to such in-the-money option, multiplied by the aggregate value of the excess, if any, of $13.00 over the exercise price per share subject to such option, less the amount of any tax withholding. Each Integral Systems stock option that has an exercise price equal to or greater than $13.00 per share and each Integral Systems in-the-money option the holder of which does not make the election described in the preceding sentence shall be converted into an option to purchase Kratos common stock, with (i) the number of shares subject to such option adjusted to equal the number of shares of Integral Systems common stock subject to such out-of-the-money option multiplied by 0.9559, rounded up to the nearest whole share, and (ii) the per share exercise price under each such option adjusted by dividing the per share exercise price under such option by 0.9559, rounded up to the nearest whole cent. Each share of restricted stock granted under an Integral Systems equity plan or otherwise, whether vested or unvested, that is outstanding immediately prior to the completion of the Merger shall be cancelled and the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product of the total number of restricted shares of Integral Systems common stock held by such holder, multiplied by $13.00, less the amount of any tax withholding. No fractional shares of Company common stock will be issued in the Merger. The Merger is intended to qualify as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

        Completion of the Merger is subject to various customary conditions, including, among other things: (i) the approval of the stockholders of each of the Company and Integral Systems; (ii) subject to certain materiality exceptions, the accuracy of the representations and warranties made by each of the Company and Integral Systems and the compliance by each of the Company and Integral Systems with their respective obligations under the Merger Agreement; (iii) obtaining clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, as amended; and (iv) the declaration of the effectiveness by the SEC of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by the Company on June 7, 2011.

        The Merger Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, including covenants obligating the Company and Integral Systems to continue to conduct their respective businesses in the ordinary course and to cooperate on seeking regulatory approvals and providing access to each other's information. The Merger Agreement also contains a representation by the Company regarding the availability of funds to complete the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including certain financing commitments, and a customary "no solicitation" provision pursuant to which, prior to the completion of the Merger, neither the Company nor Integral Systems is permitted to solicit or engage in discussions with any third party regarding another acquisition proposal unless it has received an unsolicited proposal or offer that the recipient's board of directors determines is or could reasonably be expected to result in a "Superior Proposal".


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        The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights in favor of each of the Company and Integral Systems, including each party's right to terminate the Merger Agreement under certain circumstances in connection with the acceptance of a "Superior Proposal". In addition, the Merger Agreement provides that in connection with certain terminations of the Merger Agreement, depending on the circumstances surrounding the termination, one party may be required to pay the other a termination fee of $9.3 million.

Background

Department of Defense Drives Strategic Priorities for the Company

        The delivery and execution of our mission-critical engineering and support services are driven by the priorities of the U.S. Federal Government and primarily the DoD. The strategic priorities of the DoD are based in large part on the Quadrennial Defense Review, a legislatively mandated review of DoD strategy and priorities. These priorities are currently focused on mission-critical capabilities of the U.S. armed forces and providing the support infrastructure necessary to sustain these forces in a time of heightened warfare readiness and deployment.

        The DoD's budget for the 2012 fiscal year is $671.0 billion, a decrease of 5% from fiscal year 2011. The top 28 programs account for approximately $64.0 billion in funding and require aggregate funding that is nearly 14% higher than what was set aside for them in the fiscal year 2010 budget, which closed on September 30, 2010. The increase in the top 28 programs represents a significant opportunity to key federal government contractors in support of the DoD's war fighter, information technology, and other operational priorities. We believe there will be significant market opportunities for providers of system sustainment, information technology ("IT") and engineering services and solutions to federal government agencies over the next several years, particularly those in the defense and homeland security communities.

        The entire federal government is currently operating under the authority of a continuing resolution (the "Continuing Resolution") for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011. The Continuing Resolution funds programs and services, including DoD budgets, at approximately the same levels as fiscal year 2010. The Continuing Resolution runs through September 30, 2011, after which Congress will either pass a new appropriations bill, extend the Continuing Resolution, or shut down the government for all nonessential federal government services.

Focus on Federal Government Transformation

        The federal government, and the DoD in particular, areis in the midst of a significant transformation that is driven by the U.S. federal government's need to address the changing nature of global threats, along with certain budgetary and procurement considerations.threats. A significant aspect of this transformation is the use of C5ISR and information technology to increase the U.S. federal government's effectiveness and efficiency.

The result is increased defensefederal government spending aimed aton information technology to upgrade networks and transform the federal government from separate, isolated organizations into larger, enterprise level, network-centric organizations capable of sharing information broadly and quickly. While the transformation initiative is driven by the need to prepare for new world threats, adopting these IT transformation initiatives will also improve efficiency and reduce infrastructure costs across all federal government agencies.

        An additional aspect of the military transformation includes significantly enhancing military readiness in areas such as missile defense, weapons system sustainment and extension, and the overall strengthening of intelligence and security. For example, the objective of the DoD as it relates to missile defense is to continue to develop, test, and field missile defense systems to protect the United States,America, its allies and deployed forces. Additionally the U.S. federal government is expected to increase spending on information technology to upgrade networks and transform the U.S. federal government from separate, isolated organizations into larger, enterprise level, network-centric organizations capable of sharing information broadly and quickly.

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2010. These priorities are focused on mission-critical capabilities        While the real rate of growth in the top line defense budget may be slowing for the first time since September 11, 2001, the U.S. armed forcesGovernment's budgetary process continues to give us good visibility with respect to future spending and providing the support infrastructure necessary to sustain these forces in a time of heightened warfare readiness and deployment. Additionally, a fundamental priority outlinedthreat areas that the government is addressing. We believe that our business is aligned with mission-critical national security priorities, particularly in the QDR is rebalancing the force, which includes the expansionarea of unmanned aircraft systems for intelligence, surveillancemissile defense, C5ISR, cyber security and reconnaissance (ISR); exploiting subsurface operations; enhancing the robustness of ISR capabilitiesinformation assurance, and developing cyberspace operations.

        The Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 DoD budget is $708.2 billion, an increase of $18.0 billion over FY 2010. The total budgetary increase of 3% represents a significant opportunity for U.S. federal government contractors supporting the DoD's warfighter, information technologythat our current contracts and other operational priorities. The FY 2011 DoD budget includes supplemental funding of $159 billion to support overseas contingency operations, primarily in Iraq and Afghanistan. We participate in several of the largest procurement defense programs as measured by cumulative FY 2009—2013 DoD Budget Authority, including Missile Defense, UAV programs, Future Combat Systems, DDG-51 Arleigh Burke class Aegis Destroyers, and the Littoral Combat Ship.strong backlog provide us with good insight regarding our future cash flows.

        Based on the most recent QDR and the FY 2011 DoD budget, we believe there will be significant market opportunities for providers of system sustainment, information technology and engineering services and solutions to U.S. federal government agencies over the next several years, particularly those in the defense and homeland security communities.

        We believe we have robust capabilities and past performance qualifications in our respective business areas, including a work force that is experienced with the various systemsprograms we service and the customers we serve. Additionally, a majority of our employees have national security clearances specifically related to the customers they work for and the contracts which they work on. We believe the following key strengths distinguish us competitively:

        Through existing customer engagements and the government-focusedgovernment focused acquisitions we have completed over the past several years, we believe we have amassed significant and highly specialized experience in areas directly related to C5ISR weapon system life-cyclelifecycle extension and sustainment; missile, rocket and weapons system testtesting and evaluation; C5ISR; military range operations and technical servicesservices; and other highly differentiated services and solutions. This collective experience, or past performance qualifications, is a requirement for the majority of our contract vehicles and customer engagements. Further enhancing our specialized expertise, a majority of our over 2,600approximately 2,900 employees have secret,national security clearances, including top secret or higher security clearances.and higher. We believe these characteristics represent a significant competitive strength and position us to win renewal or follow-on business.

        As a result of our business development focus on securing key contracts, we are a preferred contractor on numerous multi-yearmultiyear, government-wide acquisition contracts ("GWACs") and multiple award contracts. Our preferred contractor status provides us with the opportunity to bid on hundreds of millions of dollars of business each year against a discrete number of other pre-qualifiedprequalified companies. We have a highly diverse base of contracts with no contract representing more than 5% of pro forma 20092010 revenue. Our fixed price contracts, almost all of which are nearly all production contracts, represent approximately 54%57% of our pro forma 20092010 revenue. Our cost pluscost-plus-fee contracts and time and materials contracts each represent approximately 24%22% and 22%21%, respectively, of our pro forma 2009 revenue, respectively. Our diverse base of customers includes the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and other government customers, representing 38%, 32%, 8% and 13% of pro forma 2009 revenue, respectively.2010 revenue. We believe our diverse base of customerskey contracts and low reliance on any one contract provides us with a stable, balanced revenue stream.


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        We believe we have a reputation for providing mission-critical services and solutions to our clients. Our relationships with our U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force customers generally exceed 10 years, enabling us to develop an in-depth understanding of their missions and technical needs. In addition, we have employees located at customer sites, providing us with valuable strategic insights into our clients' ongoing and future program requirements. Our in-depth understanding of our clientclients' missions, in conjunction with the strategic location of our employees, enables us to offer technical solutions tailored to our clients' specific requirements and evolving mission objectives. In addition, once we are on-site with a customer, our contract re-compete win rate haswe have historically been successful in excesswinning recompete business in the vast majority of 85%.cases.

        The U.S. Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Act of 2005 is the congressionally authorized process the DoD has implemented to reorganize its base structure to fewer, larger bases in order to more efficiently and effectively support U.S. armed forces, increase operational readiness and facilitate new ways of doing business. As a result of the DoD's BRAC transformation, we have concentrated part of our business strategy on building a significant presence in key BRAC receiving locations where the U.S. federal government is relocating its personnel and related technical and professional services. We believe our focus on increasing our strategic presence in key BRAC receiving locations will provide a significant competitive advantage.

        As of March 28, 2010,27, 2011, our total backlog, on a pro forma total backlogbasis with Herley and Integral Systems, was approximately $745 million,$1.2 billion, of which approximately $285$676.0 million was funded backlog. The majority of our sales are from orders issued under long-term contracts, typically three to five years in duration. Our contract backlog provides visibility into stable future revenue and cash flow over a diverse set of customers and contracts.

        We deliver our services through a skilled workforce of over 1,800approximately 2,900 employees. Our senior managers have significant experience with U.S. federal governmentFederal Government agencies, the U.S. military and federal government contractors. Members of our management team have experience growing businesses both organically and through acquisitions. We believe that the cumulative experience and differentiated expertise of our personnel in our core focus areas, coupled with our sizable employee base, the majority of which hold national security clearances, allowallows us to qualify for and bid on larger projects in a prime contracting role.

        Our strategy is to grow our business as a leading provider of highly differentiated products, solutions and services in our core areas of focus as noted above by delivering comprehensive, high-end engineering services, technical solutions, product manufacturing, and information technology solutions to U.S. federal government agencies, while improving our margin rates and overall profitability. To achieve


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Capitalize on Current Contract Base

        We are pursuing new program and contract opportunities and awards, as we build the business, with our objective,expanding customer base, contract portfolio, and product, solution and service offerings. We are aggressively pursuing task orders under existing contract vehicles to maximize our revenue and strengthen our client relationships, though there is no assurance that the federal government will make awards up to the ceiling amounts or that we intend to:will be awarded any task orders under these vehicles. We have developed several internal tools that facilitate our ability to track, prioritize and win task orders under these vehicles. Combining these tools with our technical expertise, our strong past performance record and our knowledge of our clients' needs should position us to win additional task orders.

        We are focused on expanding the products, solutions and services we provide to our current clients by leveraging our strong relationships, technical capabilities and past performance qualificationsrecord, and by offering a wider range of solutions.comprehensive solutions as we continue to acquire companies with new areas of specialization. In regard to new areas of specialization, two of our recent acquisitions have expanded our service offerings to include manufacturing of tactical combat vehicle shelters for C5ISR systems, unmanned systems, weapon systems and warfighters. We believe our understanding of client missions, processes and needs, in conjunction with our full lifecycle IT offerings, including cybersecurity, cyberwarfare and situational awareness, positions us to capture new work from existing clients as the federal government continues to increase the volume of IT services contracted to professional services providers. Moreover, we believe our strong past performance record positions us to expand the level of services we provide to our clients.

Expand Client and Contract Base

        We are also focused on expanding our client base into areas with significant growth opportunities by leveraging our capabilities, industry reputation, long-term client relationships and diverse contract base. We believeanticipate that this expansion will enable us to both pursue additional higher value work and to further diversify our understanding of client missions, processes and needs, in conjunctionrevenue base across the federal government. Our long-term relationships with federal government agencies, together with our full lifecycle information technology offerings, positionsGWAC vehicles, give us to capture new


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business from existing clients as the U.S. federal government continues to increase the volume of information services contracted to professional services providers.

        We are aggressively pursuing task orders under our existing contract vehicles to maximize our revenue and strengthen our client relationships. We have developed several internal tools that facilitate our ability to track, prioritize and win task orders under these contract vehicles. We believe the combination of these tools, our technical expertise, past performance qualifications and knowledge of our clients' needs, will position usopportunities to win additional task orders.contracts with new clients within these agencies.

        We believe that we have significant opportunities to increase our operating margins and improve profitability by capitalizing on our corporate infrastructure investments and internally developed tools, improving efficiencies and reducing costs, and concentrating our efforts on increasing the percentage of revenues generated from high value-added primevalue added contracts. On

Capitalize on Corporate Infrastructure Investments

        In recent periods, we have made significant investments in our senior management and corporate infrastructure in anticipation of future revenue growth. These investments included hiring senior executives with significant experience in the national security industry, strengthening our internal controls over financial reporting and accounting staff in support of public company reporting requirements, expanding our Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities and other corporate facilities, and expanding our backlog and bid and proposal pipeline. We will be allocating additional resources in our pursuit of new and larger contract opportunities, leveraging our increased scale and robust past performance qualifications. We believe our management experience and corporate infrastructure are more typical of a pro forma basis,company with a much larger revenue base than ours. We therefore


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anticipate that, to the extent our contract mixrevenue grows, we will include additional higher margin, fixed price contracts.be able to leverage this infrastructure base and increase our operating margins.

        We expect to further improve our operating margins as we strive to increase the percentage of revenue we derive from our work as a prime contractor and from engagements where contracts are awarded on a best value, rather than on a low cost, basis. The U.S. federal government's move toward performance-based contract awards to realize greater returnsreturn on its investmentsinvestment has resulted in a shift to greater utilization of best value awards. We believe this shift will enable us to expand our operating margins as we are awarded more contracts of this nature.

        We intend to supplement our organic growth by selectively identifying, acquiring and integrating businesses that meet our primary objective of providing us with enhanced capabilities to pursue a broader cross section of the DoD, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other U.S. government markets, complement and broaden our existing client base and relationships, expand our primary service offerings and enhance past performance qualifications to win new business.offerings. Our senior management team has significant experience identifying, integrating and operating acquired companies.acquisition experience.

        InvestmentAn investment in our notesthe Exchange Notes involves substantial risks. See "Risk Factors" startingbeginning on page 11, the risks under the heading "Risk Factors"14 of this prospectus and in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2009 and any subsequent period reports as well ason Forms 10-Q and 8-K and other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of certain risks relating to an investment in our notes.filings with the SEC that are incorporated herein by reference.

        The following summary is qualified by the more detailed information appearing in the computation table found in Exhibit 12.1 to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and the historical financial statements, including the notes to those financial statements,thereto, incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

        Our earnings are inadequate to cover fixed charges. The following table sets forth our earnings to fixed charges and the dollar amount of the coverage deficiency for all periods.the three month period ended March 27, 2011 and the years ending December 31, 2006, December 31, 2007, December 28, 2008, December 27, 2009 and December 26, 2010. We have not included a ratio of earnings to


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combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends because no preferred dividends are accrued, accruing or payable on our outstanding preference shares.

 (In millions, except ratio) 

 Fiscal Year Ended Three
Months Ended
  Fiscal Year Ended Three Month
Period Ended
 

 December 31,
2005
 December 31,
2006
 December 31,
2007
 December 28,
2008
 December 27,
2009
 March 28,
2010
  December 31,
2006
 December 31,
2007
 December 28,
2008
 December 27,
2009
 December 26,
2010
 March 27,
2011
 

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

            1.1  

Deficiency of Earnings Available to Cover Fixed Charges

 $(0.6)$(26.7)$(25.9)$(104.7)$(37.3)$(0.1) $(26.7)$(25.9)$(104.7)$(37.3)  $(5.0)

        We were incorporated in the Statestate of New York on December 19, 1994 and began operations in March 1995. We reincorporated in the Statestate of Delaware in 1997. On September 12, 2007, we changed our name from Wireless Facilities, Inc. to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. Our principal executive offices are located at 4820 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, California 92121, phoneand our telephone number 858-812-7300.is (858) 812-7300. We maintain a website at www.kratosdefense.com. Information contained in or accessible through our website does not constitute part of this prospectus. Our common stock has been publicly traded since 1999 and is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "KTOS.""KTOS".


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Summary of the Terms of the Exchange Offer

        On May 19, 2010 we completedMarch 25, 2011, Acquisition Co. Lanza Parent, a private offeringDelaware corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of $225the Company (the "Stage I Issuer"), issued $285.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2017.2017 (the "Stage I Notes") pursuant to an indenture, dated as of March 25, 2011, among the Stage I Issuer, the guarantor party thereto and Wilmington Trust FSB ("Wilmington Trust"), as trustee and collateral agent (the "Stage I Indenture"). On April 4, 2011, the Stage I Issuer merged with and into the Company, and the Company assumed all the assets and liabilities of the Stage I Issuer including, pursuant to a supplemental indenture to the Stage I Indenture, all the obligations of the Stage I Issuer under the Stage I Indenture, the Stage I Notes and the Collateral Agreements (as defined in the Stage I Indenture) and (ii) the Company became the issuer of the Stage I Notes under the Stage I Indenture and pledgor under such Collateral Agreements. In addition, on April 15, 2011, the Company redeemed all of the outstanding Stage I Notes by issuing to each holder of Stage I Notes (each, a "Holder" and collectively, the "Holders") in exchange therefor the Original Notes issued by the Company pursuant to the Indenture in a like principal amount. On March 25, 2011, in connection with the issuance of the original notes,Stage I Notes, we entered into a registration rights agreement in which we agreed that you, as a holder of unregistered notes, which we refer to as the original notes,Original Notes, would be entitled to exchange your unregistered notesOriginal Notes for exchange notesExchange Notes registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act).Act. The exchange offer is intended to satisfy these rights. After the exchange offer is completed, you will no longer be entitled to any registration rights with respect to your original notes.Original Notes. The exchange notesExchange Notes will be our obligationsobligation and will be entitled to the benefits of the indentureIndenture relating to the exchange notes.Exchange Notes. The form and terms of the exchange notesExchange Notes are identical in all material respects to the form and terms of the original notes,Original Notes, except that:that the Exchange Notes will:

You should read the discussion under the heading "The Exchange Offer" beginning on page 3627 and "Description of the Exchange Notes" beginning on page 4637 for further information about the exchange offer and the exchange notes.Exchange Notes.

The Exchange Offer

 We are offering to exchange up to $225,000,000$285,000,000 aggregate principal amount of exchange notesExchange Notes for an identical principal amount of original notes.Original Notes.

Expiration of the Exchange Offer

 

The exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                        , 2010,2011, unless we extend the exchange offer, in which case the expiration date will mean the latest date and time to which we extend the exchange offer. See "The Exchange Offer—Expiration Date; Extensions; Amendments."


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Procedures for Tendering Original Notes Held in the Form of Book-Entry Interests

 

The original notesOriginal Notes were issued as global securities and were deposited with Wilmington Trust FSB who holds the original notesOriginal Notes as the custodian for theThe Depository Trust Company (DTC)("DTC"). Beneficial interests in the original notesOriginal Notes are held by participants in DTC on behalf of the beneficial owners of the original notes.Original Notes. We refer to beneficial interests in notes held by participants in DTC as notes held in book-entry form. Beneficial interests in notes held in book-entry form are shown on, and transfers of the notes can be made only through, records maintained in book-entry form by DTC and its participants.


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If you are a holder of an original noteOriginal Note held in the form of a book-entry interest and you wish to tender your book-entry interest for exchange in the exchange offer, you must transmit to Wilmington Trust, FSB, as exchange agent, on or prior to the expiration date of the exchange offer, the following:

 

•       a computer-generated message transmitted by means of DTC's Automated Tender Offer Program (ATOP)("ATOP") system that, when received by the exchange agent will form a part of a confirmation of book-entry transfer in which you acknowledge and agree to be bound by the terms of the letter of transmittal; and

 

•       a timely confirmation of book-entry transfer of your original notesOriginal Notes into the exchange agent's account at DTC, according to the procedure for book-entry transfers described in this prospectus under the heading "The Exchange Offer—Procedures for Tendering."

Procedures for Tendering Original Notes Held in Certificated Form

 

If you hold your original notesOriginal Notes in certificated form and wish to accept the exchange offer, sign and date the letter of transmittal, and deliver the letter of transmittal, along with certificates for the original notesOriginal Notes and any other required documentation, to the exchange agent on or before the expiration date in accordance with the instructions contained in this prospectus and the letter of transmittal.

Special Procedures for Beneficial Owners

 

If you are a beneficial owner whose original notesOriginal Notes are registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and wish to tender those original notesOriginal Notes in the exchange offer, please contact the registered holder as soon as possible and instruct them to tender on your behalf and comply with the instructions in this prospectus and the letter of transmittal.


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Guaranteed Delivery Procedures

 

If you are unable to deliver the original notes,Original Notes, the letter of transmittal or any other required documents to the exchange agent or comply with the applicable ATOP procedures prior to the expiration date, you may tender your original notesOriginal Notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures described in this prospectus under the heading "The Exchange Offer—Guaranteed Delivery Procedures."

Withdrawal Rights

 

You may withdraw original notesthe Original Notes you tendered by furnishing a notice of withdrawal to the exchange agent or by complying with applicable ATOP procedures at any time before 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the expiration date. See "The Exchange Offer—Withdrawal of Tenders."


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Acceptance of Original Notes and Delivery of Exchange Notes

 

If the conditions described under "The Exchange Offer—Conditions" are satisfied, we will accept for exchange any and all original notesOriginal Notes that are properly tendered and not withdrawn before the expiration date. See "The Exchange Offer—Procedures for Tendering." If we close the exchange offer, the exchange notesExchange Notes will be delivered promptly following the expiration date. Otherwise, we will promptly return any original notesOriginal Notes accepted.

Consequences of Failure to Exchange

 

If you do not exchange your original notesOriginal Notes for exchange notes,Exchange Notes, you will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer provided in the original notesOriginal Notes and in the indenture governing the original notes.Indenture. In general, the original notesOriginal Notes may not be offered or sold unless registered under the Securities Act, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. We do not intend to register the original notesOriginal Notes under the Securities Act.

Registration Rights

 

You are entitled to exchange your original notesOriginal Notes for exchange notesExchange Notes with substantially identical terms. This exchange offer satisfies this right. After the exchange offer is completed, you will no longer be entitled to any exchange or registration rights with respect to your original notes.Original Notes.

Federal Income Tax Considerations

 

The exchange of original notesOriginal Notes for exchange notesExchange Notes in the exchange offer will not be a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes. See "The Exchange Offer—Federal Income Tax Consequences" and "Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations" for a discussion of U.S. federal income tax considerations you should consider before tendering original notesyour Original Notes in the exchange offer.

Exchange Agent

 

Wilmington Trust FSB is serving as exchange agent for the exchange offer. The address for the exchange agent is listed under "The Exchange Offer—Exchange Agent." If you would like more information about the procedures for the exchange offer, you should call the exchange agent at (302) 636-6181. The facsimile number for the exchange agent is (302) 636-4139, Attention: Sam Hamed.

        See "The Exchange Offer" for more detailed information concerning the terms of the exchange offer.


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The Exchange Notes

        The form and terms of the exchange notesExchange Notes to be issued in the exchange offer are the same as the form and terms of the original notes,Original Notes, except that the exchange notesExchange Notes will be registered under the Securities Act and, accordingly, will not bear legends restricting their transfer and will not be entitled to any rights under the registration rights agreement. The exchange notesExchange Notes issued in the exchange offer will evidence the same debt as the original notes,Original Notes, and both the original notesOriginal Notes and the exchange notesExchange Notes are governed by the same indenture.

Issuer

 Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.


Title


 


$225,000,000285,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2017.


Maturity Date


 


June 1, 2017.


Interest Rate


 


We will pay interest on the exchange notesExchange Notes at an annual interest rate of 10%.


Interest Payment Dates


 


We will make interest payments on the exchange notesExchange Notes semi-annually in arrears on each December 1 and June 1, beginning December 1, 2010.2011. Interest will accrue from the issue date of the original notes.and including June 1, 2011.


Guarantees


 


The exchange notesExchange Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior secured basis by our existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries (other than discontinued subsidiaries).


Ranking


 


The exchange notesExchange Notes and the guarantees will rank senior in right of payment to all of our and the guarantors' existing and future subordinated indebtedness and equal in right of payment with all of our and the guarantors' existing and future senior indebtedness, including indebtedness under our revolving credit facility.facility (the "Revolver").


Security Interest


 


The exchange notesExchange Notes and the related guarantees will be secured by a lien on substantially all of our and the guarantors' assets, subject to certain exceptions and permitted liens. However, the security interest in such assets (other than real property, plant, equipment, certain intellectual property and the capital stock of our subsidiaries (collectively, the Notes"Notes Priority Collateral)Collateral")) that secure the exchange notesExchange Notes and the exchange guaranteesExchange Guarantees will be contractually subordinated to liens thereon that secure our revolving credit facility.the Revolver. The security interest in assets securing the revolving credit facilityRevolver that consist of Notes Priority Collateral will be contractually subordinated to liens thereon that secure the exchange notes.Exchange Notes.


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Optional Redemption

 

On or after June 1, 2014, we may redeem some or all of the notesExchange Notes at the redemption prices set forth under "Description of the Exchange Notes—Redemption—Optional Redemption on or after June 1, 2014," plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. Prior to June 1, 2013, we may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the notesExchange Notes at the premium set forth under "Description of the Exchange Notes—Redemption—Optional Redemption Upon Equity Offerings," plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings. In addition, we may, at our option, redeem some or all of the notesExchange Notes at any time prior to June 1, 2014, by paying a "make whole" premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption.


Change of Control Offer


 


If we experience certain change-of-control events, the holders of the notesExchange Notes will have the right to require us to purchase all or a portion of their notesExchange Notes at a price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase.


Asset Sale Offer


 


Upon certain asset sales, we may be required to offer to use the net proceeds thereof to purchase some of the notesExchange Notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase.


Use of Proceeds


 


We will not receive any cash proceeds from the issuance of the exchange notes.Exchange Notes. See "Use of Proceeds."

        See "Description of the Exchange Notes" for more detailed information about the terms of exchange notes.Exchange Notes.


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RISK FACTORS

        An investment in the exchange notesExchange Notes involves significant risks. You should consider carefully the following risk factors and all of the information contained in this prospectus before deciding whether to purchaseparticipate in the exchange notes.offer. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only risks and uncertainties that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. If any of those risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition and results of operations would suffer. The risks discussed below also include forward-looking statements. See "Forward-Looking Statements" in this prospectus.

If you do not exchange your notes pursuant to this exchange offer, you may never be able to sell your notes.

        It may be difficult for you to sell original notes that are not exchanged in and the exchange offer. Those notes may not be offered or sold unless they are registered or there are exemptions from the registration requirements under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. If you do not tender your original notes or if we do not accept some of your original notes, those notes will continue to be subject to the transfer and exchange restrictions in:

        The restrictions on transfer of your original notes arise because we issued the original notes pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. In general, you may only offer or sell the original notes if they are registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, or offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from such requirements. Holders who do not tender their original notes will not have any further registration rights under the registration rights agreement or otherwise, and we do not intend to register the original notes under the Securities Act. To the extent original notes are tendered and accepted in the exchange offer, the trading market, if any, for the original notes would be adversely affected.

         There is no active market forWe significantly increased our leverage in connection with the exchange notes and if an active trading market does not develop for these notes you may not be able to resell them.

        There is currently no trading market for the exchange notes. We do not intend to list the exchange notes on any national securities exchange. The initial purchasersfinancing of the original notes have advised us that they intend to make a market in the exchange notes; however, the initial purchasers of the original notes are not obligated to make a market in the exchange notes, and they may discontinue their market-making activities at any time without notice. In addition, market-making activity will be subject to the limits imposed by law. Further, even if a market were to exist, the exchange notes could trade at prices that may be lower than the initial offering price depending on many factors, including prevailing interest rates, the markets for similar securities, general economic conditions and our financial condition, current stock price, performance and prospects.

        The liquidity of,recent acquisitions and the trading market for, the exchange notes may be adversely affected by general declines or disruptions in the market for non-investment grade debt. Historically, the market for non-investment grade debt has been subject to disruptions that have caused substantial volatility in the prices of securities similar to the exchange notes. Any such disruptions could adversely affect the prices at which the exchange notes may be sold.


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         Your original notes will not be accepted for exchange if you fail to follow the applicable exchange offer proceduresTransactions and as a result, your original notes will continue to be subject to existing transfer restrictions and you may not be able to sell them.

        We will not accept your original notes for exchange if you do not follow the applicable exchange offer procedures. We will issue exchange notes as part of the applicable exchange offer only after timely receipt of your original notes, a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal and all other required documents. Therefore, if you want to tender your original notes, please allow sufficient time to ensure timely delivery. If we do not receive your original notes, letter of transmittal and other required documents by the expiration date of the applicable exchange offer, we will not accept your original notes for exchange. We are under no duty to give notification of defects or irregularities with respect to the tenders of original notes for exchange. If there are defects or irregularities with respect to your tender of original notes, we will not accept your original notes for exchange.

         Wecurrently have substantial indebtedness, which may limitcould have a negative impact on our financial flexibility.financing options and liquidity position and have adverse effects on our business.

        In connection with the sale of the original notes,Transactions, we incurred $225.0an additional $285.0 million of indebtedness. In addition, weindebtedness and, as of March 27, 2011, have $25.0approximately $521.1 million of availability under our revolving credit facility.total indebtedness. As a result of this increased indebtedness, our interest payment obligations will increase.have increased significantly. The degree to which we will beare leveraged could have adverse effects on our business, including the following:

        Our ability to meet our debt service obligations will depend upon our future performance, which may be subject to financial, business and other factors affecting our operations, many of which are beyond our control.

Despite our current indebtedness level, we and our subsidiaries may still be able to incur substantially more debt, which could exacerbate the risks associated with our substantial leverage.

        We may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future. Although the indentureIndenture and the credit agreement governing the notes and our revolving credit facilityRevolver will limit our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, these restrictions are subject to a number of qualifications and exceptions and, under certain circumstances, debt incurred in compliance with these restrictions could be substantial. For example, indebtedness in excess of $25.0 million may be incurred under our revolving credit facilitythe Revolver in reliance on the $15.0 million general debt basket as well as the fixed charge debt


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incurrence test, which additional indebtedness may be secured subject to certain conditions. See clause (22) of the definition of the term "Permitted Liens" under "Description of the Exchange


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Notes—Certain Definitions." In addition, the indentureIndenture and the credit agreement governing the notes and our revolving credit facilityRevolver will not prevent us from incurring obligations that do not constitute indebtedness. See the sections entitled "Description of the Exchange Notes—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock" and "Description of Certain Indebtedness—revolving credit facility.Indebtedness." To the extent that we incur additional indebtedness or such other obligations, the risks associated with our substantial leverage described above, including our possible inability to service our debt, would increase.

         The valueOur debt service obligations may adversely affect our cash flow.

        A higher level of indebtedness increases the risk that we may default on our debt obligations. We may not be able to generate sufficient cash flow to pay the interest on our debt, and future working capital, borrowings or equity financing may not be available to pay or refinance such debt. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow to pay the interest on our debt, we may have to delay or curtail our operations.

        Our ability to generate cash flows from operations and to make scheduled payments on our indebtedness will depend on our future financial performance. Our future financial performance will be affected by a range of economic, competitive and business factors that we cannot control. A significant reduction in operating cash flows resulting from changes in economic conditions, increased competition or other events beyond our control could increase the need for additional or alternative sources of liquidity and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, prospects and our ability to service our debt and other obligations. If we are unable to service our indebtedness, we will be forced to adopt an alternative strategy that may include actions such as reducing capital expenditures, selling assets, restructuring or refinancing our indebtedness or seeking additional equity capital. These alternative strategies may not be effected on satisfactory terms, if at all, and they may not yield sufficient funds to make required payments on the Kratos Notes and our other indebtedness.

        If for any reason we are unable to meet our debt service and repayment obligations, we would be in default under the terms of the collateralagreements governing our debt, which would allow our creditors at that time to declare certain outstanding indebtedness to be due and payable, which would in turn trigger cross-acceleration or cross-default rights between the relevant agreements. In addition, our lenders could compel us to apply all of our available cash to repay our borrowings or they could prevent us from making payments on the Kratos Notes. If the amounts outstanding under the Kratos Notes, the Revolver, and any other indebtedness, were to be accelerated, our assets may not be sufficient to satisfy allrepay in full the money owed to the lenders or to our other debt holders, including you as noteholders.

A portion of our business is conducted through foreign subsidiaries and the failure to generate sufficient cash flow from these subsidiaries, or otherwise repatriate or receive cash from these subsidiaries, could result in our inability to repay our indebtedness, including the Exchange Notes.

        As of March 27, 2011, approximately 4% of our consolidated assets, based on book value, were held by foreign subsidiaries. Our ability to meet our debt service obligations secured by(including those relating to the Exchange Notes) with cash from foreign subsidiaries will depend upon the results of operations of these subsidiaries and may be subject to legal, contractual or other restrictions and other business considerations. In addition, dividend and interest payments to us from the foreign subsidiaries may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, which would reduce the amount of funds we receive from such collateral. Asforeign subsidiaries. Dividends and other distributions from our foreign subsidiaries may also be subject


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to fluctuations in currency exchange rates and legal and other restrictions on repatriation, which could further reduce the amount of funds we receive from such foreign subsidiaries.

        In general, when an entity in a result,foreign jurisdiction repatriates cash to the U.S., the amount of such cash is treated as a dividend taxable at current U.S. tax rates. Accordingly, upon the distribution of cash to us from our foreign subsidiaries, we will be subject to U.S. income taxes. Although foreign tax credits may be available to reduce the amount of the additional tax liability, these credits may be limited and only offset the tax paid in the foreign jurisdiction, not the excess of the U.S. tax rate over the foreign tax rate. Therefore, to the extent that we must use cash generated in foreign jurisdictions to make principal or interest payments on the Kratos Notes, there may be a cost associated with repatriating the cash to the U.S.

The lien-ranking provisions set forth in the intercreditor agreement will substantially limit the rights of the holders of the notes may not receive full paymentKratos Notes with respect to liens on their notes following an event of default.the assets (other than Notes Priority Collateral) securing the Kratos Notes and the Kratos Guarantees.

        The liens on our assets (other than Notes Priority Collateral, defined under "Description of the Exchange Notes—Collateral") securing the exchange notesKratos Notes and the guaranteesKratos Guarantees will be contractually subordinated to the liens thereon that secure our revolving credit facility.the Revolver and will bepari passu with the liens that secure the Kratos Notes. The holders of obligations under our revolving credit facilitythe Revolver will be entitled to receive proceeds from any realization of such collateral to repay their obligations in full before the holders of the exchange notesKratos Notes and other obligations secured by liens subordinated to our revolving credit facilitythe Revolver will be entitled to any recovery from such collateral. In the event of a foreclosure, the proceeds from the sale of all of such collateral may not be sufficient to satisfy the amounts outstanding under the notes (and other obligations similarly secured, if any)Kratos Notes after payment in full of all obligations secured by the Revolver.

        The rights of the holders of the Kratos Notes with respect to the liens on our revolving credit facility.assets (other than Notes Priority Collateral) securing the Kratos Notes and the Kratos Guarantees will therefore be substantially limited pursuant to the terms of the lien-ranking provisions set forth in the intercreditor agreement. Under those lien-ranking provisions, at any time that the Revolver is outstanding, any actions that may be taken in respect of such assets, including the ability to cause the commencement of enforcement proceedings against such assets and to control the conduct of such proceedings, and the approval of releases of such assets from the lien of the collateral documents, will be at the direction of the lenders under the Revolver. The trustee, on behalf of the holders of the Kratos Notes, will not, for significant periods of time, have the ability to control or direct such actions, even if the rights of the holders of the Kratos Notes are adversely affected. See "Description of the Exchange Notes—Intercreditor Agreement."

The imposition of certain permitted liens will cause the assets on which such liens are imposed to be excluded from the collateral securing the Kratos Notes and the Kratos Guarantees. There are also certain other categories of property that are also excluded from the collateral.

        The Indenture permits liens in favor of third parties to secure certain indebtedness, such as indebtedness incurred under the Revolver (which could exceed $35.0 million in the aggregate), purchase money indebtedness and capital lease obligations, and assets subject to such liens will in certain circumstances be excluded from the collateral securing the Kratos Notes and the Kratos Guarantees. Our ability to incur purchase money indebtedness and capital lease obligations on a secured basis is subject to limitations as described in "Description of the Exchange Notes—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock" and "—Limitation on Liens." Certain of these third party liens rank senior to the liens securing the Kratos Notes. In addition, certain categories of assets are excluded from the collateral securing the Kratos Notes and the Kratos Guarantees and the liens on certain categories of assets are not required to be perfected. Excluded assets include certain contracts, certain equipment, and the assets of any


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non-guarantor subsidiary and certain capital stock of certain subsidiaries. See "Description of the Exchange Notes—Collateral." If an event of default occurs and the Kratos Notes are accelerated, the Kratos Notes and the Kratos Guarantees will rank equally with the holders of other unsubordinated and unsecured indebtedness of the relevant entity with respect to such excluded property and will be effectively subordinated to holders of obligations secured by a lien perfected on such excluded property.

The value of the collateral securing the Kratos Notes may not be sufficient to satisfy all the obligations evidenced by or relating to such Kratos Notes secured by such collateral. As a result, holders of such Kratos Notes may not receive full payment on such Kratos Notes following an event of default.

        No appraisal has been made of the collateral.collateral securing the Kratos Notes. The value of the collateral in the event of liquidation will depend upon market and economic conditions, the availability of buyers and similar factors. The collateral does not include contracts, agreements, licenses and other rights that by their express terms prohibit the assignment thereof or the grant of a security interest therein. Some of these may be material to us and such exclusion could have a material adverse effect on the value of the collateral. By its nature, some or all of the collateral may not have a readily ascertainable market value or may not be saleable or, if saleable, there may be substantial delays in its liquidation. To the extent that liens, security interests and other rights granted to other parties (including with respect to collateral that secures such Kratos Notes, the lenders under our revolving credit facility)the Revolver) encumber assets owned by us, those parties have or may exercise rights and remedies with respect to the property subject to their liens that could adversely affect the value of that collateral and the ability of the trustee under the indentureIndenture governing the exchange notesKratos Notes or the holders thereof to realize or foreclose on that collateral. Consequently, we cannot assure investors in the exchange notesKratos Notes that liquidating the collateral securing the exchange notesKratos Notes would produce proceeds in an amount sufficient to pay in full any amounts due under the notessuch Kratos Notes after also satisfying the obligations to pay any creditors with prior claims on the collateral, including, with respect to collateral that secures such Kratos Notes, the lenders under our revolving credit facility.the Revolver. If the proceeds of any sale of collateral are not sufficient to repay all amounts due on the exchange notes,Kratos Notes, the holders of the exchange notesKratos Notes (to the extent not repaid from the proceeds of the sale of the collateral securing the exchange notes)Kratos Notes) would have only an unsecured, unsubordinated claim against our and the guarantors' remaining assets. In addition, under the intercreditor agreement between the collateral agent for the exchange notesKratos Notes and the agent under our revolving credit facility,the Revolver, the right of the lenders to exercise certain remedies with respect to the collateral could delay liquidation of the collateral. Bankruptcy laws and other laws relating to foreclosure and sale could also could substantially delay or prevent the ability of the collateral agent or any holder of the exchange notesKratos Notes to obtain the benefit of any collateral securing the notes.Kratos Notes. Such delays could have a material adverse effect on the value of the collateral.

         Our debt service obligations may adversely affect our cash flow.

        A higher level of indebtedness increases        Consequently, liquidating the risk that we may default on our debt obligations. Wecollateral securing the Kratos Notes and the Kratos Guarantees may not be able to generateresult in proceeds in an amount sufficient cash flow to pay any amounts due under the interest on our debt,Kratos Notes and future working capital, borrowings or equity financing may not be availableholders ofpari passu claims after also satisfying the obligations to pay or refinanceany creditors with prior liens (including the lenders under the Revolver). If the proceeds of any sale of collateral are not sufficient to repay all amounts due on the Kratos Notes, the holders of such debt. If we areKratos Notes (to the extent not repaid from the proceeds of the sale of the collateral securing such Kratos Notes) would have only an unsecured, unsubordinated claim against our remaining assets and the remaining assets of the guarantors of such Kratos Notes.


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unable to generate sufficient cash flow to pay the interest on our debt, we may have to delay or curtail our operations.

        Our ability to generate cash flows from operations and to make scheduled payments on our indebtedness will depend on our future financial performance. Our future financial performance will be affected by a range of economic, competitive and business factors that we cannot control, such as those described under "Risks Related to our Business." A significant reduction in operating cash flows resulting from changes in economic conditions, increased competition or other events beyond our control could increase the need for additional or alternative sources of liquidity and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, prospects and our ability to service our debt and other obligations. If we are unable to service our indebtedness, we will be forced to adopt an alternative strategy that may include actions such as reducing capital expenditures, selling assets, restructuring or refinancing our indebtedness or seeking additional equity capital. These alternative strategies may not be effected on satisfactory terms, if at all, and they may not yield sufficient funds to make required payments on the notes and our other indebtedness.

        If for any reason we are unable to meet our debt service and repayment obligations, we would be in default under the terms of the agreements governing our debt, which would allow our creditors at that time to declare certain outstanding indebtedness to be due and payable, which would in turn trigger cross-acceleration or cross-default rights between the relevant agreements. In addition, our lenders could compel us to apply all of our available cash to repay our borrowings or they could prevent us from making payments on the exchange notes. If the amounts outstanding under the exchange notes, our revolving credit facility and any other indebtedness, were to be accelerated, our assets may not be sufficient to repay in full the money owed to the lenders or to our other debt holders, including you as noteholders.

The indenture governing the original notes and exchange notesIndenture and the credit agreement governing our revolving credit facilityRevolver impose significant operating and financial restrictions on us and our subsidiaries that may prevent us and our subsidiaries from pursuing certain business opportunities and restrict our ability to operate our business.

        The indenture governing the notesIndenture and the credit agreement governing our revolving credit facility containsRevolver contain covenants that restrict our and our subsidiaries' ability to take various actions, such as:to:

        Our revolving credit facilityRevolver also requires us to comply with specified financial ratios, including a borrowing base availability and minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. Our ability to comply with these covenants will likely be affected by many factors, including events beyond our control, and we may not be able to satisfy those requirements. Our failure to comply with our debt-related obligations could result in an


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event of default under our other indebtedness and the acceleration of our other indebtedness, in whole or in part, could result in an event of default under the indenture.Indenture.

        The restrictions contained in the indentureIndenture and in the credit agreement governing our revolving credit facilitythe Revolver will also limit our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to plan for or react to market conditions, meet capital needs or otherwise restrict our respective activities or business plans and adversely affect ourthe ability to finance our respective operations, enter into acquisitions or to engage in other business activities that would be in our interest.respective interests.

The exchange notes may receive a reduced rating in the future, which could cause a decline in the liquidity or market price of the notes.

        If one or more rating agencies assigns the exchange notes a reduced rating lower than the rating in the future, the market price of the notes may be adversely affected.

         Wecollateral will in most cases havebe under our control over the collateral, and the sale of particular assets by us could reduce the pool of assets securing the exchange notesKratos Notes and the guarantees.Kratos Guarantees secured thereby.

        The collateral documents allow us to remain in possession of, retain exclusive control over, freely operate, and collect, invest and dispose of any income from, the collateral securing the exchange notesKratos Notes and the related guarantees.guarantees secured thereby. There are circumstances other than repayment or discharge of the exchange notesKratos Notes under which the collateral securing the exchange notesKratos Notes and guaranteesthe Kratos Guarantees will be released automatically, without your consent or the consent of the trustee, including:


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Pursuant to the terms of the intercreditor agreement, the holders of the exchange notesKratos Notes may not be able to control actions with respect to the collateral, whether or not the holders of the exchange notesKratos Notes agree or disagree with those actions.

        The indenture governingIn addition, the exchange notesIndenture also permits us to designate any existing or future restricted subsidiary that is a guarantor of the exchange notesKratos Notes or any future subsidiary as an unrestricted subsidiary. If we designate such a future subsidiary guarantor as an unrestricted subsidiary for purposes of the indenture governing the exchange notes,Indenture, all of the liens on any collateral owned by such subsidiary or any of its subsidiaries and any guarantees of the exchange notesKratos Notes by such subsidiary or any of its subsidiaries will be released under the indenture governing the exchange notesIndenture but not necessarily under our revolving credit facility.the Revolver. Designation of an unrestricted subsidiary will reduce the aggregate value of the collateral securing the exchange notesKratos Notes to the extent that liens on the assets of the unrestricted subsidiary and its subsidiaries are released.


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         The lien-ranking provisions set forth in the intercreditor agreement substantially limit the rights of the holders of the exchange notes with respect to liens on the assets (other than Notes Priority Collateral) securing the exchange notes and the guarantees.

        The rights of the holders of the exchange notes with respect to the liens on our assets (other than Notes Priority Collateral) securing the exchange notes and the guarantees are substantially limited pursuant to the terms of the lien-ranking provisions set forth in the intercreditor agreement. Under those lien-ranking provisions, at any time that obligations, such as our revolving credit facility, that have the benefit of senior liens on our assets (other than Notes Priority Collateral) are outstanding, any actions that may be taken in respect of such collateral, including the ability to cause the commencement of enforcement proceedings against such collateral and to control the conduct of such proceedings, and the approval of amendments to, releases of such collateral from the lien of, and waivers of past defaults under, the collateral documents, will be at the direction of the holders of such obligations secured by the senior liens on such collateral. The trustee, on behalf of the holders of the exchange notes, will not have the ability to control or direct such actions, even if the rights of the holders of the exchange notes are adversely affected. See "Description of the Exchange Notes—Intercreditor Agreement."

The rights of holders of exchange notesKratos Notes to the collateral securing the exchange notessuch Kratos Notes may be adversely affected by the failure to perfect security interests in the collateral and other issues generally associated with the realization of security interests in collateral.

        Your rights in the collateral securing the Kratos Notes may be adversely affected by the failure to perfect security interests in certain collateral in the future. Applicable law requires that certain property and rights acquired after the grant of a general security interest, such as real property, equipment subject to a certificate and certain proceeds, can be perfected only at the time at which such property and rights are acquired and identified. The trustee and the collateral agent for the exchange notesKratos Notes may not monitor, and we are not required to inform the trustee and the collateral agent of, the future acquisition of property and rights that constitute collateral, and necessary action may not be taken to properly perfect the security interest in such after-acquired collateral. The collateral agent for the exchange notesKratos Notes has no obligation to monitor the acquisition of additional property or rights that constitute collateral or the perfection of any security interest in favor of the exchange notesKratos Notes against third parties. A failure to monitor such acquisition and take necessary action may result in the loss of the effectiveness of the grant of the security interest therein or the priority of the security interest in favor of the exchange notesholders of such Kratos Notes against third parties.

        In addition, the security interest of the collateral agent for the exchange notesKratos Notes will be subject to practical challenges generally associated with the realization of security interests in collateral. For example, the collateral agent may need to obtain the consent of third parties and make additional filings. If we are unable to obtain these consents or make these filings, the security interests may be invalid and the holders of the exchange notesKratos Notes will not be entitled to the collateral or any recovery with respect to the collateral. The collateral agent may not be able to obtain any such consent. Further, the consents of any third parties may not be given when required to facilitate a foreclosure on such collateral. Accordingly, the collateral agent may not have the ability to foreclose upon those assets, and the value of the collateral may significantly decrease. We are also not required to obtain third party consents in certain categories of collateral.

         The imposition of certain permitted liens will cause the assets on which such liens are imposed to be excluded from the collateral securing the exchange notes and the guarantees. There are also certain other categories of property that are also excluded from the collateral.

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exceed $25.0 million in the aggregate), purchase money indebtedness and capital lease obligations, and assets subject to such liens will in certain circumstances be excluded from the collateral securing the exchange notes and the guarantees. Our ability to incur purchase money indebtedness and capital lease obligations is subject to limitations as described in "Description of the Exchange Notes—Collateral." Certain of these third party liens rank senior to the liens securing the exchange notes under the indenture. In addition, certain categories of assets are excluded from the collateral securing the exchange notes and the guarantees and the liens on certain categories of assets are not required to be perfected. Excluded assets include certain contracts, certain equipment, and the assets of any non-guarantor subsidiary and certain capital stock and other securities of domestic subsidiaries substantially all of whose assets consist of the equity of foreign entities. See "Description of the Exchange Notes." If an event of default occurs and the exchange notes are accelerated, the exchange notes and the guarantees will rank equally with the holders of other unsubordinated and unsecured indebtedness of the relevant entity with respect to such excluded property and will be effectively subordinated to holders of obligations secured by a lien perfected on such excluded property.

The pledge of the capital stock of our subsidiaries that secure the exchange notesKratos Notes will automatically be released from the lien on them and no longer constitute collateral when the pledge of such capital stock or such other securities would require the filing of separate financial statements with the SEC for that subsidiary.

        The exchange notesKratos Notes and the guaranteesKratos Guarantees will be secured by a pledge of the stock of some of our subsidiaries. Under the SEC regulations in effect as of the issue date of the exchange notes,this prospectus, if the par value, book value as carried by us or market value (whichever is greatest) of the capital stock, other securities or similar items of a subsidiary pledged as part of the collateral to secure such Kratos Notes is greater than or equal to 20% of the aggregate principal amount of the exchange notesKratos Notes then outstanding, such a subsidiary would be required to provide separate financial statements to the SEC. Therefore, the indentureIndenture and the related collateral documents provide that any capital stock and other securities of our subsidiaries will be excluded from the collateral to the extent that the pledge of such capital stock or other securities to secure the exchange notes would cause such companies to be required to file separate financial statements with the SEC pursuant to Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X (as in effect from time to time).

        As a result, holders of the exchange notesKratos Notes could lose a portion or all of their security interest in the capital stock or other securities of those subsidiaries. It may be more difficult, costly and time-consuming for holders of the exchange notesKratos Notes to foreclose on the assets of a subsidiary that guarantees such Kratos Notes than to foreclose on its capital stock or other securities, so the proceeds realized upon any such foreclosure could be significantly less than those that would have been received upon any sale of the capital stock or other securities of such subsidiary. See "Description of the Exchange Notes.Notes—Collateral."

Rights of holders of exchange notesExchange Notes in the collateral secured thereby may be adversely affected by bankruptcy proceedings.

        The right of the collateral agent for the exchange notesExchange Notes to repossess and dispose of the collateral securing the exchange notesExchange Notes upon acceleration is likely to be significantly impaired by U.S. federal bankruptcy law if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced by or against us prior to or possibly even after the collateral agent has repossessed and disposed of the collateral. Under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, a secured creditor, such as the collateral agent for the exchange notes,Exchange Notes, is prohibited from repossessing its security from a debtor in a bankruptcy case, or from disposing of security repossessed from a debtor, without bankruptcy court approval. Moreover, bankruptcy law permits the debtor to continue to retain and to use collateral, and the proceeds, products, rents or profits of the collateral, even though the debtor is in default under the applicable debt instruments;provided that the secured creditor is given "adequate protection." The meaning of the term "adequate protection" may vary according to circumstances, but it is intended in general to protect the value of the secured creditor's interest in the collateral and may include cash payments or the granting of additional security, if and at such time as the court in its discretion determines, for any diminution in the value of the collateral as a


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result of the stay of repossession or disposition or any use of the collateral by the debtor during the pendency of the bankruptcy case. In view of the broad discretionary powers of a bankruptcy court, it is impossible to predict how long payments under the exchange notesExchange Notes could be delayed following commencement of a bankruptcy case, whether or when the collateral agent would repossess or dispose of the collateral, or whether or to what extent holders of the exchange notesExchange Notes would be compensated for any delay in payment of loss of value of the collateral through the requirements of "adequate protection." Furthermore, in the event the bankruptcy court determines that the value of the collateral is not sufficient to repay all amounts due on the exchange notes,Exchange Notes, the holders of the exchange notesExchange Notes would have "under-secured claims" as to the difference. Federal bankruptcy laws do not permit the payment or accrual of interest, costs and attorneys' fees for "under-secured claims" during the debtor's bankruptcy case. Additionally, the trustee'scollateral agent's ability to foreclose on the collateral on your behalf may be subject to the consent of third parties, prior liens and practical problems associated with the realization of the trustee's security interest in the collateral. Moreover, the debtor or trustee in a


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bankruptcy case may seek to void an alleged security interest in collateral for the benefit of the bankruptcy estate. It may successfully do so if the security interest is not properly perfected or was perfected within a specified period of time (generally 90 days) prior to the initiation of such proceeding. Under such circumstances, a creditor may hold no security interest and be treated as holding a general unsecured claim in the bankruptcy case. It is impossible to predict what recovery (if any) would be available for such an unsecured claim if we became a debtor in a bankruptcy case. While U.S. bankruptcy law generally invalidates provisions restricting a debtor's ability to assume and/or assign a contract, there are exceptions to this rule which could be applicable in the event that we become subject to a U.S. bankruptcy proceeding.

Under certain circumstances, a court could cancel the exchange notesExchange Notes or the related guaranteesExchange Guarantees and the security interests that secure the exchange notesExchange Notes and the guaranteessuch Exchange Guarantees under fraudulent conveyance laws.

        OurThe issuance of the exchange notesExchange Notes and the related guaranteesExchange Guarantees may be subject to review under U.S. federal or state fraudulent transfer laws. If we become a debtor in a case under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or encounter other financial difficulty, a court could avoid (that is, cancel) our obligations under the exchange notes.Exchange Notes. The court might do so if it finds that when we issued the exchange notes, (a)Exchange Notes, (i) we received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration and (b)(ii) we either (1)(a) were or were rendered insolvent, (2)(b) were left with inadequate capital to conduct our business or (3)(c) believed or reasonably should have believed that we would incur debts beyond our ability to pay. The court could also avoid the exchange notes,Exchange Notes, without regard to the factors described in clauses (a)(i) and (b)(ii) above, if it finds that we issued the exchange notesExchange Notes with actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud our creditors.

        Similarly, if one of ourthe guarantors of the Exchange Notes becomes a debtor in a case under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or encounters other financial difficulty, a court might cancel its guaranteeExchange Guarantee if it finds that when such guarantor issued its guaranteeExchange Guarantee (or in some jurisdictions, when payments become due under the guarantee)Exchange Guarantee of such Exchange Notes), factors (a)(i) and (b)(ii) above applied to such guarantor, such guarantor was a defendant in an action for money damages or had a judgment for money damages docketed against it (if, in either case, after final judgment the judgment is unsatisfied), or if it found that such guarantor issued its guaranteeExchange Guarantee with actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors.

        A court could avoid any payment by us or any such guarantor pursuant to the exchange notesExchange Notes or a guaranteethe Exchange Guarantee thereof or any realization on the pledge of assets securing the exchange notesExchange Notes or the guarantees,Exchange Guarantees of such Exchange Notes, and require the return of any payment or the return of any realized value to us or such guarantor, as the case may be, or to a fund for the benefit of our or such guarantor's creditors. In addition, under the circumstances described above, a court could subordinate rather than avoid obligations under the exchange notes,Exchange Notes, the guaranteesExchange Guarantees or the pledges. If the court were to avoid any guarantee,Exchange Guarantee, funds may not be available to pay the exchange notesExchange Notes from another guarantor thereof or from any other source.


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        The test for determining solvency for purposes of the foregoing will vary depending on the law of the jurisdiction being applied. In general, a court would consider an entity insolvent either if the sum of its existing debts exceeds the fair value of all of its property, or its assets' present fair saleable value is less than the amount required to pay the probable liability on its existing debts as they become due. For this analysis, "debts" include contingent and unliquidated debts. If a court avoided our obligations under the notesExchange Notes and the obligations of all of the guarantorssuch guarantor under their guarantees,its Exchange Guarantee thereof, holders of the exchange notesExchange Notes would cease to be our creditors or creditors of the future guarantorssuch guarantor and likely have no source from which to recover amounts due under the exchange notes.Exchange Notes. Even if the guaranteeExchange Guarantee of asuch guarantor is not avoided as a fraudulent transfer, a court may subordinate the guarantee


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such Exchange Guarantee to such guarantor's other debt. In that event, the guaranteessuch Exchange Guarantee would be structurally subordinated to all of such guarantor's other debt.

        The indenture governing the exchange notesIndenture will limit the liability of each guarantor on its guaranteeExchange Guarantee of the Exchange Notes issued thereunder to the maximum amount that such guarantor can incur without risk that its guaranteeExchange Guarantee will be subject to avoidance as a fraudulent transfer. This limitation may not protect such guaranteesExchange Guarantees from fraudulent transfer challenges or, if it does, that the remaining amount due and collectible under the guaranteesExchange Guarantees may not suffice, if necessary, to pay the exchange notesExchange Notes in full when due.

Any future pledge of collateral may be avoidable in bankruptcy.

        Any future pledge of collateral in favor of the trustee or collateral agent including pursuant to security documents delivered afterunder the date of the indenture governing the exchange notes,Indenture may be avoidable by the pledgor (a debtor in possession) or by its trustee in bankruptcy if certain events or circumstances exist or occur, including, among others, if (1)(i) the pledgor is insolvent at the time of the pledge, (2)(ii) the pledge permits the holders of the exchange notesKratos Notes to receive a greater recovery than if the pledge had not been given and (3)(iii) a bankruptcy proceeding in respect of the pledgor is commenced within 90 days following the pledge or the perfection thereof, or, in certain circumstances, a longer period.

The collateral is subject to casualty risks.

        We intend to maintain insurance or otherwise insure against hazards in a manner appropriate and customary for our business. There are, however, certain losses that may be either uninsurable or not economically insurable, in whole or in part. Insurance proceeds may not compensate us fully for our losses. If there is a complete or partial loss of any of the collateral, the insurance proceeds may not be sufficient to satisfy all of the secured obligations, including the exchange notesKratos Notes and the guarantees.Kratos Guarantees secured thereby.

Our ability to repurchase the exchange notesKratos Notes upon a change of control may be limited.

        Upon the occurrence of specific change of control events, we will be required to offer to repurchase all outstanding exchange notesKratos Notes at 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase. The lenders under our revolving credit facilitythe Revolver will have the right to accelerate the indebtedness thereunder upon a change of control. Any of our future debt agreements may contain a similar provision. However, we may not have sufficient funds at the time of the change of control to make the required repurchase of exchange notesKratos Notes or repayment of our other indebtedness. Any of our future debt agreements may contain similar restrictions. If we fail to repurchase any exchange notesKratos Notes submitted in a change of control offer, it would constitute an event of default under the indentureIndenture governing the exchange notesKratos Notes which would, in turn, constitute an event of default under our revolving credit facilitythe Revolver and could constitute an event of default under our other indebtedness, even if the change of control itself would not cause a default. Important corporate events, such as takeovers, recapitalizations or similar transactions, may not constitute a change of control under the indentureIndenture governing the exchange notesKratos Notes and thus not permit the holders of the


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exchange notes Kratos Notes to require us to repurchase or redeem the exchange notes.Kratos Notes. See "Description of the Exchange Notes—Repurchase Upon Change of Control."

Our business could be adversely affected by changesThe Kratos Notes may receive a reduced rating in the contractingfuture, which could cause a decline in the liquidity or fiscal policiesmarket price of the U.S. federal government and governmental entities.Exchange Notes.

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If you do not exchange your Original Notes pursuant to this exchange offer, you may never be able to sell your Original Notes.

        It may be difficult for you to sell your Original Notes that are not exchanged in the exchange offer. The Original Notes may not be offered or sold unless they are registered or there are exemptions from contracts with the U.S. federal governmentregistration requirements under the Securities Act and government agencies and subcontracts under U.S. federal government prime contracts and the successapplicable state securities laws. If you do not tender your Original Notes or if we do not accept some of our business and growth of our businessyour Original Notes, those notes will continue to depend on our successful procurement of government contracts either directly or through prime contractors. Accordingly, changes in government contracting policies or government budgetary constraints could directly affect our financial performance. Amongbe subject to the factors that could adversely affect our business are:transfer and exchange restrictions in:

        The restrictions on transfer of your Original Notes arise because we issued the Original Notes pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. In general, you may only offer or sell the Original Notes if they are registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, or offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from such requirements. Holders who do not tender their Original Notes will not have any further registration rights under the registration rights agreement or otherwise, and we do not intend to register the Original Notes under the Securities Act. To the extent Original Notes are tendered and accepted in the paymentexchange offer, the trading market, if any, for the Original Notes would be adversely affected. See "The Exchange Offer—Procedures for Tendering."

There is no active market for the Exchange Notes and if an active trading market does not develop for the Exchange Notes you may not be able to resell them.

        The Exchange Notes are a new issue of securities for which there is currently no trading market. We do not intend to list the Exchange Notes on any national securities exchange or include the Exchange Notes for quotation on any automated dealer quotation system. The initial purchasers of the Stage I Notes indicated that they intend to make a market in the notes; however, they are not obligated to do so and any market-making activities may be discontinued at any time without notice. In addition, market-making activity will be subject to the limits imposed by law. Historically, the market for non-investment grade debt has been subject to disruptions that have caused substantial volatility in the prices of securities similar to the Exchange Notes. Any such disruptions could adversely affect the prices at which the Exchange Notes may be sold.

        Further, even if a market were to exist, the Exchange Notes could trade at prices that may be lower than the initial offering price depending on many factors, including prevailing interest rates, the markets for similar securities, general economic conditions and our invoicesfinancial condition, current stock price, performance and prospects. The liquidity of, and the trading market for, the Exchange Notes may be adversely affected by government payment offices.general declines or disruptions in the market for non-investment grade debt.

Some holders that exchange their Original Notes may be required to comply with registration and prospectus delivery requirements in connection with the sale or transfer of their Exchange Notes.

        TheseHolders that exchange Original Notes in the exchange offer for the purpose of participating in a distribution of the Exchange Notes may be deemed to have received restricted securities and, if so, will be required to comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction. Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for Original Notes which were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making or other trading activities may be deemed to be a statutory underwriter under the


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Securities Act and must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction. Holders that are required to comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements may face additional burdens on the transfer of their Exchange Notes and could incur liability for failure to comply with applicable requirements.

Your Original Notes will not be accepted for exchange if you fail to follow the applicable exchange offer procedures and, as a result, your Original Notes will continue to be subject to existing transfer restrictions and you may not be able to sell them.

        We will not accept your Original Notes for exchange if you do not follow the applicable exchange offer procedures. We will issue Exchange Notes as part of the applicable exchange offer only after timely receipt of your Original Notes, a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal and all other required documents. Therefore, if you want to tender your Original Notes, please allow sufficient time to ensure timely delivery. If we do not receive your Original Notes, a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal and other factorsrequired documents by the expiration date of the applicable exchange offer, we will not accept your Original Notes for exchange. We are under no duty to give notification of defects or irregularities with respect to the tenders of Original Notes for exchange. If there are defects or irregularities with respect to your tender of Original Notes, we will not accept your Original Notes for exchange.

Other Risks Related to Kratos

        The entire Federal Government is currently operating under the authority of a Continuing Resolution for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and has suspended certain federal retirement fund payments to finance the nation's general obligations. The failure of the Federal Government to pass a new appropriations bill, extend the Continuing Resolution or increase the nation's debt ceiling could result in a shut down of the government for all nonessential Federal Government services. A shut down of the government for all nonessential Federal Government services could cause governments andthe government, government agencies or prime contractors that use usKratos as a subcontractor, to reduce their purchases under existing contracts, to exercise their rights to terminate contracts at-will, or to abstain from exercising options to renew contracts, to delay or refrain from making new contract awards, or to delay the payment of Kratos' invoices, any of which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Many of our government customers are subject to stringent budgetary constraints. The award of additional contracts from government agencies could be adversely affected by spending reductions or budget cutbacks at these agencies.

         We may not realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisitions, including our acquisition of Gichner, because of integration difficulties.

        Integrating the operations of acquired businesses, including our acquisition of Gichner, successfully or otherwise realizing any of the anticipated benefits of an acquisition, including anticipated cost savings and additional revenue opportunities, involves a number of potential challenges. The failure to meet these integration challenges could seriously harm our financial condition and results of operations. Realizing the benefits of acquisitions will depend in part on the integration of information technology (IT) operations and personnel. These integration activities are complex and time-consuming and we may encounter unexpected difficulties or incur unexpected costs, including:


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        We may not successfully integrate the operations acquired businesses in a timely manner, and we may not realize the anticipated benefits and synergies of an acquisition to the extent, or in the time frame, anticipated.

         If we are unable to manage our growth profitably after an acquisition is completed, our business and financial results could suffer.

        Our future financial results will depend in part on our ability to profitably manage our growth on a combined basis with acquired entities. We will need to maintain existing customers and attract new customers, recruit, retain and effectively manage employees, as well as expand operations and integrate customer support and financial control systems. If our integration-related expenses and capital expenditure requirements are greater than anticipated or if we are unable to manage our growth profitably after an acquisition, our financial condition and results of operations may suffer.

         Our ability to utilize our net operating loss carryforwards and certain other tax attributes may be limited.

        Federal and state tax laws impose restrictions on the utilization of net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards in the event of an "ownership change" for tax purposes as defined by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. Under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, if a corporation undergoes an "ownership change" (generally defined as greater than 50% change (by value) in its equity ownership over a three year period), the corporation's ability to use its pre-change net operating loss carryforwards and other pre-change tax attributes to offset its post-change income may be limited. We believe that an "ownership change" has occurred, which will limit our utilization of the net operating loss carryforwards. We are currently evaluating the extent of the limitation on our annual utilization of the net operating loss carryforwards. Any potential limitation would not impact the income tax provisions for the year ended December 26, 2010. In addition, future equity offerings or acquisitions that have equity as a component of the purchase price could result in an "ownership change".

         We derive a substantial amount of our revenues from the sale of our solutions either directly or indirectly to U.S. government entities pursuant to government contracts, which differ materially from standard commercial contracts, involve competitive bidding and may be subject to cancellation or delay without penalty, any of which may produce volatility in our revenues and earnings.

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        In addition, government contracts are frequently awarded only after formal competitive bidding processes, which have been and may continue to be protracted and typically impose provisions that permit cancellation in the event that necessary funds are unavailable to the public agency. Competitive procurements impose substantial costs and managerial time and effort in order to prepare bids and proposals for contracts that may not be awarded to us. In many cases, unsuccessful bidders for government agency contracts are provided the opportunity to formally protest certain contract awards through various agencies, administrative and judicial channels. The protest process may substantially delay a successful bidder's contract performance, result in cancellation of the contract award entirely and distract management. We may not be awarded contracts for which we bid, and substantial delays or cancellation of purchases may follow our successful bids as a result of such protests.

        Certain of our government contracts also contain "organizational conflict of interest" clauses that could limit our ability to compete for certain related follow-on contracts. For example, when we work on the design of a particular solution, we may be precluded from competing for the contract to install that solution. While we actively monitor our contracts to avoid these conflicts, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to avoid all organizational conflict of interest issues.

         We may not receive the full amounts estimated under the contracts in our backlog, which could reduce our revenue in future periods below the levels anticipated and which makes backlog an uncertain indicator of future operating results.

        As of March 29, 2009 and March 28, 2010, our total backlog was approximately $690 million and $583 million, respectively, of which $165 million was funded as of March 29, 2009 and $185 million was funded as of March 28, 2010. Funded backlog is estimated future revenue under government contracts and task orders for which funding has been appropriated by Congress and authorized for expenditure by the applicable agency, plus our estimate of the future revenue we expect to realize from our commercial contracts that are under firm orders. Although funded backlog represents only business which is considered to be firm, cancellations or scope adjustments may still occur. Unfunded backlog reflects our estimate of future revenue under awarded government contracts and task orders for which either funding has not yet been appropriated or expenditure has not yet been authorized. Unfunded backlog does not include estimates of revenue from government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs) or General Services Administration (GSA) schedules beyond awarded or funded task orders, but does include estimates of revenue beyond awarded or funded task orders for other types of indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts. The amount of unfunded backlog is not exact or guaranteed and is based upon, among other things, management's experience under such contracts and similar contracts, the particular clients, the type of work and budgetary expectations. Our management may not accurately assess these factors or estimate the revenue we will realize from these contracts, and our unfunded and total backlog may not reflect the actual revenue ultimately received from these contracts.


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        Backlog is typically subject to large variations from quarter to quarter and comparisons of backlog from period to period are not necessarily indicative of future revenues. The contracts comprising our backlog may not result in actual revenue in any particular period or at all, and the actual revenue from such contracts may differ from our backlog estimates. The timing of receipt of revenues, if any, on projects included in backlog could change because many factors affect the scheduling of projects. Cancellation of or adjustments to contracts may occur. Additionally, all U.S. government contracts included in backlog, whether or not funded, may be terminated at the convenience of the U.S. government. The failure to realize all amounts in our backlog could adversely affect our revenues and gross margins. As a result, our funded and total backlog as of any particular date may not be an accurate indicator of our future earnings.

         We are subject to environmental laws and potential exposure to environmental liabilities. This may affect our ability to develop, sell or rent our property or to borrow money where such property is required to be used as collateral.

        Because of our recent acquisition of Gichner, we use hazardous materials common to industrial manufacturing. We are required to follow U.S. federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations regarding the handling, storage and disposal of these materials, including the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), and the Toxic Substances Control Act. We could be subject to fines, suspensions of production, alteration of our manufacturing processes or interruption or cessation of our operations if we fail to comply with present or future laws or regulations related to the use, storage, handling, discharge or disposal of toxic, volatile or otherwise hazardous chemicals used in our manufacturing processes. These regulations could require us to acquire expensive remediation equipment or to incur significant other expenses to comply with environmental regulations. Our failure to control the handling, use, storage or disposal of, or adequately restrict the discharge of, hazardous substances could subject us to liabilities and production delays, which could cause us to miss our customers' delivery schedules, thereby reducing our sales for a given period. We may also have to pay regulatory fines, penalties or other costs (including remediation costs), which could materially reduce our profits and adversely affect our financial condition. Permits are required for our operations, and these permits are subject to renewal, modification and, in some cases, revocation.

        Environmental and health and safety laws change rapidly and have tended to become more stringent over time. As a result, acquired entities may not have always been and may not always be in compliance with all environmental and health and safety laws, regulations and/or permit conditions. Additionally, future environmental and health and safety laws and regulations may require us to make substantial expenditures. Additionally, our costs to comply with, or any liabilities under, these laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Environmental permits and other governmental authorizations are required for our operations. A decision by a government agency to deny or delay issuing a new or renewed material permit or approval, or to revoke or substantially modify an existing permit or approval, could have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue operations at the affected facility and on ourKratos' business, financial condition and results of operations.

        In addition under environmental laws, ordinances or regulations, a current or previous owner or operator of property may be liable forto the costs of removal or remediation of some kinds of hazardous substances or petroleum products on, under, or in its property, adjacent or nearby property, or offsite disposal locations, without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of, or caused, the presence of the contaminants, and regardless of whether the practices that resulted in the contamination were legal at the time they occurred. One of our recently acquired entities has incurred, is incurring currently, and may incur in the future, liabilities under CERCLA and other environmental cleanup laws


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at our current or former facilities, adjacent or nearby properties or offsite disposal locations. The costs associated with future cleanup activities that we may be required to conduct or finance may be material. The presence of, or failure to remediate properly, hazardous substances or petroleum products may adversely affect the ability to sell or rent the property or to borrow funds using the property as collateral and may require us to record environmental covenants restricting the use of such property. Additionally, we may become subject to claims by third parties based on damages, including personal injury and property damage, and costs resulting from the disposal or release of hazardous substances into the environment.

         We face intense competition from many competitors that have greater resources than we do, which could result in price reductions, reduced profitability or loss of market share.

        We operate in highly competitive markets and generally encounter intense competition to win contracts from many other firms, including mid-tier U.S. federal contractors with specialized capabilities and large defense and IT services providers. Competition in our markets may increase as a result of a number of factors, such as the entrance of new or larger competitors, including those formed through alliances or consolidation. These competitors may have greater financial, technical, marketing and public relations resources, larger client bases and greater brand or name recognition than we do. These competitors could, among other things:

        If we lose business to our competitors or are forced to lower our prices, our revenue and our operating profits could decline. In addition, we may face competition from our subcontractors who, from time to time, seek to obtain prime contractor status on contracts for which they currently serve as a subcontractor to us. If one or more of our current subcontractors are awarded prime contractor status on such contracts in the future, it could divert sales from us or could force us to charge lower prices, which could cause our margins to suffer.

         Our financial results may vary significantly from quarter to quarter.

        We expect our revenue and operating results to vary from quarter to quarter. Reductions in revenue in a particular quarter could lead to lower profitability in that quarter because a relatively large amount of our expenses are fixed in the short-term. We may incur significant operating expenses during the start-up and early stages of large contracts and may not be able to recognize corresponding revenue in that same quarter. We may also incur additional expenses when contracts expire, are terminated or are not renewed.

        In addition, payments due to us from U.S. federal government agencies may be delayed due to billing cycles or as a result of failures of government budgets to gain congressional and administration approval in a timely manner. The U.S. federal government's fiscal year ends September 30. If a U.S. federal budget for the next U.S. federal fiscal year has not been approved by that date in each year, our clients may have to suspend engagements that we are working on until a budget has been approved. Any such suspensions may reduce our revenue in the fourth quarter of that year or the first quarter of the subsequent year. The U.S. federal government's fiscal year end can also trigger increased purchase requests from clients for equipment and materials. Any increased purchase requests we receive as a result of the U.S. federal government's fiscal year end would serve to increase our third or fourth quarter revenue, but will generally decrease profit margins for that quarter, as these activities generally are not as profitable as our typical offerings.


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        Additional factors that may cause our financial results to fluctuate from quarter to quarter include those addressed elsewhere in "Risk Factors" and the following, among others:

        Significant fluctuations in our operating results for a particular quarter could cause us to fall out of compliance with the financial covenants contained in our credit facility, which if not waived by the lenders thereunder, could restrict our access to capital and cause us to take extreme measures to pay down our debt under the credit facility.

         If we fail to establish and maintain important relationships with government entities and agencies and other government contractors, our ability to bid successfully for new business may be adversely affected.

        To develop new business opportunities, we primarily rely on establishing and maintaining relationships with various government entities and agencies. We may be unable to successfully maintain our relationships with government entities and agencies, and any failure to do so could materially adversely affect our ability to compete successfully for new business. In addition, we often act as a subcontractor or in "teaming" arrangements in which we and other contractors bid together on particular contracts or programs for the U.S. federal government or government agencies. As a subcontractor or team member, we often lack control over fulfillment of a contract, and poor performance on the contract could tarnish our reputation, even when we perform as required. We expect to continue to depend on relationships with other contractors for a portion of our revenue in the foreseeable future. Moreover, our revenue and operating results could be materially adversely affected if any prime contractor or teammate chooses to offer a client services of the type that we provide or if any prime contractor or teammate teams with other companies to independently provide those services.


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         We derive a significant portion of our revenues from a limited number of customers.

        We have derived, and believe that we will continue to derive, a significant portion ofbe, subject to the risks described in our revenues from a limited number of customers. To the extent that any significant customer uses less of our services or terminates its relationship with us, our revenues could decline significantly. As a result, the loss of any significant client could seriously harm our business. For the year ended December 27, 2009, two customers, each representing multiple agency customers, comprised approximately 60% and 52% of our U.S. federal business revenues and total revenues, respectively. On a pro forma basis including the Gichner acquisition, these two customers accounted for approximately 77% and 69%, respectively, of our U.S. federal businessAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2009. None of our customers are obligated to purchase additional services from us. As a result, the volume of work that we perform for a specific customer is likely to vary from period to period,26, 2010 and a significant client in one period may not use our services in a subsequent period.

         Our margins and operating results may suffer if we experience unfavorable changes in the proportion of cost-plus-fee or fixed-price contracts in our total contract mix.

        Although fixed-price contracts entail a greater risk of a reduced profit or financial losssubsequent reports on a contract compared to other types of contracts we enter into, fixed-price contracts typically provide higher profit opportunities because we may be able to benefit from cost savings. In contrast, cost-plus-fee contracts are subject to statutory limits on profit margins,Forms 10-Q and generally are the least profitable of our contract types. Our U.S. federal government customers typically determine what type of contract we enter into. Cost-plus-fee and fixed-price contracts in our U.S. federal business accounted for approximately 36% and 31%, respectively, of our U.S. federal business revenues for the year ended December 27, 2009. On a pro forma basis including the Gichner acquisition, our cost-plus-fee and fixed-price contracts accounted for approximately 24% and 54%, respectively, of our U.S. federal business for the year ended December 27, 2009. To the extent that we enter into more cost-plus-fee or less fixed-price contracts in proportion to our total contract mix in the future, our margins and operating results may suffer.

         Our cash flow and profitability could be reduced if expenditures are incurred prior to the final receipt of a contract.

        We provide various professional services and sometimes procure equipment and materials on behalf of our U.S. federal government customers under various contractual arrangements. From time to time, in order to ensure that we satisfy our customers' delivery requirements and schedules, we may elect to initiate procurement in advance of receiving final authorization from the government customer or a prime contractor. If our government or prime contractor customers' requirements should change or if the government or the prime contractor should direct the anticipated procurement to a contractor other than us or if the equipment or materials become obsolete or require modification before we are under contract for the procurement, our investment in the equipment or materials might be at risk if we cannot efficiently resell them. This could reduce anticipated earnings or result in a loss, negatively affecting our cash flow and profitability.

         Loss of our GSA contracts or GWACs would impair our ability to attract new business.

        We are a prime contractor under several GSA contracts and GWACs. We believe that our ability to provide services under these contracts will continue to be important to our business because of the multiple opportunities for new engagements each contract provides. If we were to lose our position as prime contractor on one or more of these contracts, we could lose substantial revenues and our operating results could suffer. GSA contracts8-K and other GWACs typically have a five-year initial term with multiple options exercisable at the government client's discretion to extend the contract for one or more additional five-year terms. We cannot be assured that our government clients will continue to exercise the options remaining on our current contracts, nor can we be assured that our future clients will exercise options on any contracts we may receive in the future.


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         Failure to properly manage projects may result in additional costs or claims.

        Our engagements often involve large scale, highly complex projects. The quality of our performance on such projects depends in large part upon our ability to manage relationships with our customers, and to effectively manage the project and deploy appropriate resources, including third-party contractors, and our own personnel, in a timely manner. Any defects or errors or failure to meet clients' expectations could result in claims for substantial damages against us. Our contracts generally limit our liability for damages that arise from negligent acts, error, mistakes or omissions in rendering services to our clients. However, we cannot be sure that these contractual provisions will protect us from liability for damages in the event we are sued. In addition, in certain instances, we guarantee customers that we will complete a project by a scheduled date. If the project experiences a performance problem, we may not be able to recover the additional costs we will incur, which could exceed revenues realized from a project. Finally, if we underestimate the resources or time we need to complete a project with capped or fixed fees, our operating results could be seriously harmed.

         The loss of any member of our senior management could impair our relationships with U.S. federal government clients and disrupt the management of our business.

        We believe that the success of our business and our ability to operate profitably depends on the continued contributions of the members of our senior management. We rely on our senior management to generate business and execute programs successfully. In addition, the relationships and reputation that many members of our senior management team have established and maintain with U.S. federal government personnel contribute to our ability to maintain strong client relationships and to identify new business opportunities. We do not have any employment agreements providing for a specific term of employment with any member of our senior management. The loss of any member of our senior management could impair our ability to identify and secure new contracts, maintain good client relations and otherwise manage our business.

         If we fail to attract and retain skilled employees or employeesfilings with the necessary security clearances, we might notSEC. All such reports are or will be able to perform under our contracts or win new business.

        The growth of our business and revenue depends in large part upon our ability to attract and retain sufficient numbers of highly qualified individuals who have advanced information technology and/or engineering skills. These employees are in great demandfiled with the SEC and are likely to remain a limited resource inincorporated by reference into this prospectus. See the foreseeable future. Certain U.S. federal government contracts require us, and some of our employees, to maintain security clearances. Obtaining and maintaining security clearances for employees involves a lengthy process, and it is difficult to identify, recruit and retain employees who already hold security clearances. In addition, some of our contracts contain provisions requiring us to staff an engagement with personnel that the client considers key to our successful performance under the contract. In the event we are unable to provide these key personnel or acceptable substitutions, the client may terminate the contract and we may lose revenue.

        If we are unable to recruit and retain a sufficient number of qualified employees, our ability to maintain and grow our business could be limited. In a tight labor market, our direct labor costs could increase or we may be required to engage large numbers of subcontractor personnel, which could cause our profit margins to suffer. Conversely, if we maintain or increase our staffing levels in anticipation of one or more projects and the projects are delayed, reduced or terminated, we may underutilize the additional personnel, which would increase our general and administrative expenses, reduce our earnings and possibly harm our results of operations.


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         If our subcontractors fail to perform their contractual obligations, our performance and reputation as a prime contractor and our ability to obtain future business could suffer.

        As a prime contractor, we often rely upon other companies to perform work we are obligated to perform for our clients as subcontractors. As we secure more work under our GWACs, we expect to require an increasing level of support from subcontractors that provide complementary and supplementary services to our offerings. Dependingsection entitled "Where You Can Find More Information" beginning on labor market conditions, we may not be able to identify, hire and retain sufficient numbers of qualified employees to perform the task orders we expect to win. In such cases, we will need to rely on subcontracts with unrelated companies. Moreover, even in favorable labor market conditions, we anticipate entering into more subcontracts in the future as we expand our work under our GWACs. We are responsible for the work performed by our subcontractors, even though in some cases we have limited involvement in that work.

        If one or more of our subcontractors fail to satisfactorily perform the agreed-upon services on a timely basis or violate U.S. federal government contracting policies, laws or regulations, our ability to perform our obligations as a prime contractor or meet our clients' expectations may be compromised. In extreme cases, performance or other deficiencies on the part of our subcontractors could result in a client terminating our contract for default. A termination for default could expose us to liability, including liability for the agency's costs of procurement, could damage our reputation and could hurt our ability to compete for future contracts.

         Our contracts and administrative processes and systems are subject to audits and cost adjustments by the U.S. federal government, which could reduce our revenue, disrupt our business or otherwise adversely affect our results of operations.

        U.S. federal government agencies, including the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), routinely audit and investigate government contracts and government contractors' administrative processes and systems. These agencies review our performance on contracts, pricing practices, cost structure and compliance with applicable laws, regulations and standards. They also review the adequacy of our compliance with government standards for our accounting and management of internal control systems, including: control environment and overall accounting system, general information technology system, budget and planning system, purchasing system, material management and accounting system, compensation system, labor system, indirect and other direct costs system, billing system and estimating system used for pricing on government contracts. Both contractors and the U.S. government agencies conducting these audits and reviews have come under increased scrutiny. The current audits and reviews have become more rigorous and the standards to which contractors are being held are being more strictly interpreted, increasing the likelihood of an audit or review resulting in an adverse outcome.

        While we have submitted all applicable incurred cost claims, the actual indirect cost audits by the DCAA have not been completed for fiscal 2005 and subsequent fiscal years. Although we have recorded contract revenues subsequent to fiscal 2004 based upon costs that we believe will be approved upon final audit or review, we do not know the outcome of any ongoing or future audits or reviews and, if future adjustments exceed our estimates, our profitability would be adversely affected.

         Our failure to comply with complex procurement laws and regulations could cause us to lose business and subject us to a variety of penalties.

        We must comply with laws and regulations relating to the formation, administration and performance of U.S. federal government contracts, which affect how we do business with our clients, prime contractors, subcontractors and vendors and may impose added costs on us. Our role as a contractor to agencies and departments of the U.S. government results in our being routinely subject to investigations and reviews relating to compliance with various laws and regulations, including those


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associated with organizational conflicts of interest. These investigations may be conducted without our knowledge. Adverse findings in these investigations or reviews can lead to criminal, civil or administrative proceedings and we could face civil and criminal penalties and administrative sanctions, including termination of contracts, forfeiture of profits, suspension of payments, fines and suspension or debarment from doing business with U.S. federal government agencies. In addition, we could suffer serious harm to our reputation and competitive position if allegations of impropriety were made against us, whether or not true. If our reputation or relationship with U.S. federal government agencies were impaired, or if the U.S. federal government otherwise ceased doing business with us or significantly decreased the amount of business it does with us, our revenue and operating profit would decline.

         If we experience systems or service failure, our reputation could be harmed and our clients could assert claims against us for damages or refunds.

        We create, implement and maintain IT solutions that are often critical to our clients' operations. We have experienced, and may in the future experience, some systems and service failures, schedule or delivery delays and other problems in connection with our work. If we experience these problems, we may:

        In addition to any costs resulting from product or service warranties, contract performance or required corrective action, these failures may result in increased costs or loss of revenue if clients postpone subsequently scheduled work or cancel, or fail to renew, contracts.

        While many of our contracts limit our liability for consequential damages that may arise from negligence in rendering services to our clients, we cannot ensure that these contractual provisions will be legally sufficient to protect us if we are sued. In addition, our errors and omissions and product liability insurance coverage may not be adequate, may not continue to be available on reasonable terms or in sufficient amounts to cover one or more large claims, or the insurer may disclaim coverage as to some types of future claims. The successful assertion of any large claim against us could seriously harm our business. Even if not successful, these claims could result in significant legal and other costs, may be a distraction to our management and may harm our reputation.

         Security breaches in sensitive U.S. federal government systems could result in the loss of clients and negative publicity.

        Many of the systems we develop, install and maintain involve managing and protecting information involved in intelligence, national security and other sensitive or classified U.S. federal government functions. A security breach in one of these systems could cause serious harm to our business, damage our reputation and prevent us from being eligible for further work on sensitive or classified systems for U.S. federal government clients. We could incur losses from such a security breach that could exceed the policy limits under our errors and omissions and product liability insurance. Damage to our reputation or limitations on our eligibility for additional work resulting from a security breach in one of the systems we develop, install and maintain could materially reduce our revenue.


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         Our employees may engage in misconduct or other improper activities, which could cause us to lose contracts.

        We are exposed to the risk that employee fraud or other misconduct could occur. Misconduct by employees could include intentional failures to comply with U.S. federal government procurement regulations, engaging in unauthorized activities or falsifying time records. Employee misconduct could also involve the improper use of our clients' sensitive or classified information, which could result in regulatory sanctions against us and serious harm to our reputation and could result in a loss of contracts and a reduction in revenues. It is not always possible to deter employee misconduct, and the precautions we take to prevent and detect this activity may not be effective in controlling unknown or unmanaged risks or losses, which could cause us to lose contracts or cause a reduction in revenues. In addition, alleged or actual employee misconduct could result in investigations or prosecutions of employees engaged in the subject activities, which could result in unanticipated consequences or expenses and management distraction for us regardless of whether we are alleged to have any responsibility.

         Our business is dependent upon our ability to keep pace with the latest technological changes.

        The market for our services is characterized by rapid change and technological improvements. Failure to respond in a timely and cost effective way to these technological developments would result in serious harm to our business and operating results. We have derived, and we expect to continue to derive, a substantial portion of our revenues from providing innovative engineering services and technical solutions that are based upon today's leading technologies and that are capable of adapting to future technologies. As a result, our success will depend, in part, on our ability to develop and market service offerings that respond in a timely manner to the technological advances of our customers, evolving industry standards and changing client preferences.

         If we are unable to manage our growth, our business could be adversely affected.

        Sustaining our growth has placed significant demands on our management, as well as on our administrative, operational and financial resources. For us to continue to manage our growth, we must continue to improve our operational, financial and management information systems and expand, motivate and manage our workforce. If we are unable to manage our growth while maintaining our quality of service and profit margins, or if new systems that we implement to assist in managing our growth do not produce the expected benefits, our business, prospects, financial condition or operating results could be adversely affected.

         We may be harmed by intellectual property infringement claims and our failure to protect our intellectual property could enable competitors to market products and services with similar features.

        We may become subject to claims from our employees or third parties who assert that software and other forms of intellectual property that we use in delivering services and solutions to our clients infringe upon intellectual property rights of such employees or third parties. Our employees develop some of the software and other forms of intellectual property that we use to provide our services and solutions to our clients, but we also license technology from other vendors. If our employees, vendors, or other third parties assert claims that we or our clients are infringing on their intellectual property rights, we could incur substantial costs to defend those claims. If any of these infringement claims are ultimately successful, we could be required to cease selling or using products or services that incorporate the challenged software or technology, obtain a license or additional licenses from our employees, vendors, or other third parties, or redesign our products and services that rely on the challenged software or technology.


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        We attempt to protect our trade secrets by entering into confidentiality and intellectual property assignment agreements with third parties, our employees and consultants. However, these agreements can be breached and, if they are, there may not be an adequate remedy available to us. In addition, others may independently discover our trade secrets and proprietary information and in such cases we could not assert any trade secret rights against such party. Enforcing a claim that a party illegally obtained and is using our trade secret is difficult, expensive and time consuming, and the outcome is unpredictable. If we are unable to protect our intellectual property, our competitors could market services or products similar to our services and products, which could reduce demand for our offerings. Any litigation to enforce our intellectual property rights, protect our trade secrets or determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources, with no assurance of success.

         If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud.

        Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports, our operating results could be misstated, our reputation may be harmed and the trading price of the notes could be negatively affected. Our management has concluded that there are no material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting as of December 27, 2009. However, there can be no assurance that our controls over financial processes and reporting will be effective in the future or that additional material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in our internal controls will not be discovered in the future. Any failure to remediate any future material weaknesses or implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation, could harm our operating results, cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations or result in material misstatements in our financial statements or other public disclosures. Inferior internal controls could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of the notes. In addition, from time to time we acquire businesses which could have limited infrastructure and systems of internal controls.

         Our stock price may be volatile, which may result in lawsuits against us and our officers and directors.

        The stock market in general and the stock prices of government services companies in particular, have experienced volatility that has often been unrelated to or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. The market price of our common stock has fluctuated in the past and is likely to fluctuate in the future. Factors which could have a significant impact on the market price of our common stock include, but are not limited to, the following:


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        Companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have frequently been the subject of securities class action litigation. We and certain of our current and former officers and directors have been named defendants in class action and derivative lawsuits. These matters and any other securities class action litigation and derivative lawsuits in which we may be involved could result in substantial costs to us and a diversion of our management's attention and resources, which could materially harm our financial condition and results of operations.

         We have incurred and may continue to incur goodwill impairment charges in our reporting entities which could harm our profitability.

        A significant portion of our net assets come from goodwill and other intangible assets. In accordance withFASB ASC Topic 350 Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350), we periodically review the carrying values of our goodwill to determine whether such carrying values exceed the fair market value. Our acquired companies are subject to annual review for goodwill impairment. If impairment testing indicates that the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the goodwill of the reporting unit is deemed impaired. Accordingly, an impairment charge would be recognized for that reporting unit in the period identified.

        In 2008, as a result of our annual review, we recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $105.8 million related to our KGS segment, to reflect the declining market and economic conditions through December 28, 2008. In the beginning of 2009, we performed another impairment test for goodwill in accordance with Topic 350 as of February 28, 2009. The test indicated that the book value for our KGS segment exceeded the fair values of the businesses and resulted in our recording a charge totaling $41.3 million in that segment for the impairment of goodwill. The impairment charge was primarily driven by adverse equity market conditions that caused a decrease in current market multiples and our average stock price as of February 28, 2009, compared with the test performed as of December 28, 2008. Future reviews could result in further impairment charges, which could have a significant effect on our financial results.

         The commercial business arena in which we operate has relatively low barriers to entry and increased competition could result in margin erosion, which would make profitability even more difficult to sustain.

        We believe that other than the technical skills required in our commercial business, the barriers to entry in this area are relatively low. We do not have any intellectual property rights in this segment of our business to protect our methods, and business start-up costs do not pose a significant barrier to entry. The success of our commercial business is dependent on our employees, customer relations and the successful performance of our services. If we face increased competition as a result of new entrants in our markets, we could experience reduced operating margins and loss of market share and brand recognition.page 102.


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SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

        The following table sets forth our selected historical consolidated financial data as of the dates and for each of the periods indicated. The selected historical consolidated financial data for the fiscal years ended December 26, 2010, December 27, 2009 and December 28, 2008 and as of December 26, 2010 and December 27, 2009 is derived from our audited consolidated financial statements, which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. The selected historical consolidated financial data for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005,2007 and December 31, 2006 and as of December 28, 2008, December 31, 2007 December 28, 2008, and December 27, 2009, which have been31, 2006 is derived from our audited historical consolidated financial statements, as of such dates and for such periods, and as of andwhich are not included or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. The selected historical consolidated financial data for the three months ended and as of March 29, 200927, 2011 and March 28, 2010 which have beenis derived from our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. You should not regard thestatements incorporated by reference into this prospectus. In our opinion, such unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position and results of operations for such periods. Interim results for the three months ended and as of March 28, 2010 as27, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of, and are not projections for, the results of operations that mayto be expected for the entire fiscal year.year ending December 25, 2011.

        You should read the following information together with ourselected historical consolidated financial statements and the related notes anddata below together with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" included in our Form 10-Qand with the consolidated financial statements and notes to the consolidated financial statements for the three monthsyear ended March 28,December 26, 2010, andincluded in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, and for the fiscal yearthree months ended DecemberMarch 27, 2009,2011, included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, each of which has been filed


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with the SEC and all of which are incorporated by reference herein.into this prospectus. See the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."



 Fiscal Year Ended
(audited)
 Three Months Ended
(unaudited)
 
 Fiscal Year Ended Three Months
Ended
(unaudited)
 


 December 31,
2005
 December 31,
2006
 December 31,
2007
 December 28,
2008
 December 27,
2009
 March 29,
2009
 March 28,
2010
 
 December 31,
2006
 December 31,
2007
 December 28,
2008
 December 27,
2009
 December 26,
2010
 March 28,
2010
 March 27,
2011
 


 (All amounts except per share data in millions)
 
 (All amounts except per share data in millions)
 

Consolidated Statements of Operations Financial Data:

Consolidated Statements of Operations Financial Data:

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations Financial Data:

 

Revenue

 $130.7 $138.2 $180.7 $286.2 $334.5 $82.6 $68.7 

Revenue

 $138.2 $180.7 $286.2 $334.5 $408.5 $68.7 $122.8 

Gross profit

 29.8 26.2 29.7 58.2 69.3 17.2 16.5 

Gross profit

 26.2 29.7 58.2 69.3 90.0 15.3 27.4 

Loss from continuing operations

 (0.9) (25.9) (23.6) (93.2) (27.0) (41.2) (0.1)

Operating income (loss) from continuing operations

 (25.9) (23.6) (93.2) (27.0) 23.1 3.6 1.4 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 (1.8) 14.5 1.3 (0.7) 1.0 0.3 0.3 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 14.5 1.3 (0.7) 1.0 (12.7) 0.3 (1.2)

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 1.2 (41.2) (27.2) (104.0) (38.3) (41.5) (0.4)

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 (41.2) (27.2) (104.0) (38.3) 14.6 (0.4) (3.8)

Income (loss) from discontinuing operations

 0.4 (16.7) (13.6) (7.1) (3.2) (0.6) 0.6 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 (16.7) (13.6) (7.1) (3.2) (0.1) 0.6 0.3 

Net income (loss)

 $1.6 $(57.9)$(40.8)$(111.1)$(41.5)$(42.1)$0.2 

Net income (loss)

 $(57.9)$(40.8)$(111.1)$(41.5)$14.5 $0.2 $(3.5)

Income (loss) from continuing operations per common share

Income (loss) from continuing operations per common share

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations per common share

 

Basic

 $0.16 $(5.56)$(3.67)$(11.18)$(2.76)$(3.24)$(0.02)

Basic

 $(5.56)$(3.67)$(11.18)$(2.76)$0.88 $(0.02)$(0.18)

Diluted

 $0.16 $(5.56)$(3.67)$(11.18)$(2.76)$(3.24)$(0.02)

Diluted

 $(5.56)$(3.67)$(11.18)$(2.76)$0.87 $(0.02)$(0.18)

Income (loss) from discontinuing operations per common share

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations per common share

Income (loss) from discontinued operations per common share

 

Basic

 $0.06 $(2.26)$(1.84)$(0.77)$(0.23)$(0.05)$0.04 

Basic

 $(2.26)$(1.84)$(0.77)$(0.23)$(0.01)$0.04 $0.01 

Diluted

 $0.06 $(2.26)$(1.84)$(0.77)$(0.23)$(0.05)$0.04 

Diluted

 $(2.26)$(1.84)$(0.77)$(0.23)$(0.01)$0.04 $0.01 

Net income (loss) per common share

Net income (loss) per common share

 

Net income (loss) per common share

 

Basic

 $0.22 $(7.82)$(5.51)$(11.95)$(2.99)$(3.29)$0.02 

Basic

 $(7.82)$(5.51)$(11.95)$(2.99)$0.87 $0.02 $(0.17)

Diluted

 $0.22 $(7.82)$(5.51)$(11.95)$(2.99)$(3.29)$0.02 

Diluted

 $(7.82)$(5.51)$(11.95)$(2.99)$0.86 $0.02 $(0.17)

Weighted average shares

Weighted average shares

 

Weighted average shares

 

Basic

 7.4 7.4 7.4 9.3 13.9 12.8 15.9 

Basic

 7.4 7.4 9.3 13.9 16.6 15.9 21.3 

Diluted

 7.4 7.4 7.4 9.3 13.9 12.8 15.9 

Diluted

 7.4 7.4 9.3 13.9 16.9 15.9 21.3 

 

 
 As of 
 
 December 31,
2005
 December 31,
2006
 December 31,
2007
 December 28,
2008
 December 27,
2009
 March 28,
2010
 
(All amounts in millions)
 (Audited)
 (Unaudited)
 

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:

                   
 

Cash and cash equivalents

 $7.4 $5.6 $8.9 $3.7 $9.9 $6.3 
 

Working capital

  67.4  (3.8) 23.4  35.0  37.1  35.5 
 

Total assets

  342.0  337.7  335.3  312.4  241.6  255.9 
 

Short-term debt

  0.3  51.4  2.7  6.1  4.7  6.2 
 

Long-term debt

  0.4    74.0  76.9  51.6  48.3 
 

Total stockholders' equity

 $229.7 $187.1 $167.2 $146.9 $124.9 $126.2 
 
 As of As of
(unaudited)
 
 
 December 31,
2006
 December 31,
2007
 December 28,
2008
 December 29,
2009
 December 26,
2010
 March 28,
2010
 March 27,
2011
 
 
 (all amounts in millions)
 

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:

                      
 

Cash and cash equivalents

 $5.6 $8.9 $3.7 $9.9 $10.8 $6.3 $45.5 
 

Working capital

  (3.8) 23.4  35.0  37.1  65.8  35.5  242.6 
 

Total assets

  337.7  335.3  312.4  241.6  536.1  225.9  983.4 
 

Short-term debt

  51.4  2.7  6.1  4.7  0.6  6.2  3.6 
 

Long-term debt

    74.0  76.9  51.6  226.1  48.3  517.5 
 

Total stockholders' equity

 $187.1 $167.2 $146.9 $124.9 $169.9 $126.2 $247.9 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

        We will not receive any cash proceeds from the issuance of the exchange notes.Exchange Notes. In consideration for issuing the exchange notesExchange Notes as contemplated in this prospectus, we will receive in exchange original notesOriginal Notes in like principal amount. The original notesOriginal Notes surrendered in exchange for exchange notesExchange Notes will be retired and canceled and cannot be reissued. Issuance of the exchange notesExchange Notes will not result in a change in our amount of outstanding debt.


THE EXCHANGE OFFER

Purpose and Effect of the Exchange Offer

        WeOn March 25, 2011, the Stage I Issuer issued $225$285.0 million aggregate principal amount of the original notes on May 19, 2010 to Jefferies & Company, Inc., B. Riley & Co., LLC, Imperial Capital, LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and Noble International Investments, Inc., the initial purchasers,Stage I Notes pursuant to athe Stage I Indenture. In connection with the purchase agreement. The initial purchasers subsequently sold the original notes to "qualified institutional buyers," as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, in reliance on Rule 144A, and outside the United States under Regulation S of the Securities Act. As a condition to the sale of the original notes,Stage I Notes, we entered into a registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers on May 19, 2010. Pursuantof the Stage I Notes. On April 4, 2011, (i) the Stage I Issuer merged with and into the Company, and the Company assumed all the assets and liabilities of the Stage I Issuer including, pursuant to a supplemental indenture to the registration rights agreement, we agreed that we would:

        Upon the effectiveness of the exchange offer registration statement, we will offer the exchange notes in exchange for the original notes. A copy of the registration rights agreement is filed as an exhibitCompany pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus formsIndenture in a part.like principal amount.

Resale of the Exchange Notes

        Based upon an interpretation by the staff of the SEC contained in no-action letters issued to third parties, we believe that you may exchange original notesOriginal Notes for exchange notesExchange Notes in the ordinary course of business. For further information on the SEC's position, see Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation, available May 13, 1988, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, available June 5, 1991 and Shearman & Sterling, available July 2, 1993, and other interpretive letters to similar effect. You will be allowed to resell exchange notesExchange Notes to the public without further registration under the Securities Act and without delivering to purchasers of the exchange notesExchange Notes a prospectus that satisfies the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act so long as you do not participate, do not intend to participate, and have no arrangement with any person to participate, in a distribution of the exchange notes.Exchange Notes. However, the foregoing does not apply to you if you are: a broker-dealer who purchased the exchange notesExchange Notes directly from us to resell pursuant to Rule 144A or any other available exemption under the Securities Act; or you are an "affiliate" of ours within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

        In addition, if you are a broker-dealer, or you acquire exchange notesExchange Notes in the exchange offer for the purpose of distributing or participating in the distribution of the exchange notes,Exchange Notes, you cannot rely on the position of the staff of the SEC contained in the no-action letters mentioned above and must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction, unless an exemption from registration is otherwise available.

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acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of the exchange notes.Exchange Notes. The letter of transmittal for use in connection with any such resale will state that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act. A broker-dealer may use this prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, in connection with resales of exchange notes Exchange Notes


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received in exchange for original notesOriginal Notes which the broker-dealer acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities.

Terms of the Exchange Offer

        Upon the terms and subject to the conditions stated in this prospectus and in the letter of transmittal, we will accept all original notesOriginal Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on the expiration date. After authentication of the exchange notesExchange Notes by the trustee or an authenticating agent, we will issue $1,000 principal amount of exchange notesExchange Notes in exchange for each $1,000 principal amount of original notesOriginal Notes accepted in the exchange offer. Holders may tender some or all of their original notesOriginal Notes in denominations of $2,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000.

        If you wish to exchange your original notesOriginal Notes for exchange notesExchange Notes in the exchange offer, you will be required to represent that:

        You will make these representations to us by signing or agreeing to be bound by the letter of transmittal.

        Broker-dealers that are receiving exchange notesExchange Notes for their own account must have acquired the original notesOriginal Notes as a result of market-making or other trading activities in order to participate in the exchange offer. Each broker-dealer that receives exchange notesExchange Notes for its own account pursuant to this exchange offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of the exchange notesExchange Notes during the 180 day180-day period following the completion of the exchange offer, exclusive of any period during which a stop order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part is in effect or we have suspended the use of this prospectus. The letter of transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer during the 180 day180-day period following the closing of the exchange offer in connection with resales of exchange notesExchange Notes received in exchange for original notesOriginal Notes where such original notesOriginal Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making or other trading activities. We have agreed that, during the


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180 day 180-day period following the closing of the exchange offer, we will make this prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See "Plan of Distribution."


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        The exchange notesExchange Notes will evidence the same debt as the original notesOriginal Notes and will be issued under and entitled to the benefits of the same indenture. The form and terms of the exchange notesExchange Notes are identical in all material respects to the form and terms of the original notesOriginal Notes except that:

        Holders of original notesOriginal Notes that are not entitled to participate in the exchange offer and holders who do not receive freely-tradable exchange notesfreely tradable Exchange Notes will have, for a period of 180 days following the consummation of the exchange offer, the right to require us to file a registration statement covering resales of their notes. If we do not timely file or cause this resale registration statement to become effective, these holders will be entitled to additional interest.

        As of the date of this prospectus, $225$285.0 million aggregate principal amount of the original notesOriginal Notes was outstanding. In connection with the issuance of the original notes,Original Notes, we arranged for the original notesOriginal Notes to be issued and transferable in book-entry form through the facilities of DTC, acting as depositary. The exchange notesExchange Notes will also be issuable and transferable in book-entry form through DTC.

        This prospectus, together with the accompanying letter of transmittal, is initially being sent to all registered holders as of the close of business on                  , 2010.2011. We intend to conduct the exchange offer as required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (Exchange Act)as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules and regulations of the SEC under the Exchange Act, including Rule 14e-1, to the extent applicable.

        The exchange offer is not conditioned upon any minimum aggregate principal amount of original notesOriginal Notes being tendered, and holders of the original notesOriginal Notes do not have any appraisal or dissenters' rights under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or under the indentureIndenture in connection with the exchange offer. No governmental approvals or consents must be received to consummate the exchange offer. We shall be considered to have accepted original notesOriginal Notes tendered according to the procedures in this prospectus when, as and if we have given oral or written notice of acceptance to the exchange agent. See "—Exchange Agent." The exchange agent will act as agent for the tendering holders for the purpose of receiving exchange notesExchange Notes from us and delivering exchange notesExchange Notes to those holders.

        If any tendered original notesOriginal Notes are not accepted for exchange because of an invalid tender or the occurrence of other events described in this prospectus, the unaccepted original notesOriginal Notes will be credited to the holder's account at DTC according to the procedures described below or, in the case of original notesOriginal Notes tendered by delivery of certificates, certificates for these unaccepted original notesOriginal Notes will be returned, at our cost, to the tendering holder of the original notes,Original Notes, promptly after the expiration date.

        Holders who tender original notesOriginal Notes in the exchange offer will not be required to pay brokerage commissions or fees or, except as described in the following sentence, transfer taxes related to the exchange of original notesOriginal Notes in the exchange offer. If you instruct us to register exchange notesExchange Notes in the name of, or request that original notesOriginal Notes not tendered or not accepted in the exchange offer be returned to, a person other than you, you will be responsible for the payment of any applicable transfer


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        Neither we nor our board of directors makes any recommendation to holders of original notesOriginal Notes as to whether to tender or refrain from tendering all or any portion of their original notesOriginal Notes pursuant to the exchange offer. Moreover, no one has been authorized to make any recommendation. Holders of original notesOriginal Notes must make their own decision whether to tender in the exchange offer and, if so, the amount of original notesOriginal Notes to tender after reading this prospectus and the letter of transmittal and consulting with their advisors, if any, based on their own financial position and requirements.

Expiration Date; Extensions; Amendments

        The term "expiration date" shall mean 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                  , 20102011 unless we, in our sole discretion, extend the exchange offer, in which case the term "expiration date" shall mean the latest date to which the exchange offer is extended.

        We expressly reserve the right, in our sole discretion:

        The terms of the purchases or offers described in the fourth and fifth clauses above may differ from the terms of the exchange offer.

        Any delay in acceptance, termination, extension, or amendment will be followed as promptly as practicable by oral or written notice to the exchange agent and by making a public announcement. If the exchange offer is amended in a manner determined by us to constitute a material change, we will promptly disclose the amendment in a manner reasonably calculated to inform the holders.

        Without limiting the manner in which we may choose to make public announcements of any delay in acceptance, termination, extension, or amendment of the exchange offer, we shall have no obligation to publish, advise, or otherwise communicate any public announcement, other than by making a timely press release to an appropriate news agency.

        You are advised that we may extend the exchange offer because some of the holders of the original notesOriginal Notes do not tender on a timely basis.

Interest on the Exchange Notes

        The exchange notesExchange Notes will bear interest from May 19, 2010, the date of issuance of the original notes that are being tendered in exchange for the exchange notes,and including June 1, 2011, or, if later, the most recent date on which interest was paid or provided for on the original notesOriginal Notes surrendered for the exchange notes,Exchange Notes, at a rate of 10% per year. Accordingly, holders of original notesOriginal Notes that are accepted for exchange will not receive interest that is accrued but unpaid on the original notesOriginal Notes at the time of


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tender. We will pay interest on the exchange notesExchange Notes twice a year, on December 1st and June 1st, beginning December 1, 2010.2011.

Procedures for Tendering

        Only a holder may tender his, her or its original notesOriginal Notes in the exchange offer. Any beneficial owner whose original notesOriginal Notes are registered in the name of such owner's broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust


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company or other nominee or are held in book-entry form and who wishes to tender should contact the registered holder promptly and instruct the registered holder to tender on such owner's behalf. If the beneficial owner wishes to tender on his, her or its own behalf, the beneficial owner must, prior to completing and executing the letter of transmittal and delivering the owner's original notes,Original Notes, either make appropriate arrangements to register ownership of the original notesOriginal Notes in the owner's name or obtain a properly completed bond power from the registered holder. The transfer of record ownership may take considerable time and may not be completed prior to the expiration time.date.

        The tender by a holder will constitute an agreement between the holder, us and the exchange agent according to the terms and subject to the conditions described in this prospectus and in the letter of transmittal.

        A holder who desires to tender original notesOriginal Notes and who cannot comply with the procedures set forth in this prospectus for tender on a timely basis or whose original notesOriginal Notes are not immediately available must comply with the procedures for guaranteed delivery set forth below.

        The method of delivery of original notesOriginal Notes and the letter of transmittal and all other required documents to the exchange agent is at the election and risk of the holders. Delivery of such documents will be deemed made only when actually received by the exchange agent or deemed received under the ATOP procedures described below. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to assure delivery to the exchange agent prior to the expiration date. No letter of transmittal or original notesOriginal Notes should be sent to us. Holders may also request that their respective brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies or nominees effect the tender for holders in each case as described in this prospectus and in the letter of transmittal.

        Original Notes Held in Book-Entry Form.    We understand that the exchange agent will make a request promptly after the date of the prospectus to establish accounts for the original notesOriginal Notes for the purpose of facilitating the exchange offer, and subject to their establishment, any financial institution that is a participant in DTC may make book-entry delivery of original notesthe Original Notes by causing DTC to transfer the original notesOriginal Notes into the exchange agent's account for the original notesOriginal Notes using DTC's procedures for transfer.

        The exchange offer is eligible for DTC's ATOP. Accordingly, DTC participants may, instead of physically completing and signing the letter of transmittal and delivering it to the exchange agent, electronically transmit their acceptance of the exchange offer by causing DTC to transfer original notesOriginal Notes held in book-entry form to the exchange agent in accordance with DTC's ATOP procedures for transfer. DTC will then send a book-entry confirmation, including an agent's message to the exchange agent.

        The term "agent's message" means a message transmitted by DTC, received by the exchange agent and forming part of the book-entry confirmation, which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from the participant in DTC tendering original notesOriginal Notes that are the subject of that book-entry confirmation that the participant has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of the letter of transmittal, and that we may enforce such agreement against such participant. If you use ATOP procedures to tender original notesOriginal Notes you will not be required to deliver a letter of transmittal to the exchange agent, but you will be bound by its terms just as if you had signed it.


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        If you desire to tender original notesOriginal Notes held in book-entry form with DTC, the exchange agent must receive, prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the expiration date, at its address set forth in this prospectus, a confirmation of book-entry transfer of the original notesOriginal Notes into the exchange agent's account at DTC, which is referred to in this prospectus as a "book-entry confirmation," and an agent's message transmitted pursuant to DTC's ATOP procedures. In lieu of transmitting an agent's message pursuant to DTC's ATOP procedures, you may deliver to the exchange agent, prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the expiration date, at the address set forth in this prospectus, a properly completed


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and validly executed letter of transmittal, or manually signed facsimile thereof, together with any signature guarantees and other documents required by the instructions in the letter of transmittal.

        Original Notes Held in Certificated Form.    For a holder to validly tender original notesOriginal Notes held in physical or certificated form, the exchange agent must receive, prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the expiration date, at its address set forth in this prospectus:

        Signatures.    Signatures on a letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal, as the case may be, must be guaranteed by a member firm of a registered national securities exchange or of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the United States or an "eligible guarantor institution" within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Exchange Act, unless the original notesOriginal Notes tendered with the letter of transmittal are tendered:

        If the letter of transmittal is signed by a person other than the registered holder or DTC participant who is listed as the owner, the original notesOriginal Notes must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate bond powers which authorize the person to tender the original notesOriginal Notes on behalf of the registered holder or DTC participant who is listed as the owner, in either case signed as the name of the registered holder who appears on the original notesOriginal Notes or the DTC participant who is listed as the owner. If the letter of transmittal or any original notesOriginal Notes or bond powers are signed or endorsed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, those persons should so indicate when signing and, unless waived by us, submit evidence satisfactory to us of their authority to so act must be submitted with the letter of transmittal.

        If you tender your notesOriginal Notes through ATOP, signatures and signature guarantees are not required.

        Determinations of Validity.    All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility, including time of receipt, acceptance and withdrawal of the tendered original notesOriginal Notes will be determined by us in our sole discretion. This determination will be final and binding. We reserve the absolute right to reject any and all original notesOriginal Notes not properly tendered or any original notesOriginal Notes our acceptance of which would, in the opinion of our counsel, be unlawful. We also reserve the absolute right to waive any irregularities or conditions of tender as to particular original notes.Original Notes. Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of the exchange offer, including the instructions in the letter of transmittal, will be final and binding on all parties. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of original notesOriginal Notes must


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be cured within the time we shall determine. Although we intend to notify holders of defects or irregularities related to tenders of original notes,Original Notes, neither we, the exchange agent nor any other person shall be under any duty to give notification of defects or irregularities related to tenders of original notes,Original Notes, nor shall any of us incur liability for failure to give notification. Tenders of original notesOriginal Notes will not be considered to have been made until the irregularities have been cured or waived. Any original notesOriginal Notes received by the exchange agent that we determine are not properly tendered or the tender of which is otherwise rejected by us and as to which the defects or irregularities have not been cured or waived by


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us will be returned by the exchange agent to the tendering holder unless otherwise provided in the letter of transmittal, promptly following the expiration date.

Guaranteed Delivery Procedures

        Holders who wish to tender their original notesOriginal Notes and:

may effect a tender if they tender through an institution eligible to guarantee signatures described under "—Procedures for Tendering—Signatures," or if they tender using ATOP's guaranteed delivery procedures.

        A tender of original notesOriginal Notes made by or through an eligible institution will be accepted if:

        A tender made through DTC's ATOP procedures will be accepted if:



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        Upon request to the exchange agent, a notice of guaranteed delivery will be sent to holders who wish to tender their original notesOriginal Notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures described above.

Withdrawal of Tenders

        Except as otherwise provided in this prospectus, tenders of original notesOriginal Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. To withdraw a tender of original notesOriginal Notes in the exchange offer:

        Any notice of withdrawal must:

        All questions as to the validity, form and eligibility, including time of receipt, of the withdrawal notices will be determined by us, and our determination shall be final and binding on all parties. Any original notesOriginal Notes so withdrawn will be judged not to have been tendered according to the procedures in this prospectus for purposes of the exchange offer, and no exchange notesExchange Notes will be issued in exchange for those original notesOriginal Notes unless the original notesOriginal Notes so withdrawn are validly retendered. Any original notesOriginal Notes that have been tendered but are not accepted for exchange will be returned to the holder of the original notesOriginal Notes without cost to the holder or, in the case of original notesOriginal Notes tendered by book-entry transfer into the holder's account at DTC, according to the procedures described above. This return or crediting will take place as soon as practicable after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the exchange offer. Properly withdrawn original notesOriginal Notes may be retendered by following one of the procedures described above under "—Procedures for Tendering" at any time prior to the expiration date.

Conditions

        The exchange offer is subject only to the following conditions:


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