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Exhibit 10.3

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Amended and Restated as of August 4, 2008

        This Executive Employment Agreement ("Agreement") is made effective November 14, 2003 ("Effective Date"), by and between Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. ("Company") and Eric DeMarco ("Executive"), and as amended and restated as of August 4, 2008.

        The parties agree as follows:

        1.    Employment.    Company hereby employs Executive, and Executive hereby accepts such employment, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

        2.    Duties.    

        3.    At-will Employment Relationship.    Executive's employment with Company is at-will and not for any specified period and may be terminated by either Executive or Company at any time, with or without cause. In addition, Company reserves the right to modify Executive's position or duties to meet business needs and to use discretion in deciding on appropriate discipline. No representative of Company, other than the Board of Directors, has the authority to alter the at-will employment relationship between Executive and Company. Any change to the at-will employment relationship must be by specific, written agreement signed by Executive and the Board of Directors. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or should be construed to contradict, modify or alter this at-will relationship.

        4.    Compensation.    


        5.    Customary Fringe Benefits.    Executive will be eligible for all customary and usual fringe benefits generally available to executives of Company subject to the terms and conditions of Company's benefit plan documents. Company reserves the right to change or eliminate the fringe benefits on a prospective, company-wide basis, at any time, effective upon notice to Executive.

        6.    Business Expenses.    Executive will be reimbursed for all reasonable, out-of-pocket business expenses incurred in the performance of his duties on behalf of Company. To obtain reimbursement, expenses must be submitted promptly with appropriate supporting documentation in accordance with Company's policies.

        7.    Termination of Executive's Employment.    





        8.    No Conflict of Interest.    During Executive's employment with Company and during any period Executive is receiving payments from Company pursuant to this Agreement, Executive must not engage in any work, paid or unpaid, that creates an actual conflict of interest with Company. Such work shall include, but is not limited to, directly or indirectly competing with Company in any way, or acting as an officer, director, employee, consultant, stockholder, volunteer, lender, or agent of any business enterprise of the same nature as, or which is in direct competition with, the business in which Company is now engaged or in which Company becomes engaged during Executive's employment with Company, as may be determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion. If the Board of Directors believes such a conflict exists during Executive's employment, the Board of Directors may ask Executive to choose to discontinue the other work or resign employment with Company. If the Board of Directors believes such a conflict exists during any period in which Executive is receiving payments pursuant to this Agreement, the Board of Directors may ask Executive to choose to discontinue the other work or forfeit the remaining severance payments. In addition, Executive agrees not to refer any client or potential client of Company to competitors of Company, without obtaining Company's prior written consent, during Executive's employment and during any period in which Executive is receiving payments from Company pursuant to this Agreement.

        9.    Confidentiality and Proprietary Rights.    Executive agrees to read, sign and abide by Company's standard form of confidentiality agreement, which is provided with this Agreement and incorporated herein by reference.

        10.    Nonsolicitation.    Executive understands and agrees that Company's employees and customers and any information regarding Company employees and/or customers is confidential and constitutes trade secrets. Accordingly, Executive agrees that during his employment and for a period of one (1) year after the termination of his employment, Executive will not, either directly or indirectly, separately or in association with others: (a) interfere with, impair, disrupt or damage Company's relationship with any of its customers or customer prospects by soliciting or encouraging others to solicit any of them for the purpose of diverting or taking away business from Company; or (b) directly or indirectly, separately or in association with others, interfere with, impair, disrupt or damage Company's business by soliciting, encouraging or attempting to hire any of Company's employees or causing others to solicit or encourage any of Company's employees to discontinue their employment with Company.

        11.    Injunctive Relief.    Executive acknowledges that his breach of the covenants contained in sections 8-10 would cause irreparable injury to Company and agrees that in the event of any such breach, Company shall be entitled to seek temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, to the extent allowed under the California Arbitration Act, without the necessity of proving actual damages or posting any bond or other security.


        12.    Agreement to Arbitrate.    

        13.    General Provisions.    


        14.    Entire Agreement.    This Agreement, including Company's standard form of confidentiality agreement incorporated herein by reference and Company's 1999 Equity Incentive Plan and related option documents described in subsection 4.3 of this Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties relating to this subject matter and supersedes all prior or simultaneous representations, discussions, negotiations, and agreements, whether written or oral. This Agreement may be amended or modified only with the written consent of Executive and the Board of Directors of Company. No oral waiver, amendment or modification will be effective under any circumstances whatsoever.


THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HAVE READ THE FOREGOING AGREEMENT AND FULLY UNDERSTAND EACH AND EVERY PROVISION CONTAINED HEREIN. WHEREFORE, THE PARTIES HAVE EXECUTED THIS AGREEMENT ON THE DATES SHOWN BELOW.

    Eric DeMarco

Dated:

 

  


 

 

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

Dated:

 

By:

 

  




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