DRS Power Systems Facilities Achieve CMM Level 3 Evaluation for Software Engineering.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2004

DRS Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: DRS) announced today that its DRS Electric Power Technologies unit, located in Hudson, Massachusetts, has been evaluated as fully compliant at Level 3 with the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) Capability Maturity Model (CMM). The CMM rating increasingly is being used as a prerequisite and an evaluation factor for the acquisition of military programs with significant software content. With this certification, all three of the company's power systems units now have been evaluated as fully compliant at Level 3.

The Level 3 rating confirms that the company's DRS Electric Power Technologies unit has established an effective, well-defined software development process that meets all of the requirements for providing software products for both Department of Defense mission-critical and industrial applications. The unit, achieving the rating five months ahead of schedule, supports the U.S. Navy's DD(X) next-generation destroyer program, which requires the Level 3 rating.

"This accomplishment is a key milestone for our power systems business, building on our credibility and support of the military's transformational requirements," said Steven T. Schorer, president of DRS's C4I Group. "Receipt of the Level 3 rating is an important demonstration of the capabilities of our staff, as well as the tools and processes we have in place, enhancing DRS's competitive posture as a leading supplier of highly engineered, complex products for U.S. Navy and industrial customers. This development positions the company to effectively support software applications that meet future customer requirements for the next-generation fleet of warships."

The facility's conformance to the thirteen Key Process Areas prescribed by the SEI CMM Software Capability Evaluation (SCE) was evaluated, and met or exceeded all of the capabilities for a Level 3 rating. The SCE method involves interviews with software developers, program leaders, software configuration management and software quality assurance staff, and the examination of many types of evidence that demonstrate that the documented processes are being used. The evaluation was conducted by an independent team led by Ms. Kathryn Gallucci, an SEI lead evaluator from P3I, Inc., based in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.

Originally developed by the Software Engineering Institute of Carnegie-Mellon University, the Capability Maturity Model requires a process-based approach to the development of software, including systems engineering, software engineering and project management. CMM has become the de-facto international standard for measuring the capability of an organization to effectively develop software.

DRS Electric Power Technologies is a world leader in high-end electric machinery, having pioneered the use of high-performance permanent magnets and solid-state electronics in large machines. Its motors lead the industry in a wide range of applications, from industrial pumping and oil drilling to ship propulsion, pulsed power and advanced motors and generators for electric vehicles.

DRS Technologies, headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, provides leading edge products and services to defense, government intelligence and commercial customers. Focused on defense technology, DRS develops and manufactures a broad range of mission critical systems. The company

employs 5,700 people worldwide.

For more information about DRS Technologies, please visit the company's web site at www.drs.com.