DRS Technologies Awarded $142 Million Contract to Produce International Naval Infrared Search and Track Systems.PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- DRS Technologies DRS Technologies, Inc. (commonly known as DRS; formerly known as Diagnostic/Retrieval Systems, Inc.) is a supplier of defense electronic products and systems to the United States Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, aerospace and defense prime , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : DRS DRS Drives (street suffix) DRS Dispute Resolution Service DRS Doctorandus DRS Department of Rehabilitative Services DRS Direct Registration System (securities) DRS Department of Rehabilitation Services ) announced today that it has been awarded a new $142 million contract for the production of SIRIUS Long-Range Infrared Search and Track Systems (LR-IRST) for the Canadian Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy This article is about the Royal Navy of the Netherlands. For other Royal Navies, see Royal Navy (disambiguation). The Koninklijke Marine (Royal Netherlands Navy ) is the navy of the Netherlands. . Jointly developed by DRS Technologies and Thales Naval Nederland, the SIRIUS LR-IRST system is designed to enhance ships' self-defense capabilities by automatically detecting and tracking anti-ship missiles This is a list of Anti-ship missiles. World War II
The contract was awarded to DRS by the Canadian Commercial Corporation in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on behalf of the Canadian Department of National Defence and the Royal Netherlands Navy. For this award, DRS will deliver LR-IRST systems to the Canadian Navy for installation on board Halifax Class General Purpose Frigates and to the Royal Netherlands Navy for installation on De Zeven Provincien Class Air Defence and Command Frigates. Work for this contract will be accomplished by the company's DRS Technologies Canada Company Canada Company, land settlement company chartered in England in 1826. It was initiated by the Scottish novelist John Galt, who proposed that Upper Canada (Ontario) sell government lands in order to raise money to compensate settlers who had suffered losses from the unit in Kanata and Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada, with Thales Nederland Thales Nederland B.V. (formerly Signaal) is a subsidiary of Thales Group involved primarily in naval defence systems (sensors, radars and infrared systems). Other areas of business include air defence, communications, optronics, cryogenic cooling systems and navigation B.V. in Hengelo, the Netherlands, as a major subcontractor. System deliveries are expected to begin in March 2008 and continue through August 2011. "The selection of DRS for this significant contract represents the culmination of a highly successful international development program, which utilized the company's experience in advanced signal processing See DSP. and electro-optical infrared systems," said Steven T. Schorer, president of DRS's C4I C4I Command, Control, Communications, Computers, & Intelligence (US DoD) C4I Command Control Communications Computer and Intelligence Group. "By choosing to field this new sensor system, the Canadian and Royal Netherlands navies have taken an important step toward ship self-defense by augmenting the capabilities of existing radar systems. The LR-IRST system is designed to be especially useful in the expeditionary combat domain and littorals, where the risk of asymmetric threats to navies remains high." The SIRIUS LR-IRST system is the most technologically advanced, next-generation system of its kind with unique processing algorithms that ensure a low false alarm rate. Proven in extensive trials in cold and warm water environments, it provides continuous passive search of the horizon and also supports a number of other ship tasks, including mine countermeasures, search and rescue, air operations, navigation and patrol. SIRIUS also provides high-resolution, panoramic video in day and night conditions that significantly improves situational awareness against asymmetric threats by automatically detecting and tracking small, low flying aircraft and small surface targets, which might otherwise go undetected by radar. DRS Technologies, headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A., is a leading supplier of integrated products, services and support to military forces, intelligence agencies and prime contractors worldwide. The company employs approximately 10,000 people. For more information about DRS Technologies, please visit the company's web site at http://www.drs.com. |
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