DRS Technologies Awarded $45.5 Million Contract to Produce Battlefield Digitization Systems for the U.S. Army.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 was awarded a $45.5 million contract to provide rugged Applique Computer Systems and peripheral equipment for the U.S. Army's Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below (FBCB FBCB Force XXI Battle Command Brigade (US Army) FBCB Fixed Bed Circulating Bioreactor 2) program. These systems will support U.S. Army and Marine Corps units engaged in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Installed on M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks and M2A M2A Message to Anywhere (mobile messaging framework) 3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, DRS's Applique Computer Systems will support the Army's Blue Force Tracking requirements, which include beyond line-of-sight reporting and tracking, as well as significant improvements in vertical and horizontal information integration for incorporation into the military's overall battlefield visualization efforts. The FBCB2 program is focused on developing a digital battle command information system designed to provide commanders, leaders and soldiers, from brigade to individual soldier and across all the battlefield functional areas, with improved information for command and control and enhanced situational awareness Situation awareness or situational awareness [1] (SA) is the mental representation and understanding of objects, events, people, system states, interactions, environmental conditions, and other situation-specific factors affecting human performance in . Supporting the Army's overall battlefield visualization efforts, the Applique Computer Systems provide a seamless flow of battle command information and interoperability with external command and control and sensor systems. The contract was received by DRS from the U.S. Army's Communication-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command (CELCMC CELCMC Communications Electronics Life Cycle Management Command ) in Fort Monmouth Fort Monmouth is a United States Army installation in Eatontown, Tinton Falls and Oceanport, New Jersey, and about one mile from the Atlantic Ocean. The base covers nearly 1,126 acres of land, from the Shrewsbury River west to Route 35, called Main Post. , New Jersey. For this award, the company's DRS Tactical Systems unit in Palm Bay, Florida Palm Bay is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The city estimated its population at 107,538 on 28 July 2007;[3]; it is the most populous city in the county. , will provide rugged Applique Computer Systems, including processor, display and keyboard units, as well as rugged solid-state hard disk drives and mission data loaders. Delivery of more than 5,500 Applique systems will begin in January 2006 and continue throughout the year. "DRS is a market leader in rugged computer systems, and the receipt of this latest order reflects our strong track record for innovative design, highly reliable performance, product quality and timely delivery," 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. "The FBCB2 systems have proven to be crucial assets for our forces in Iraq as part of the Army's network-centric communications infrastructure by providing improved interoperability and networked battlefield command information. Our success in supporting these next-generation, high-visibility, battlefield command information systems is the direct result of our commitment to provide best value systems and services." Incorporating the latest developments in digital information processing and networking, the FBCB2 system provides improved combat support, real-time command and control capabilities, enhanced interoperability and situational awareness throughout the force structure at the soldier, weapons and platform levels, assuring that U.S. armed forces keep pace with advanced technology developments of the 21st century. The system is intended to support lower-echelon battle command tactical mission requirements, such as real-time situational awareness, target identification and graphical combat area displays. The situational awareness component collectively displays the geographical location of all weapons, platforms, soldiers, command posts and other facilities and is being used in conjunction with the Army's Tactical Internet (TI), a seamless Internet connection, for ease in communication. The TI interfaces with the Army Battle Command Systems (ABCS See Win abc's, MSW abc's, XL abc's, DOS abc's and PKZIP abc's. ), collects information from both the operation center and the individual units and disseminates the data through the FBCB2 computers for improved situational awareness. 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 6,000 people worldwide. For more information about DRS Technologies, please visit the company's web site at www.drs.com. |
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