DRS Technologies Awarded Contract to Produce Monitoring Systems for U.S. Army Satellite Communications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2003 DRS Technologies, 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 received a contract to provide satellite communications systems to support the Integrated Monitoring and Power Control Subsystem (IMPCS IMPCS Integrated Monitoring Power and Control Subsystem ). The IMPCS controls military satellite communications links to ensure efficient data transmission and maintain the required level of service. The $3.2 million order was received by DRS from ITT ITT Initial Teacher Training (UK) ITT I Think That ITT Invitation To Tender ITT Individual Time Trial (professional cycling) ITT Intention-To-Treat ITT In This Thread (forums) Industries' (NYSE: ITT) Systems Division in Colorado Springs, Colorado The City of Colorado Springs is the second most populous city (after Denver) in the state of Colorado and the 48th most populous city in the United States.[4] The city is the county seat of El Paso County. . For the award, DRS will produce Spectral Monitoring Systems (SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. ) to aid military network operators in monitoring, controlling and managing satellite communications traffic and in optimizing the use of available bandwidth. DRS also will provide support for system integration into the IMPCS network. Work for this order will be performed by the company's DRS Tactical Systems (West) unit in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Deliveries are expected to commence in April 2004 and continue for six months. "This award validates DRS's state-of-the-art approach to realizing high-performance, embedded digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). systems," said Steven T. Schorer, president of DRS's Electronic Systems Group. "This product represents the successful blending of leading edge digitization and signal processing technologies into a cohesive, elite system. No other system exists in the market today offering the dynamic range, bandwidth and real-time signal processing performance of our Spectral Monitoring Systems." The IMPCS will be delivered to the Project Manager, Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems (PM DCATS) and will be installed in network control terminals at various locations to support both the Defense Satellite Communications System Geosynchronous military communications satellites that provide high data rate communications for military forces, diplomatic corps, and the White House. The Defense Satellite Communications System provides long-haul super-high frequency 7/8 gigahertz voice and high data rate and Wideband Gapfiller Satellite communications networks. The Defense Satellite Communications System is the only high-capacity, Government-owned, operated and maintained global communications system available to the Department of Defense, designed to provide vital Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) services through advanced satellite communications. The Wideband Gapfiller Satellite is a high-capacity military satellite communications system designed to support newer and far greater capabilities than those provided by current systems, and is compatible with existing control systems and terminals. It will serve as a bridge between currently employed systems and the Advanced Wideband Satellite system - a high-capacity tactical communications system In telecommunication, a tactical communications system is a communications system that (a) is used within, or in direct support of, tactical forces, (b) is designed to meet the requirements of changing tactical situations and varying environmental conditions, (c) provides securable currently planned for use in 2008. DRS Technologies provides leading edge products and services to government and commercial customers worldwide. Focused on defense electronics, the company develops and manufactures a broad range of mission critical systems and components in the areas of communications, combat systems, battlefield digitization, electro-optics, power systems, data storage, digital imaging, flight safety and space. For more information about DRS Technologies, please visit the company's web site at www.drs.com. |
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