DRS Technologies Awarded New Contract to Provide Doppler Weather Radar Systems to U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2004 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 received a new contract valued at $10.3 million, including options, to provide Supplemental Weather Radar (SWR-250) systems, services and support to U.S. Navy and Marine Corps bases around the world. This award is part of a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ IDIQ Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (contracting/procurement) ) contract. The SWR-250 is a state-of-the-art Doppler weather radar system capable of providing real-time surveillance and advance warning of potentially severe weather systems that are developing near or moving toward military units. This meteorological me·te·or·ol·o·gy n. The science that deals with the phenomena of the atmosphere, especially weather and weather conditions. [French météorologie, from Greek information is critical to military decision makers responsible for resource protection, as well as for the safety of all personnel. The SWR-250 can be used as both a fixed-site and transportable Doppler weather radar system. An initial $1.2 million award was received by DRS from the U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR SPAWAR Space & Naval Warfare Systems Command (US Navy) SPAWAR Space Warfare ) Systems Center in Charleston, South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. . For the award, DRS will install SWR-250 fixed radars supporting the U.S. Navy. The five-year IDIQ contract will include delivery, installation, repair and replacement of hardware and software components, technical services, site surveys, on-site training and integration of software for all new systems, as well as retrofit for existing systems. Work for this order will be accomplished by the company's DRS Weather Systems unit in Enterprise, Alabama. "The receipt of this new award continues our long-term relationship with the U.S. Navy as a leading provider of radar 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. "DRS's experience as a key supplier of these systems well positions the company for future weather radar system designs and for opportunities relating to forward fit and back fit of existing systems." The SWR SWR Standing Wave Ratio (radio term) SWR Südwestrundfunk (Southern German Radio Station) SWR Shoreham Wading River SWR Short-Wave Radio SWR Software Requirements system is a state-of-the-art Doppler radar system primarily used for the detection, processing and display of weather phenomena with the objective of generating advance warning of potentially threatening weather. It provides common weather radar requirements and simplifies the ability to detect, locate and track severe weather systems. The system provides quantitative reflectivity/precipitation information on weather targets within 240 nautical miles (480 KM) of the radar antenna and also provides quantitative mean radial velocity and spectral width (turbulence) information on weather targets within 60 nautical miles (120 KM) of the radar antenna. 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 5,800 people worldwide. For more information about DRS Technologies, please visit the company's web site at www.drs.com. |
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