DRS Technologies Delivers First U.S. Navy AN/SPS-67-V-3 Radar System and Captures $1.9 Million Contract.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2000 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. (ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) A relational DBMS from Sybase that runs on Windows NT/2000, Linux and a variety of Unix platforms. ASE is a comprehensive and robust data management product with a long history dating back to the late 1980s. :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 delivered the first AN/SPS-67(V)3 Radar System for installation on the U.S. Navy's DDG-83 USS Howard Several ships of United States Navy were named USS Howard:
This latest award is the result of the exercise of an option on an existing contract with a total value of approximately $14.2 million, including options, initially awarded to the company in October 1997. For this contract, DRS is producing more than twenty of these surface search and navigation radar systems for several of the Navy's most technologically advanced surface ships, including the new DDG-51 Aegis class destroyers, as well as the Spanish Navy's F-100 class frigates. Manufacturing and systems integration work for this contract are being accomplished by the company's DRS Laurel Technologies unit in Johnstown, Pennsylvania Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, 60 miles east of Pittsburgh and 46 miles (76.6 km) west-south west of Altoona, Pennsylvania. The population was 27,906 at the 2000 census. and DRS Technical Services unit in Chesapeake, Virginia Chesapeake is an independent city located in the South Hampton Roads region of eastern Virginia in the United States. One of the Seven Cities of Hampton Roads, Chesapeake was formed in 1963 by a political consolidation of the City of South Norfolk with the former Norfolk County, , respectively. Mark S. Newman, DRS Technologies' chairman, president and chief executive officer, remarked: "Our delivery of the first AN/SPS-67(V)3 Radar System three months in advance of the schedule demonstrates our commitment to providing high-performance, integrated electronic systems for the Navy's complex command, control and intelligence initiatives. The early delivery strongly supports our customer's confidence in our ability to efficiently design, develop, manufacture and integrate these systems. This important milestone and the receipt of this new award reaffirm re·af·firm tr.v. re·af·firmed, re·af·firm·ing, re·af·firms To affirm or assert again. re our position as a leading provider of radar systems for the most technologically advanced fleet in the world." The AN/SPS-67 radar system provides ships with ocean surface surveillance and navigation data, as well as the ability to detect and track low flying aircraft and other targets. It is an integral part of a ship's command and control combat system. DRS Technologies provides leading edge products and services to government and commercial markets worldwide. Focused on defense electronics, the company develops and manufactures a broad range of mission critical products, from rugged computers A rugged (or ruggedized) computer is a computer specifically designed to reliably operate in harsh usage environments and conditions, such as strong vibrations, extreme temperatures and wet or dusty conditions. and peripherals to systems and components in the areas of communications, data storage, digital imaging, electro-optics, flight safety and space. The company offers a full complement of technical support and advanced manufacturing services. Additional information is available on the company's web site at www.drs.com. |
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