DRS Technologies Receives $11 Million in New Orders to Provide Logistics Support for U.S. Air Force Tunner Loaders.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 received new orders valued at approximately $11 million from the U.S. Air Force to support Tunner 60K Cargo Loader/Transporters deployed at U.S. military bases worldwide. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ ID/IQ Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity ID/IQ Indefinite Duration/Indefinite Quantity ) contracts were awarded to DRS by the Warner Robins Warner Robins, city (1990 pop. 43,726), Houston co., central Ga., in an agricultural region; inc. 1943. The surrounding area yields peanuts, grain, fruit, and livestock. Air Logistics Center at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. For these orders, DRS will provide logistics support, including materials management Materials management is the branch of logistics that deals with the tangible components of a supply chain. Specifically, this covers the acquisition of spare parts and replacements, quality control of purchasing and ordering such parts, and the standards involved in ordering, , sustaining engineering and spare parts support, for more than 300 Air Force Tunners at 78 air bases around the globe. The materials management portion of the contracts will provide parts to the field in a timely manner to maintain Tunner System Support Availability (TSSA TSSA Technical Standards and Safety Authority (Canada) TSSA Technology Standards for School Administrators TSSA Transport Salaried Staffs Association TSSA Tennessee State Soccer Association TSSA Technical Safety Standards Association ), while the infrastructure portion of the materials management effort will provide the buildings and personnel necessary to make parts support possible. Work for these orders will be performed by the company's DRS Systems & Electronics unit in St. Louis, Missouri, and is expected to continue through January 2007. "Our worldwide logistics services for the Tunner are integral to the U.S. military's mission requirements to support the rapid deployment of forces and equipment to multiple locations around the world," said Daniel A. Rodrigues, president of DRS's Sustainment Systems & Services Group. "Continued life-cycle management efforts like these exemplify DRS's commitment to make the Tunner one of America's most dependable and functional pieces of large military support equipment." The Tunner is designed and produced by DRS. It is a versatile, mobile vehicle with a unit load capacity of 30 tons. Using the Tunner, military transport aircraft, such as the C-17 Globemaster and C-5 Galaxy, and large, commercial cargo aircraft can be loaded and unloaded in a fraction of the time previously required, dramatically improving the efficiency and response time of the military's deployment operations. Tunners are being used daily to support the war on terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act and to aid in humanitarian relief efforts in potentially hostile areas, as well as areas stricken by natural disasters. DRS Technologies, headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, 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 www.drs.com. |
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