DRS Technologies Receives $14 Million U.S. Army Contract for Next-Generation Thermal Weapon Sights.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 a $14 million order to produce next-generation lightweight Thermal Weapon Sights (TWS TWS The Wildlife Society (founded in 1937) TWS The Wilderness Society TWS The Weekly Standard (political magazine) TWS Thermal Weapon Sight TWS Texas World Speedway TWS Tsunami Warning System II) for U.S. Army ground force applications. DRS received the new order from the U.S. Army's Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM CECOM Communications Electronics Command (US Army) CECOM National Center for Communications of the Civil Protection Agency ) 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, acting on behalf of Program Executive Office Soldier. For this award, DRS will produce Light Thermal Weapon Sights and Thermal Imaging Modules (TIMs), which will utilize the company's uncooled infrared technology. Work for this contract will be accomplished by the company's DRS Sensors & Targeting Systems - Optronics Division in Palm Bay and Melbourne, Florida Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 71,382. As of 2005, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 76,646. , and Infrared Technologies Division in Dallas, Texas, and Irvine, California. Deliveries will commence in February 2007 and continue through December 2008. This order is part of a competitively secured five-year contract awarded to DRS in March 2004. The contract has a total potential value of $375 million, including options. "As an industry leader in uncooled, high-performance, thermal imaging systems, the lightweight TWS II produced by DRS will contribute immediately to the military's current and future force objectives," said Fred L. Marion, president of DRS's Surveillance & Reconnaissance Group. "The lightweight TWS is optimized to place increased lethality in the hands of individual war fighters and enhances their survivability sur·viv·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of surviving: survivable organisms in a hostile environment. 2. That can be survived: a survivable, but very serious, illness. on the open and urban battlefields." Using advanced microbolometer-based infrared technology, the DRS family of light, medium and heavy TWS will provide U.S. Army soldiers and armament crews with greater range of threat detection and wider field of view at a reduced cost. Providing superior image quality, greater battery life, a user-friendly menu structure and light weight, these sights will better equip war fighters to see the battlefield under vision-obscured conditions and to engage the enemy. The Light TWS produced by DRS will mount onto M4 and M16 assault rifles. The TIMs will be used for handheld laser rangefinder day/night binoculars, supporting the Target Acquisition Laser Observation Night (TALON) program. Similar next-generation thermal weapon sights produced by DRS have broad application for various missions of U.S. military services, including the Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Special Operations, in addition to the Army. The variety of DRS's uncooled infrared sensors ensures availability to international militaries, as well. The company's thermal weapon sights product line also is applicable to homeland defense initiatives supporting first responders and government customs and border control/protection agencies, in addition to private security companies, domestic law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). , and for applications where the protection of high-value assets and critical infrastructure from terrorist threats are priorities. 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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