DRS Technologies Receives $143 Million Contract, Including Options, to Provide Decontamination Systems for the U.S. Military.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- DRS Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: DRS) announced today that it has been competitively awarded a five-year contract, valued at approximately $143 million, including options, to provide Joint Services Transportable Decontamination Systems, Small Scale (JSTDS SS) for use by the U.S. military. The JSTDS SS was designed to conduct both operational and thorough decontamination of military personnel and materiel. The systems can be deployed rapidly, are fully operational in less than 30 minutes and can be transported by a variety of military vehicles. DRS has provided more than 500 similar lightweight decontamination systems to the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard and the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense, Joint Project Manager Guardian, which have been deployed with military units engaged in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Initial funding of approximately $4 million was received by DRS from the Joint Project Manager Decontamination Office in Quantico, Virginia, through the U.S. Marine Corps contracting office in Albany, Georgia. For this award, DRS will provide next-generation, lightweight decontamination systems, consisting of showers, 5,000 gallons of Decontamination Foam (DF) 200, float chamber systems, accessory kits, spare part kits and logistics services, including maintenance, equipment training and training manual development. Work for this award will be accomplished by the company's DRS Sustainment Systems units in St. Louis, Missouri and Florence, Kentucky, and DRS Technical Services unit in Calverton, Maryland. Product deliveries and services will continue through 2011.

KEnrcher Futuretech GmbH & Co., located in Winnenden, Germany, will work jointly with DRS on this program, providing key components, engineering support and the opportunity to combine innovative technologies, design efficiencies, broad manufacturing capabilities and leading edge logistics support expertise to serve the U.S. defense marketplace worldwide. Transitioning KEnrcher's commercial pressure wash technology into military decontamination applications will enable DRS to deliver high-quality, reliable and easily supportable system solutions to military forces.

"This significant new contract represents the third generation of decontamination systems DRS will provide," said Daniel A. Rodrigues, president of DRS's Sustainment Systems & Services Group. "Our lean, efficient manufacturing centers of excellence were a key factor in competitively securing this program. We have had a 25-year history of providing decontamination systems to our military customers, and the potential threats from the use of chemical or biological agents in modern warfare are still very real. We take great pride in our role of protecting joint military forces, and we look forward to continuing this support with the latest decontamination systems. Additionally, this major contract affords us the opportunity to continue our long and mutually beneficial relationship with KEnrcher Futuretech."

The technological and operational advantages of the JSTDS SS design include new high-pressure pumps, electrical controls, nozzles and stainless steel components for the application of the DF 200 foam decontaminant. The system utilizes the new Sandia National Laboratories' DF 200 decontaminant foam, as well as other aqueous-based decontaminant solutions.

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.