DRS Technologies Receives Contract to Provide Motor Control Products for U.S. Navy Amphibious Assault Ships.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2002 DRS's Millennium Motor Controls Are Being Installed on All Navy Combatant Ships under Construction 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 $7.6 million contract to provide motor control products for the U.S. Navy's Landing Helicopter Deck (LHD-8) amphibious assault ship. For this award, DRS will design and manufacture Millennium Motor Control products, which comprise the company's new solid-state electronic motor control product line. The solution provided will feature a system that can be fully networked to the ship's LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. (local area network), allowing remote operation and monitoring, enhanced condition-based maintenance functions and reduced life-cycle costs. DRS's line of motor control products is being installed on all U.S. Navy combatants under construction. DRS received the award from Northrop Grumman Ship Systems' Ingalls Operations, a unit of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC (Network Operations Center) A central or regional location for monitoring a large network. Also called a "network management center" (NMC), "service management center" (SMC) or "network control center" (NCC), a NOC may be used to manage a large enterprise network, ), in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Work for this contract will be performed by the company's DRS Power & Control Technologies unit in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The equipment is expected to be delivered in July 2003. "The receipt of this award highlights DRS's vital role in the U.S. Navy's transition to advanced controls and ship-wide networking," said Mark S. Newman, DRS Technologies' chairman, president and chief executive officer. "Our motor control products are proven for operation with fewer crew, improving operators' access to key data tied to the operational control of a ship, and increasing automation, resulting in lower costs and higher reliability. Committed to delivering integrated control and power distribution systems to increase ship systems' capabilities, DRS remains focused on our customers' requirements for reliable, high-performance systems that support smart-ship initiatives." DRS's Millennium Motor Control products are microprocessor-based and provide highly accurate measurement and control functions. The Wasp class (LHD-1) is the U.S. Navy's large-deck, multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose adj. Designed or used for several purposes: a multipurpose room; multipurpose software. multipurpose Adjective amphibious assault ship. LHDs transport, command and support elements of a Marine Expeditionary Unit A Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) that is constructed around an infantry battalion reinforced, a helicopter squadron reinforced, and a task-organized combat service support element. It normally fulfills Marine Corps forward sea-based deployment requirements. (MEU MEU Marine Expeditionary Unit MEU Mobile Expansion Unit MEU Maximum Expected Utility (philosophy, economics) MEU Municipal Employees Union MEU Modern English Usage MEU Main Electronics Unit ), typically comprised of 2,000 Marines, and deliver forces to land using helicopters, landing craft and amphibious vehicles. The Wasp class is the first to be specifically designed to carry a squadron of AV-8B Harrier II Short Take Off Vertical Landing jets. The LHD-8 will be distinguished by a new gas turbine propulsion system with a controllable pitch propeller A controllable pitch propeller (CPP) or variable pitch propeller is a special type of propeller with blades that can be rotated around their long axis to change their pitch. , in addition to other improvements to the weapon systems, and will provide reduced manning and life-cycle costs. Ship construction will commence in May 2003. DRS Technologies provides leading edge products and services to government and commercial customers worldwide. Focused on defense electronics, the company develops and manufactures a broad range of mission critical systems and components in the areas of communications, combat systems, rugged computers, electro-optics, power conversion, data storage, digital imaging, flight safety and space. For more information about DRS Technologies, please visit the company's web site at www.drs.com. |
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