DRS Technologies Receives New Order to Produce Electro-Optical Sensor Modules and Space Electronics.Business Editors PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2002 Order Supports Joint Russian-american Observation Satellites Program DRS Technologies, Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American 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 new order to design, manufacture and assemble staring Infrared Focal Plane Array (IRFPA IRFPA Infrared Focal Plane Array ) modules with space electronics for the Russian-American Observation Satellites (RAMOS) program. The RAMOS system will consist of two co-orbital satellites, each with a multi-spectral sensor suite, which will be used to gather information for defense and environmental purposes. The contract, valued at approximately $6.1 million, was awarded to DRS by the Space Dynamics Laboratory Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) is a nonprofit research corporation owned by Utah State University. SDL was founded in 1959 and has been responsible for the design, fabrication, and operation of thousands of sensors on over 400 payloads ranging from aircraft and rocket-borne (SDL (Specification and Description Language) A modeling language used to describe real time systems. It is widely used to model state machines in the telecommunications, aviation, automotive and medical industries. ) of Utah State University Utah State University, mainly at Logan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1888, opened 1890. It publishes Utah Science, Western Historical Quarterly, and Western American Literary Journal. in Logan, Utah, which is under contract for the preliminary design review phase of the program with the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization Noun 1. Ballistic Missile Defense Organization - an agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality BMDO (BMDO Noun 1. BMDO - an agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality Ballistic Missile Defense Organization ). The RAMOS program is a cooperative research program with the Russian Federation sponsored by the BMDO. The company's DRS Sensors & Targeting Systems unit in Anaheim, California will perform the work associated with this award. Product deliveries are expected to continue through October 2003. "This new contract recognizes the company's reputation as a leader in advanced infrared technology," said Mark S. Newman, DRS Technologies' chairman, president and chief executive officer. "With a strong history of delivering innovative and reliable IRFPA hardware for space applications, our participation in the RAMOS program offers an additional opportunity to demonstrate our unique capabilities for potentially supporting missile defense initiatives." For defense, the satellites' infrared sensors will gather imagery associated with rocket launches. The two-satellite system also will be capable of playing a broader role in multi-layered ground, air and space missions, by targeting, tracking and destroying hostile missiles. For environmental purposes, the satellites will carry equipment to support hurricane predictions and other meteorological forecasting, monitoring of environmental disasters and biosphere degradation. The satellites are expected to be launched between 2005 and 2006. 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, 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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