DRS Technologies Receives New Orders for Government Computer Systems.

Business Editors

PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2001

DRS Technologies, Inc. (AMEX: DRS) announced today that it has received new orders from the U.S. Government to provide UltraSPARC II(TM) computer network servers and workstations for worldwide field deployment.

DRS Technologies, a leading supplier of TEMPEST computer equipment, is teamed with Sun Microelectronics, a division of Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW), Mountainview, California, to supply systems incorporating Sun(R) UltraSPARC II(TM) microprocessor technology. For these new orders valued at $1.4 million, the company's DRS Advanced Programs unit in Columbia, Maryland, will design, integrate, test and deliver fourth-generation TEMPEST rack-mounted servers and computer workstations.

Mark S. Newman, chairman, president and chief executive officer of DRS Technologies, stated, "DRS is a recognized leader in TEMPEST computer systems for special government applications. Our strategic teaming arrangement with Sun Microelectronics has provided us with the ability to integrate the latest commercial computing technology in cost-effective, reliable, field-deployable system solutions for our customer. Through enhancements and upgrades, DRS has reduced product costs while improving portability, processing power, speed, data capacity and display performance to meet critical requirements for a variety of government missions around the world."

DRS has delivered over 3,000 SPARC(TM)-based computer workstations, servers and other peripheral equipment to this customer under separate programs for more than five years and has been a systems integrator for the government for over 30 years. These high-performance systems are designed specifically for a variety of unique government applications.

The new rack-mounted servers produced for this award will include the Sun(R) Solaris(TM) operating system and a SPARC(TM) engine Ultra AXmp motherboard. They will utilize four high-speed UltraSPARC II(TM) processors operating at 450 MHz with 18 GB each of data storage and 2 GB of memory. Designed for scalability from mainstream computer workstations to supercomputing servers, the UltraSPARC II(TM) meets the demands of today's intensive, network-centric, multimedia-rich applications. All systems supplied are equipped with removable disk drives and are certified to TEMPEST Level 1 system standards.

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 products, from rugged computers and peripherals to systems and components in the areas of communications, combat systems, data storage, digital imaging, electro-optics, flight safety and space.

Additional information is available on the company's web site at www.drs.com