DRS Technologies Receives New Orders to Provide Electronics Test Support for U.S. Army Ground Vehicles.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 been awarded a new contract to manufacture Direct Support Electrical System Test Set (DSESTS DSESTS Direct Support Electrical System Test Set (US DoD) ) spares for use on M1A1, M1A2 and M1A2 System Enhancement Program (SEP 1. SEP - Someone Else's Problem. 2. (tool) SEP - A SASD tool from IDE. ) Abrams Main Battle Tanks and the M2/M3 family of Bradley Fighting Vehicle Systems. The $7.6 million contract was awarded to DRS by the U.S. Army's Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM TACOM Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (US Army) TACOM Tactical Communications TACOM Tactical Command TACOM Tank-Automotive and Armament Command TACOM Theater Army Command TACOM Tactical Army Command TACOM Tactical Army COM ) in Rock Island, Illinois Rock Island is a city in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 39,684 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rock Island CountyGR6 . Work for this contract will be performed by the company's DRS Test & Energy Management unit in Huntsville, Alabama. For this award, DRS will produce quantities of unique line items of DSESTS spares to include circuit card assemblies, modules, adapters and cable assemblies. Product deliveries are expected to be completed by April, 2005. "The receipt of this contract reinforces DRS's position as a key supplier of electronic test support equipment for the Army's family of Abrams and Bradley ground vehicles," said Fred L. Marion, president of DRS's Surveillance & Reconnaissance Group. "Our customer's commitment to the long-term sustainability of DSESTS equipment reaffirms our position as a leading supplier of 'best value' electronic test systems." DRS produces a variety of automatic test equipment (ATE) designed for diagnosing electronic components installed on U.S. Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicles (LAVs), as well as Army M1A1, M1A2 and M1A2 SEP Abrams Main Battle Tanks and Bradley M2/M3 Fighting Vehicle Systems. Presently, DSESTS systems are used at 89 locations in the U.S. with several other systems located throughout the world. DRS is in the process of developing new, state-of-the-art, third generation Army automatic test equipment. The new test sets are expected to reduce test development time, increase testing efficiency, improve data logging capability and reduce overall support costs, improving the capability to test Abrams and Bradley line replaceable units (LRUs). DRS Technologies, headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, provides leading edge products and services to defense, government intelligence and commercial customers. Focused on defense technology, DRS develops and manufactures a broad range of mission critical systems. The company employs 5,800 people worldwide. For more information about DRS Technologies, please visit the company's web site at http://www.drs.com. |
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