DRS Technologies Teams with Israel's Plasan Sasa to Offer Vehicle Armor Solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- DRS Technologies, Inc. announced today that its DRS Systems & Electronics unit and Israeli armor material manufacturer Plasan Sasa Ltd. have signed a teaming agreement to market tactical vehicle armor solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and tactical vehicle original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The agreement supports the companies' combined efforts to respond to DOD armor requirements in connection with the recapitalization of military tactical vehicles for the U.S. Army's Long Term Armor Strategy (LTAS).

Under the teaming agreement, the DRS Systems & Electronics unit is serving as the prime contractor and will provide program management oversight, as well as contribute build-to-print experience in armor solutions, cutting/welding capability with armor steel, material procurement and kitting, logistics support, and vehicle modification and retrofit. Plasan Sasa will contribute fielded armor material technology, in addition to vehicle armor design solution capability.

Plasan Sasa develops and manufactures advanced armor technologies for global military forces. Its armor solutions combine unique system engineering with the application of lightweight composite materials to meet the challenges of today's complex combat scenarios.

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.

DRS Technologies is exhibiting in booths 1727, 1823 and 1412 at the AUSA Winter Symposium. Plasan Sasa is exhibiting in booth 2731. The exhibition is being held at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 15-18.