ADDING and REPLACING DRS Technologies Awarded $7 Million Contract to Provide Lightweight Electro-Optical/Infrared Sensors for U.
November 30 2006 - 7:09PM
Business Wire
Add as the last sentence of the release: NOTE: Approved for Public
Release, Distribution Unlimited, TACOM 24 OCT 2006, case 06-242.
The corrected release reads as follows: DRS TECHNOLOGIES AWARDED $7
MILLION CONTRACT TO PROVIDE LIGHTWEIGHT ELECTRO-OPTICAL/INFRARED
SENSORS FOR U.S. ARMY FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEM UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
DRS Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: DRS) announced today that it has been
awarded a new $7 million contract to produce lightweight
electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor systems for the U.S. Army�s
Future Combat System (FCS) program Class I Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
(UAVs). The sensors will provide imagery during reconnaissance,
surveillance and target acquisition (RSTA) missions and enhanced
reconnaissance and security/early warning capabilities, which will
increase situational awareness. They also will provide common
operating picture information to aid line-of-sight (LOS), non-LOS
and beyond LOS targeting. The contract was awarded to DRS by
Northrop Grumman Corporation�s (NYSE: NOC) Electronic Systems
sector, California Microwave Systems unit, located in Belcamp,
Maryland. Northrop Grumman is the aerial sensor integrator on the
Boeing/SAIC-led Future Combat System program. For this award, DRS
will develop and provide emulators and prototypes of an EO/IR
system that meets the RSTA requirements of the FCS Class I UAV.
Work will be accomplished by the company�s DRS Sensors &
Targeting Systems unit � California Division, in Cypress,
California, and will continue through September 2008. �This new
award expands DRS�s role on the Future Combat System program as a
UAV sensor provider and an industry leader in uncooled,
high-performance thermal imaging solutions for the military,� said
James M. Baird, president of DRS�s Reconnaissance, Surveillance
& Target Acquisition (RSTA) Segment. �DRS is providing a
best-value solution by leveraging the common components of the
Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) sensor in the Thermal Weapon Sights
(TWS) and Driver Vision Enhancers (DVE) we produce for the U.S.
Army. The successful completion of the system development phase on
this program will place the company in a solid position as the
supplier of choice for full rate production.� DRS�s sensor system
provides commonality with manned and unmanned ground operations.
The company�s sensor and imaging technology also supports other
U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force mission applications and can be used
to support emerging RSTA missions on multiple platforms for
multiple applications. 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.
NOTE: Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited, TACOM 24
OCT 2006, case 06-242. Add as the last sentence of the release:
NOTE: Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited, TACOM 24
OCT 2006, case 06-242. The corrected release reads as follows: DRS
TECHNOLOGIES AWARDED $7 MILLION CONTRACT TO PROVIDE LIGHTWEIGHT
ELECTRO-OPTICAL/INFRARED SENSORS FOR U.S. ARMY FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEM
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES DRS Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: DRS)
announced today that it has been awarded a new $7 million contract
to produce lightweight electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor
systems for the U.S. Army's Future Combat System (FCS) program
Class I Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The sensors will provide
imagery during reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition
(RSTA) missions and enhanced reconnaissance and security/early
warning capabilities, which will increase situational awareness.
They also will provide common operating picture information to aid
line-of-sight (LOS), non-LOS and beyond LOS targeting. The contract
was awarded to DRS by Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC)
Electronic Systems sector, California Microwave Systems unit,
located in Belcamp, Maryland. Northrop Grumman is the aerial sensor
integrator on the Boeing/SAIC-led Future Combat System program. For
this award, DRS will develop and provide emulators and prototypes
of an EO/IR system that meets the RSTA requirements of the FCS
Class I UAV. Work will be accomplished by the company's DRS Sensors
& Targeting Systems unit - California Division, in Cypress,
California, and will continue through September 2008. "This new
award expands DRS's role on the Future Combat System program as a
UAV sensor provider and an industry leader in uncooled,
high-performance thermal imaging solutions for the military," said
James M. Baird, president of DRS's Reconnaissance, Surveillance
& Target Acquisition (RSTA) Segment. "DRS is providing a
best-value solution by leveraging the common components of the
Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) sensor in the Thermal Weapon Sights
(TWS) and Driver Vision Enhancers (DVE) we produce for the U.S.
Army. The successful completion of the system development phase on
this program will place the company in a solid position as the
supplier of choice for full rate production." DRS's sensor system
provides commonality with manned and unmanned ground operations.
The company's sensor and imaging technology also supports other
U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force mission applications and can be used
to support emerging RSTA missions on multiple platforms for
multiple applications. 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.
NOTE: Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited, TACOM 24
OCT 2006, case 06-242.
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