DRS Technologies Receives $11 Million Contract from the U.S. Army to Manufacture Tactical...

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- DRS Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: DRS) announced today that it received an $11 million contract from the U.S. Army's Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey to manufacture Tactical Quiet Generators (TQG).

CECOM placed the order on behalf

The award is part of a current Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract with CECOM, and part of a long-term production program for the Army, which initially began as a development program in 1997. After the company's success in producing such a dependable and useful power source as the TQG, the program moved into full production phase. Since then, DRS has been the premier provider of these generators for the military.

The manufacturing and delivery of the TQGs will be accomplished by the company's DRS Fermont unit in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The work is scheduled to start immediately with completion expected by April 2009. DRS Fermont has been a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged and reliable military generators since World War II, and is the largest supplier of generators to the U.S. military.

DRS manufactures the TQG in 3-, 5-, 10-, 15-, 100-, and 200-kilowatt versions. This current contract is for its next-generation 100- and 200-kilowatt versions. Whether for training missions or real-world peacekeeping and combat operations, the company's suite of TQGs is engineered and manufactured to meet stringent U.S. military requirements for an efficient, rugged and portable source of electrical power. The TQGs give military forces a reliable power source that is lightweight, operates at a low noise, and can be used in remote field locations wherever electrical power is needed. DRS' next-generation 100- and 200-kilowatt TQGs feature an advanced electronic diagnostics and prognostics package, and a state-of-the-art digital control panel.

"DRS has been at the forefront of producing mobile generators for the U.S. Army since the late 1980's when the requirements for a new set of generators were developed and released," said Thomas G. Cornwell, president of DRS' Sustainment Systems Business Segment.

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.