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DRS TECHNOLOGIES’ RECEIVES ORDER FROM ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA FOR MILITARY RUGGED TABLET (MRT) COMPUTERS SELECTED FOR U.S. ARMY’S FIRECON PROGRAM

August 2009 -- DRS Technologies, Inc., announced today that it received a $3.4 million contract, to provide Military Rugged Tablet (MRT) systems for the U.S. Army Mortar’s Firecon program at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey. The contract was awarded to DRS by Elbit Systems of America in Fort Worth, Texas.  The systems are designed and manufactured at the DRS Tactical Systems business unit in Melbourne, Florida.  Deliveries will begin this year and continue through 2014.

The U.S. Army will utilize the MRT as the centralized controller device and computer for the Mortars FireCon system which links mortar fires capability with the digital battlefield.

"We are pleased that our MRT has been selected by Elbit Fort-Worth (EFW) for this mission-critical Army application. This award reinforces our commitment to the design and production of the MRT - the premiere mission-critical ultra-rugged tablet in use today by the U.S. Army, Marine Corps and Air Force." said Mike Sarrica, Vice President & General Manager of DRS Tactical Systems, Inc.

The MRT was designed with a sunlight readable display and dual core processing to perform in the most extreme conditions, including on the move operations. MRT capabilities include increased processing speed via dual-core technology, a removable Hard Disk Drive, a Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) capable 10.4” display and embedded MIL-STD-1275 power conditioning. The DRS MRT establishes new standards in performance for highly rugged military computers meeting MIL-STD-810F, and MIL-STD-461E specifications.

DRS Tactical Systems is a global leader in ultra rugged, commercial-off-the-shelf-based computers, displays & embedded workstations, handheld devices, tablet computers, and integrated peripheral products. The products of this DRS group have been incorporated into the U.S. Army's Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below (FBCB2) program, the US Army’s Common Hardware/Software II and III program, and the United Kingdom's BOWMAN integrated battlefield communications system program.

DRS Technologies, headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, is a leading supplier of integrated products, services and support to military forces, intelligence agencies and prime contractors worldwide. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica S.p.A. (FNC.MI) which employs more than 73,000 people worldwide.  For more information about DRS Technologies, please visit the company’s website at www.drs.com.