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PARSIPPANY, NJ. DRS Technologies, Inc. has received a $28 million multi-year contract from the U.S. Army, valued at $155 million including options. For this award, the company will provide Horizontal Technology Integration Second Generation Forward Looking Infrared (HTI SGF) sighting systems. These systems provide critical common night vision technology to the U.S. Army's Abrams Main Battle Tank M1A2 SEP (System Enhancement Package), Bradley Fighting Vehicle System M2A3 and Long-Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System (LRAS3).
For this contract, the company will provide B-Kit sensors, spares and testing for the HTI SGF program. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Work associated with this award will be accomplished by the company's DRS Optronics unit in Palm Bay, Florida, with product deliveries expected to conclude in December 2005.
"This significant award on the HTI program enhances our position as a leading U.S. defense technology supplier of advanced military ground vehicle sighting systems and fully qualifies DRS to build complete B-Kits," said Mark S. Newman, DRS Technologies' chairman, president and chief executive officer. "The use of these systems across several ground platforms has provided the Army with the opportunity to leverage resulting economies, while exploiting the capabilities of the latest technology in night vision systems. The HTI initiative is central to the Army's modernization strategy for the digitization of the 21st century battlefield and contributes significantly to the power projection capabilities of ground forces."
The HTI SGF system enhances the engagement and surveillance ranges for the identification of threats, increases target acquisitions and significantly reduces fratricide. Providing the most advanced, high-resolution sighting technology available today for the success of ground combat operations, HTI SGF allows ground vehicles to detect, identify and engage tactical targets during the day or night. The system contributes to information dominance by providing digital battlefield imagery to commanders who are empowered to promote interoperability among military platforms.
HTI SGF is comprised of a common electronics unit and opto-mechanical assemblies known as the B-Kit. The B-Kit is incorporated in the Bradley M2A3 Improved Acquisition System (IBAS) sight of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle System M2A3. The Abrams M1A2 SEP utilizes the same B-Kit within a thermal receiving unit and a biocular image control unit for the upgraded Thermal Imaging System (TIS), which is mounted in the gunner's sight. DRS-produced HTI components also are used in LRAS3 for scout vehicles.
DRS Technologies provides products and services to government and commercial customers worldwide. Focused on defense electronics, the company develops and manufactures a broad range of mission critical systems and components in the areas of communications, combat systems, rugged computers, electro-optics, data storage, digital imaging, flight safety and space.
For more information, visit www.drs.com.
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