Finmeccanica subsidiary DRS Technologies has landed a $51 million subcontract from General Dynamics to provide support services for the U.K. armed forces’ tactical command, control, communications, computers and intelligence system. DRS said Monday it will provide rugged tactical displays, rugged computing technology upgrades, and associated services for the General Dynamics-supported Bowman tactical communications system that works to support secure radio, telephone, […] More

The U.S. Army has concluded a series of qualification tests on a DRS Technologies-built target acquisition system. The service branch performed the tests on DRS’ Improved Bradley Acquisition Subsystem Block 2 platform at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama in January, DRS said Wednesday. DRS’ infrared sensors and systems business unit developed the IBAS Block 2 system. IBAS […] More

DRS Technologies has unveiled a 10-pound digital tuner that works to detect weak high-frequency radio signals. The Harrier Multichannel Wideband High-Frequency Digital Tuner is designed to capture signals of interest through its 28 digital down converters distributed across its four wideband channels, DRS said Wednesday. The DRS-built tuner has a dynamic range of up to 120 […] More

DRS Technologies has transported the first Hybrid Electric Drive system to the South Korean navy for installation in the military branch’s future frigate. The navy will incorporate the HED system into the FFX Batch II frigate to reduce noise in the propulsion plant operation, DRS said Tuesday. Roger Sexauer, president of the DRS maritime and combat support […] More

DRS Technologies and BAE Systems are working to develop a wireless night-vision targeting technology for the U.S. Army as part of the service branch’s rapid target acquisition project, National Defense Magazine reported Wednesday. Sandra Erwin writes that the companies separately work to build the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle and Family of Weapon Sights Individual components but will […] More

DRS Technologies’ Canadian arm has been awarded a contract to provide integrated communications platforms for installation aboard the Canadian navy’s Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment ship. DRS Technologies Canada will supply SHINCOM 3100 shipboard communications systems for the Royal Canadian Navy’s AOR program under a contract with shipbuilder Chantier Davie Canada and Project Resolve, DRS said Wednesday. […] More

DRS Technologies and Curtiss-Wright have partnered to develop a portfolio of radio frequency and microwave subsystems designed to support the U.S. Army‘s Modular Open RF Architecture program. The alliance’s goal is to offer military customers OpenVPX-based RF and small-form-factor modules for tactical ground vehicles, Curtiss-Wright said Monday. “Today’s ground vehicles don’t have the room or […] More

DRS Technologies and NASA have jointly developed a photon-counting mid-infrared detector that works to support remote-sensing applications in spaceflight and have been integrated into two new aircraft instruments. The space agency said Tuesday Goddard Space Flight Center scientist Xiaoli Sun worked with DRS to develop what NASA calls a “first-of-its-kind” detector, which is made of the mercury cadmium telluride alloy or HgCdTe. […] More

Mountain Secure Systems has received a two-year contract to develop and produce video management units for DRS Technologies’ updated version of the Surveillance and Battlefield Reconnaissance Equipment system. MSS said Wednesday its ruggedized 3U VPX platform has frame grabber cards, I/O modules, graphical processor units and single-board computers and is designed to support the operator’s control station unit […] More

Mark Newman, formerly chairman and CEO of DRS Technologies, has joined the board of directors of Mercury Systems. Newman was instrumental in growing the DRS business before Finmeccanica acquired the company for $5.2 billion in 2008, Mercury Systems said Monday. “His tenure in the defense industry and focus on innovation as well as mergers and […] More

Liteye Systems and Unmanned Experts have partnered to deliver a thermal imaging payload for unmanned aerial vehicles that features DRS Technologies‘ Tamarisk thermal camera core. The companies said Tuesday the Aquila Micro payload has a “Powered by DRS” accreditation and includes a built-in automatic shutter, DRS’ Image Contrast Enhancement tool and three athermalized, all-weather lens options. Aquila Micro is already available for shipping, the […] More

DRS Technologies has exhibited the performance of its 10-micron pixel pitch infrared sensor. The IR detector features a thermal camera with 1280×1024 resolution, as well as 640×512 and 320×256 arrays designed for integration into original equipment manufacturer systems, DRS said Tuesday. The sensor passed the 50 milliKelvins noise equivalent temperature difference standard for uncooled IR technologies. […] More