DRS Technologies Receives $20M Contract From The U.S. Army To Manufacture Tactical Quiet Generators

Parsippany, NJ - DRS Technologies, Inc. announced recently that it received a $20M contract to manufacture Tactical Quiet Generators (TQG) from the U.S. Army's Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey.

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 the full production phase, and since then, DRS has been the only 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 and is expected to be complete by February 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 the 5-, 10- and 15-kilowatt TQGs. 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 America's warfighters 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 the DRS Sustainment Systems Business Segment. "Quite simply, we have become a top supplier because the generators have met, and exceeded the customer's expectations, and are an invaluable item for military units deployed in the field."

SOURCE: DRS Technologies