PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- DRS Technologies, Inc. announced today that it received a new order, valued at approximately $9 million, to refurbish M1000 Heavy Equipment Transport (HET) trailers returning from deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Manufactured by DRS, the M1000 is uniquely engineered to transport U.S. Army tanks and other heavy equipment, including the U.S. Army's fleet of M1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks, over primary and secondary roads or rough, cross-country terrain. It is widely recognized as the world's premier tank and heavy equipment transporter.

The order was received from the U.S. Army's Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) in Warren, Michigan. Work for this award will be accomplished by the company's DRS Systems & Electronics unit in West Plains, Missouri.

This most recent order is part of a previously awarded contract to refurbish more than 1,000 M1000 HET trailers over a five-year ordering period ending in October 2008.

"This key transport system continues to prove its reliability, durability and versatility under extremely harsh conditions and remains an integral part of the military's operations in Iraq," said Daniel A. Rodrigues, president of DRS's Sustainment Systems & Services Group. "The DRS-built M-1000 trailer provides the Army with the capability to move Abrams tanks and other cargo across the battle space, ensuring military readiness in ongoing operations."

The M1000 HET system can transport all types of tracked and wheeled vehicles, containers and large bulk cargo weighing as much as 80 tons on- or off-road. Over the past 12 years, more than 2,300 M1000 HET systems have been produced and deployed with the Army worldwide.

DRS Technologies
24.03.2006