DRS Technologies Delivers the First On-Board Vehicle Power HMMWV to Marine Corps Systems Command, Program Manager of Expeditionary Power Systems

PARSIPPANY, N.J., JULY 14, 2011 – DRS Technologies, Inc., A Finmeccanica Company, announced its Test and Energy Management business unit has delivered the first of its next generation On-Board Vehicle Power (OBVP) equipped HMMWVs to the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command, Program Manager of Expeditionary Power Systems.

The fifteen OBVP HMMWV’s currently being produced will be sent to the operating forces for user evaluation.

The OBVP equipped vehicle is capable of producing 10kW of power while mobile and 30 kW of power in the stationary mode.

LTG (Ret.) Jerry Sinn, President, DRS Technologies Tactical Systems Group states, “The Marine Corps is actively working to reduce their logistical footprint within the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. When utilizing the HMMWV to provide power in an expeditionary environment, the OBVP will allow the Marine Corps to eliminate transportation of multiple generator sets aboard amphibious ships, thus saving valuable deck space.”

LTG Sinn added, “We are fortunate to have partnered with the USMC in the validation and delivery of this capability and believe that it offers tremendous benefit in terms of providing a more flexible, resilient, and persistent power source in the field. DRS is committed to this technology and its success in extending the value of the legacy HMMWV fleet for the DoD.”

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 75,000 people worldwide.  For more information about DRS Technologies, please visit the company’s website at www.drs.com.

On-Board Vehicle Power – HMMWV

DRS’ OBVP offers commanders operational flexibility, reliability and agility, while reducing maintenance and support costs over other power-upgrade solutions that add belts, pulleys and shafts. OBVP reduces the airlift and logistics footprint ? and their related cost ? when towed generators are not the best power-needs solution.

Discriminating system characteristics:

• Scales with transmission size
• Enables additional mission capability for vehicle and its operator/users
• Installs at factory or depot
• Reduces airlift and logistics footprint
• Supports rapid deployment and forward operations
• Delivers from 10 kW to more than 30 kW of continuously available electric power