DRS Technologies Inc. today announced that it has received a $24 million production contract on the Javelin Anti-Tank Weapon System program.

Javelin is a man-portable, fire-and-forget, medium-range, anti-tank weapon system used by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps combat units and approved through the U.S. Army's Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program for international procurement.

The contract was awarded by Raytheon Missile Systems Company located in Tucson, Ariz. For the award, the fifth order under a multi-year contract, the company's DRS Infrared Technologies unit in Dallas, Texas, will produce Second Generation Forward Looking Infrared (2nd Gen FLIR) Integrated Dewar Cooler Assemblies (IDCAs) for the Javelin's Command Launch Unit (CLU).

Deliveries of more than 1,200 CLUs are expected to begin in early 2006 and continue through June 2007. Additional orders on this program are anticipated, the company said.

"Javelin is a proven, revolutionary, superior ground combat weapon system, providing the highest levels of performance, effectiveness and survivability for our ground forces," said Fred L. Marion, president of DRS's Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group.

"Our highly sensitive infrared IDCAs are key components supporting the Javelin's targeting and fire-and-forget capabilities. An important program for DRS, Javelin supports our reputation as a supplier of choice for critical, multi-year programs requiring Second Generation infrared components and assemblies," Marion said.

DRS has delivered over 5,000 2nd Gen FLIR components and assemblies for the Javelin since the program's inception, and is the sole supplier of the IDCAs for the Javelin's CLU.