Leonardo DRS to Deliver Additional Mission Equipment Packages for New SGT Stout M-SHORAD Platforms

Leonardo DRS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRS) announced that it has been awarded a contract by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) to provide additional mission equipment packages (MEP) for new SGT Stout Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) Stryker capability.

The contract is valued at more than $77 million and as part of this contract Leonardo DRS will be responsible for MEP assembly, integration and test.

With the integrated MEP, the SGT Stout Stryker allows soldiers to detect, identify, track, and defeat Group 3 unmanned aerial systems, rotary wing, and fixed wing threats. Three Division Air Defense Battalions have already received this urgently needed capability.

U.S. Army air defenders with Alpha Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, reloads ammo during a M-SHORAD live fire Feb. 9 at Grafenwoehr. 5-4 ADA Battalion, the Army’s first M-SHORAD Battalion based out of Ansbach, is currently in the process of switching to the new M-SHORAD system and are certifying their gunnery skills on the new platform(U.S. Army photos by Pfc. Yesenia Cadavid)

“The use of manned and unmanned aircraft in current conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine reinforces the need to field this capability to U.S. Army divisions as quickly as possible.

We are proud to continue to answer the call with our partner General Dynamics Land Systems. Fielding air defense systems is very important as air threats become increasingly more capable.”

Aaron Hankins, senior vice president and general manager of the Leonardo DRS Land Systems business unit

Integrating the MEP for the SGT Stout Stryker highlights DRS’s proven experience integrating multiple complex technologies as part of a range of accelerated acquisition programs. The company’s integration capability extends across all domains to support force protection, computer networking and C5I, as well as naval power and propulsion systems.