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DRS Announces International Reseller Agreement with ACAL BFi to distribute Commercial Thermal Imaging Systems in Europe

PARSIPPANY, NJ, DECEMBER 8, 2011 - DRS Technologies, Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, announced that its Reconnaissance Surveillance and Target Acquisition Group (RSTA) has entered into an international reseller agreement with Acal BFi - a division of Acal plc (FTSE:ACL) - to distribute its family of advanced commercial thermal imaging systems to security and surveillance Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and integrators throughout Europe.

The relationship with Acal BFi represents the first significant reseller program in Europe for these systems that are developed by RSTA, which has a rich history of leadership with high-quality and cost-effective thermal imaging systems.

Acal BFi is a pan-European technical distributor providing specialist design support, manufacturing and test services across a range of products which includes semiconductors, RF and wireless, frequency control, electromechanical, power management and board-level systems for the electronic and photonic markets. Acal BFi will offer a range of RSTA products to commercial security and surveillance OEM and integrators.

RSTA thermal imaging systems produce sharp, high-quality images through smoke, dust, haze, light fog and in complete darkness. Rather than relying on light, they detect the infrared (heat) waves emitted by every person, object and structure.

“We welcome our new partnership with Acal BFi, a relationship that we are confident will provide RSTA with a strong international presence as we introduce our industry-leading thermal technology to the commercial market,” said RSTA President Terry Murphy. “Acal BFi’s multinational presence in Europe and highly experienced applications engineers and sales personnel will be important resources for OEMs and integrators that want to incorporate the latest imaging technology into their products.”

Acal BFi has operating companies in the U.K., Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Scandinavia.

About DRS Technologies
DRS Technologies, Inc. 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 approximately 71,000 people worldwide. For more information about DRS Technologies, please visit the company’s website at www.drs.com.

About ACAL
ACAL BFi is a pan-European technical distributor with specialist skills and in-house services which allow OEMs to minimise time-to-market during concept development, prototyping and manufacturing. Specialist teams help OEMs to create new revenue streams by using emerging technologies in a number of key vertical sectors: wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) networking, defense and aerospace, medical, industrial, telecommunications, offshore and security.

About BFi OPTiLAS
BFi OPTiLAS is a pan-European technical distributor of specialist products and services, including design-engineering support, to the electronics and Photonics markets. BFi OPTiLAS focuses on niche technology products such as magnetic, lasers, sensors, connectors, electro-optics, imaging, fibre optics, RF & microwave and other specialty components, systems, assemblies and metals. Some 310 sales engineers and other staff are employed at 10 offices throughout Europe.

BFi OPTiLAS Ltd Mill Square, Wolverton Mill South, Milton Keynes, MK12 5ZY
Phone: +44 (0) 1908 326326 | Fax: +44 (0) 1908 221110
http://www.bfioptilas.co.uk - mailto: info.uk[at]bfioptilas.co.uk