The US Army has awarded a $120mn contract to DRS Technologies to provide more than 7,200 tactical quiet generators (TQG) in different sizes.

A reliable power source for military forces, DRS’s TQGs are quiet and lightweight, and can be used in remote areas where electrical power is needed.

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The generators are in 3kW, 5kW, 10kW, 15kW and 100kW power output sizes, and will be manufactured by DRS Fermont in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

The cutting-edge 100kW TQG offers an advanced electronic diagnostics and prognostics package, and a state-of-the-art digital control panel.

The multiple follow-on delivery orders fall under the pre-existing contracts of the US Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey.

Delivery of the generators began in early 2009 and will continue until January 2011.

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