SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   SCHEDULE TO

            Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                  PARAVANT INC.
                       (Name of Subject Company (issuer))

                            PRINCE MERGER CORPORATION
                             DRS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                       (Name of Filing Person (offerors))

                    COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.015 PER SHARE
                        (Titles of Classes of Securities)

                                   69937610 9
                    (CUSIP Numbers of Classes of Securities)

                                  NINA L. DUNN
                             DRS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                                  5 SYLVAN WAY
                              PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054
                                 (973) 898-1500

                     (Name, address and telephone number of
                    person authorized to receive notices and
                 communications on behalf of the filing person)

                                    Copy to:
                            JEFFREY W. TINDELL, ESQ.
                    SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
                                FOUR TIMES SQUARE
                            NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036
                                 (212) 735-3000
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         0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was
         previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
         number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.


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|X| Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the
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|_|      amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

The following press release was issued by DRS Technologies on October 24, 2002.

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NEWS RELEASE

For information contact:                                  DRS Technologies, Inc.
Patricia M. Williamson                                    Corporate Headquarters
DRS Technologies, Inc.                                              5 Sylvan Way
(973) 898-1500                                              Parsippany, NJ 07054
                                                                    973.898.1500
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, October 24, 2002

DRS TECHNOLOGIES TO ACQUIRE PARAVANT

PARSIPPANY, N.J., October 24 -- DRS Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: DRS) announced
today that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Paravant, Inc.
(Nasdaq: PVAT), pursuant to which DRS, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, will
offer to purchase all of the outstanding common shares of Paravant at a price of
$4.75 per share in a cash tender offer. Total consideration for the transaction
is approximately $92 million. DRS also will assume approximately $13 million in
debt.

The boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved the
transaction. Certain shareholders owning approximately 22 percent of the
outstanding common stock of Paravant have agreed to tender their shares in the
offer. The offer is expected to commence within the next 7 days and is expected
to close during DRS's fiscal third quarter. The offer is subject to customary
regulatory approvals and other closing conditions, including a majority of the
fully diluted shares being deposited for tender. The acquisition is expected to
add approximately $80 million in sales in its first full year of operation with
DRS and immediate earnings accretion.

Paravant is a leading designer and manufacturer of highly engineered,
technically advanced, defense electronics for U.S. and allied international
military and intelligence agency applications. Headquartered in Morristown, New
Jersey, it manufactures rugged computer systems and communications interfaces
serving military Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence and
Surveillance (C4ISR) initiatives. Paravant also produces high-speed processing
equipment for the intelligence community and offers modernization design and
installation services for select rotary- and fixed-wing military aircraft.
"The acquisition of Paravant is highly compatible with our goals to expand our
core rugged systems business base, as well as increase our presence in Air Force
and intelligence agency programs," said Mark S. Newman, DRS Technologies'
chairman,

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president and chief executive officer. - more - William R. Craven, president and
chief executive officer of Paravant, added, "Joining DRS will provide the
organizational strength and resources to build critical mass, increasing our
ability to successfully implement our growth plans."
Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is serving as financial advisor to DRS on the
acquisition.

         This announcement is for informational purposes only and is neither an
offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell securities of Paravant,
Inc. At the commencement of the tender offer, the tender offer statement will be
filed by DRS Technologies and its wholly-owned subsidiary with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Schedule TO, and the
solicitation/recommendation statement will be filed by Paravant with the SEC on
Schedule 14D-9. Investors and security holders are advised to carefully read
these materials when they become available, as they will contain important
information on deciding whether to tender their shares, as well as on the
process for tendering shares. When available, investors and security holders may
obtain these and other documents filed by DRS Technologies and Paravant free of
charge from either company or from the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov.

DRS Technologies provides leading edge products and services to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Focused on defense electronics, the company
develops and manufactures a broad range of mission critical systems and
components in the areas of communications, combat systems, rugged computers,
electro-optics, power conversion, data storage, digital imaging, flight safety
and space.

For more information about DRS Technologies, please visit the company's web site
at www.drs.com.

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