OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH

                     ALL OUTSTANDING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

                                       OF

                                 PARAVANT INC.

                                       AT

                              $4.75 NET PER SHARE

                                       BY

                           PRINCE MERGER CORPORATION

                                       A

                           WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF

                             DRS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

  THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK CITY
TIME, ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2002 (THE "EXPIRATION DATE"), UNLESS THE OFFER IS
                                   EXTENDED.

                                                                October 28, 2002

To Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks,
Trust Companies and Other Nominees:

     We have been appointed by Prince Merger Corporation, a Florida corporation
(the "Purchaser") and a wholly owned subsidiary of DRS Technologies, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("Parent"), to act as Dealer Manager in connection with
Purchaser's offer to purchase all outstanding shares (the "Shares") of common
stock, par value $0.015 per share (the "Common Stock") of Paravant Inc., a
Florida corporation (the "Company"), at a price of $4.75 per Share (the "Offer
Price"), net to the seller in cash, without interest, upon the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in the Purchaser's Offer to Purchase, dated October
28, 2002 (the "Offer to Purchase"), and the related Letter of Transmittal
(which, as amended or supplemented from time to time, together constitute the
"Offer") enclosed herewith. The Offer is being made in connection with the
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 23, 2002, by and among Parent,
Purchaser and the Company. Please furnish copies of the enclosed materials to
those of your clients for whose accounts you hold Shares registered in your name
or in the name of your nominee.

     For your information and for forwarding to your clients for whom you hold
Shares registered in your name or in the name of your nominee, we are enclosing
copies of the following documents:

     1.  Offer to Purchase;

     2.  Letter of Transmittal to tender Shares for your use and for the
         information of your clients;

     3.  Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to be used to accept the Offer if
         certificates for Shares are not immediately available or time will not
         permit all required documents to reach the Depositary by the Expiration
         Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) or if the procedure for
         book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis;

     4.  A letter to the shareholders of the Company from William R. Craven,
         President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, together with a
         Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 filed with the
         Securities and Exchange Commission by the Company;

     5.  A letter which may be sent to your clients for whose accounts you hold
         Shares registered in your name or in the name of your nominee, with
         space provided for obtaining such clients' instructions with regard to
         the Offer;

     6.  Guidelines of the Internal Revenue Service for Certification of
         Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9; and

     7.  Return envelope addressed to Mellon Investor Services LLC (the
         "Depositary").


     WE URGE YOU TO CONTACT YOUR CLIENTS AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE NOTE
THAT THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK CITY
TIME, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2002 UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.

     The Offer is being made pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated
October 23, 2002 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Parent, Purchaser and
the Company. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, no later than the second business
day after the satisfaction or waiver, if permissible, of all conditions to the
Merger (as defined below), Purchaser will be merged with and into the Company,
with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent
(the "Merger") and the separate corporate existence of Purchaser will thereupon
cease. At the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding Share (other than
Shares held by Parent, Purchaser, the Company or any wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent or the Company) will be converted into the right to receive the Offer
Price, without interest thereon, as set forth in the Merger Agreement and
described in the Offer to Purchase.

     Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer (including, if
the Offer is extended or amended, the terms and conditions of any such extension
or amendment), Purchaser will accept for payment and will pay, promptly after
the Expiration Date, for all Shares validly tendered prior to the Expiration
Date and not properly withdrawn in accordance with Section 4 of the Offer to
Purchase.

     In all cases, payment for Shares tendered and accepted for payment pursuant
to the Offer will be made only after timely receipt by the Depositary of (i) the
certificates evidencing such Shares or timely confirmation of a book-entry
transfer of such Shares into the Depositary's account at one of the Book-Entry
Transfer Facilities (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), (ii) a Letter of
Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed, with
any required signature guarantees, or an Agent's Message (as defined in the
Offer to Purchase) in connection with a book-entry delivery, and (iii) any other
documents required by the Letter of Transmittal.

     If holders of Shares wish to tender Shares, but cannot deliver such
holders' certificates or other required documents, or cannot comply with the
procedure for book-entry transfer, prior to the expiration of the Offer, a
tender may be effected by following the guaranteed delivery procedure described
in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase.

     Neither Purchaser nor Parent will pay any fees or commissions to any
broker, dealer or other person (other than Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. (the "Dealer
Manager") and D.F. King & Co., Inc. (the "Information Agent")) for soliciting
tenders of Shares pursuant to the Offer. However, upon request, Purchaser will
reimburse you for customary mailing and handling expenses incurred by you in
forwarding any of the enclosed materials to your clients. Purchaser will pay or
cause to be paid any stock transfer taxes payable with respect to the transfer
of Shares to it, except as otherwise provided in the Letter of Transmittal.

     Any inquiries you may have with respect to the Offer should be addressed to
the Information Agent or to the Dealer Manager, at the respective addresses and
telephone numbers set forth on the back cover page of the Offer to Purchase.

     Additional copies of the enclosed material may be obtained from the
Information Agent at the address and telephone number set forth on the back
cover page of the Offer to Purchase.

                                         Very truly yours,

                                         BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.
                                              as Dealer Manager
                                         383 Madison Avenue
                                         New York, NY 10179
                                         Call Toll-Free: (866) 413-0658

     NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS SHALL AUTHORIZE YOU
OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO ACT ON BEHALF OF OR AS THE AGENT OF PARENT, THE
PURCHASER, THE COMPANY, THE DEALER MANAGER, THE INFORMATION AGENT OR THE
DEPOSITARY, OR OF ANY AFFILIATE OF ANY OF THEM, OR AUTHORIZE YOU OR ANY OTHER
PERSON TO USE ANY DOCUMENT OR TO MAKE ANY STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF ANY OF THEM IN
CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER OTHER THAN THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS AND THE STATEMENTS
CONTAINED THEREIN.

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