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Exhibit 12.1


DRS Technologies, Inc.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Dollar amounts in millions)

 
   Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
    
  
 
   Nine months
ended
December 31, 2004
  
 
   2004
   2003
   2002
   2001
   2000
  
Earnings from continuing operations before minority interests and income taxes   $ 79,282   $ 57,450   $ 39,967   $ 26,380   $ 14,150   $ 74,340  

Add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed Charges
 
 
31,659
 
 
16,889
 
 
15,721
 
 
15,228
 
 
15,500
 
 
32,997
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

Earnings as adjusted
 
$
110,941
 
$
74,339
 
$
55,688
 
$
41,608
 
$
29,650
 
$
107,337
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

Fixed Charges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest on indebtedness including amortization of deferred financing costs
 
$
24,259
 
$
10,589
 
$
10,954
 
$
11,461
 
$
12,600
 
$
27,447
 
 
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor
 
 
7,400
 
 
6,300
 
 
4,767
 
 
3,767
 
 
2,900
 
 
5,550
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

Fixed Charges:
 
$
31,659
 
$
16,889
 
$
15,721
 
$
15,228
 
$
15,500
 
$
32,997
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
 
 
3.5
x
 
4.4
x
 
3.5
x
 
2.7
x
 
1.9
x
 
3.3
x
   
 
 
 
 
 
 



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