8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) October 6, 2003


                             DRS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




  Delaware                          1-08533                     13-2632319
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(State or Other Jurisdiction      (Commission               (IRS Employer
  of Incorporation)               File Number)              Identification No.)


5 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, New Jersey                        07054
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                  (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code (973) 898-1500
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                                      None
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)







Item 5. Other Events.

     On October 6, 2003,  DRS  Technologies,  Inc.  (DRS) issued a press release
announcing  that it is  planning  to offer $200  million of senior  subordinated
notes due 2013. DRS intends to use the net proceeds from the offering,  together
with a portion of its available cash and initial borrowings under an amended and
restated credit facility, to fund the merger of Integrated Defense Technologies,
Inc. (NYSE: IDE) into a wholly-owned subsidiary of DRS, repay certain of its and
Integrated Defense Technologies' outstanding indebtedness,  and pay related fees
and expenses. The offering is subject to market and other customary conditions.

     The  notes due 2013  will be  offered  in the  United  States to  qualified
institutional  buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended,  and  outside  the United  States to  non-U.S.  persons in  reliance on
Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes have not been registered  under
the  Securities  Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States without
registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.


Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

99.1     Registrant's Press Release, dated October 6, 2003.








                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                          DRS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.




Dated:   October 6, 2003                  By:      /s/ RICHARD A. SCHNEIDER
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                                          Name:    Richard A. Schneider
                                          Title:   Executive Vice President,
                                                   Chief Financial Officer











                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.       Description

 99.1             Registrant's Press Release dated October 6, 2003

EX-99

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

         DRS Technologies to Offer Senior Subordinated Notes

    PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 2003--DRS Technologies,
Inc. (NYSE: DRS) announced today that it is planning to offer $200
million of senior subordinated notes due 2013, subject to market and
other customary conditions. The company intends to use the net
proceeds from the offering, together with a portion of its available
cash and initial borrowings under an amended and restated credit
facility, to fund the merger of Integrated Defense Technologies, Inc.
(NYSE: IDE) into a wholly-owned subsidiary of DRS, repay certain of
its and Integrated Defense Technologies' outstanding indebtedness, and
pay related fees and expenses.
    The notes will be offered in the United States to qualified
institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and outside the United States in reliance on
Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes have not been
registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in
the United States without registration or an applicable exemption from
the registration requirements.
    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, battlefield digitization,
electro-optics, power systems, 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.

    CONTACT: DRS Technologies, Inc.
             Patricia M. Williamson, 973-898-1500