8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       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):
                      December 23, 2004 (December 23, 2004)

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


          Delaware                   1-08533                  13-2632319
(State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission              (IRS Employer
 incorporation or organization)    File Number)          Identification Number)


                   5 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (973) 898-1500
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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ITEM 5.02.   DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS, ELECTION OF
             DIRECTORS, OR APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS

On December 23, 2004, a press release was issued announcing that Paul G. Casner,
Jr., the executive vice president and chief operating officer of DRS
Technologies, Inc. (DRS), plans to retire on March 31, 2005, the close of the
company's fiscal year. Consistent with DRS's succession planning initiatives,
Mr. Casner's retirement is supported by the company's new operating structure
announced on March 19, 2004, whereby the company realigned all of its operating
units into two operating segments led by two group presidents. Effective with
Mr. Casner's retirement, Fred L. Marion, president of the company's Surveillance
& Reconnaissance Group, and Steven T. Schorer, president of the company's C4I
Group, will report to Mark S. Newman, DRS's chairman, president and chief
executive officer. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.




ITEM 9.01.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

   (c) Exhibits

   The following press release is included as an exhibit to this report:

   Exhibit No.     Description
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   99.1            DRS Technologies, Inc. Press Release dated December 23, 2004.










                             DRS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                           DRS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                                           ----------------------
                                           (Registrant)

Date: December 23, 2004                    By: /s/ RICHARD A. SCHNEIDER
                                               ------------------------
                                               Richard A. Schneider
                                               Executive Vice President,
                                               Chief Financial Officer











INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.      Description
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   99.1          DRS Technologies, Inc. Press Release dated December 23, 2004.

EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

          Paul G. Casner, Jr. Retiring from DRS Technologies

    PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 23, 2004--DRS
Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:DRS) today announced that Paul G. Casner,
Jr., the company's executive vice president and chief operating
officer, plans to retire on March 31, 2005, the close of the company's
fiscal year.
    Consistent with DRS's succession planning initiatives, Mr.
Casner's retirement is supported by the company's new operating
structure announced last fiscal year, whereby the company realigned
all of its operating units into two operating segments led by two
group presidents. Effective with Mr. Casner's retirement, Fred L.
Marion, president of DRS's Surveillance & Reconnaissance Group, and
Steven T. Schorer, president of DRS's C4I Group, will report directly
to Mark S. Newman, chairman, president and chief executive officer of
DRS Technologies.
    "It has been an exceptional honor and privilege to work with Paul
over the last 11 years," said Mr. Newman. "All of us at DRS wish him
the best as he moves into a well-deserved retirement."
    Mr. Newman added, "I look forward to working directly with Fred
Marion and Steve Schorer, as they continue in their key operating
roles."

    Paul G. Casner's Background

    Mr. Casner, who will be 67 in January, joined DRS in 1993 with the
acquisition of Technology Applications & Service Company, where he
served as chairman and chief executive officer. In 1994, he was
appointed to the position of president of DRS's former Electronic
Systems Group. In 1998, he was named executive vice president,
operations, of the company, and in 2000, became chief operating
officer.
    Prior to joining DRS, Mr. Casner was employed at Norden Systems,
Inc. in various senior positions, including vice president and general
manager of the Marine Systems Division, senior vice president of
engineering and vice president and general manager of its Maryland
Operations, and president and chief executive officer of its Norden
Service Company, Inc. unit. Earlier, Mr. Casner co-founded American
Computer and Electronics Corporation and served as executive vice
president of its Federal Systems Division, after 16 years in system
engineering and management positions at the Applied Physics Laboratory
of Johns Hopkins University.

    DRS Technologies, headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey,
provides leading edge products and services to defense, government
intelligence and commercial customers. Focused on defense technology,
DRS develops and manufactures a broad range of mission critical
systems. The company employs 5,800 people worldwide.

    For more information about DRS Technologies, please visit the
company's Web site at http://www.drs.com.

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