West Plains, MO

Land Systems

Leonardo DRS is a recognized world leader in the integration of complex technologies into legacy systems and platforms for global military and commercial customers globally.

Leonardo DRS’ Land Systems line of business has a diverse portfolio of military products and technologies, focused on battlefield reconnaissance and surveillance, survivability, lethality, heavy transport, mobility, fuel and water distribution, radar, and electronic systems testing. The division maintains a headquarters facility in St. Louis and a 100-acre heavy equipment manufacturing facility in West Plains, Missouri.

Platform Systems Integration

  • Expert at battlefield subsystems integration on combat platforms, Leonardo DRS’ Land Systems division has provided the U.S. Army’s fire support systems since 1982 and has grown to become the premier supplier globally for battlefield reconnaissance and surveillance systems.
  • Leonardo DRS has teamed with several global strategic partners to bring critical technologies, such as vehicle active protection, Counter-UAS, and advanced medium and large caliber lethality systems, to the U.S. customer.

Heavy Manufacturing

  • State-of-the-art engineering and manufacture of complex welded structures that meet the demanding requirements of today’s Warfighter.
  • Battlefield material handling equipment (including M1000 Heavy Equipment Tactical Trailer, TUNNER 60k Aircraft Loader, and Halvorsen 25k Aircraft loader) provides a timely and reliable flow of logistics in arduous environments.
  • Tactical bridging technology, including the U.S. Army’s new Joint Assault Bridge. 
  • Expeditionary fuel and water storage, distribution and packaging technologies enable rapid deployment of life sustaining support.
  • Commercial mass transit manufacturing safely transports commuters throughout various municipalities in the U.S.

Technologies at This Location

Heavy-lift cargo loader for efficient aircraft operations.

Leonardo DRS Early Entry Fluid Distribution System (E2FDS) complements the Inland Petroleum Distribution System (IPDS) by …

Heavy transport solution enabling safe movement of oversized equipment.

Active protection and hostile fire detection for armored platforms.

Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) capabilities for the Warfighter.

Armored mobility platform with enhanced protection and mission endurance.

Spectral surveillance system for enhanced threat detection.

 

High-definition surveillance for battlefield reconnaissance.

Under-armor targeting solutions for enhanced accuracy.

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Contact

Parts & Service Land Systems

Jan Pudlowski
[email protected]
+1 314 553 4721

Leonardo DRS Land Systems

(physical address)
1 McDaniel Street
West Plains, MO 65775
+1 417 257 6500

(mailing address)
PO BOX 196
West Plains, MO 65775-0196