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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SCHNEIDER RICHARD A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DRS TECHNOLOGIES INC [DRS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec. V.P., CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 2 TIGER BROOK LANE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/19/2005 (Street) CHESTER, NJ 07930 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/19/2005   M   1,250 A $ 9 14,500 (1) D   Common Stock 05/19/2005   M   2,500 A $ 7.0625 17,000 (1) D   Common Stock 05/19/2005   M   2,500 A $ 13.5 19,500 (1) D   Common Stock 05/19/2005   S   350 D $ 48.19 19,150 (1) D   Common Stock 05/19/2005   S   100 D $ 48.18 19,050 (1) D   Common Stock 05/19/2005   S   200 D $ 48.14 18,850 (1) D   Common Stock 05/19/2005   S   3,600 D $ 48.05 15,250 (1) D   Common Stock 05/19/2005   S   2,000 D $ 48.01 13,250 (1) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 9

05/19/2005

M

1,250

03/03/1999(3)

03/02/2009

Common Stock

1,250

$ 0 (2)

0 (3)

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 7.0625

05/19/2005

M

2,500

11/10/2000(4)

11/09/2009

Common Stock

2,500

$ 0 (2)

0 (4)

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 13.5

05/19/2005

M

2,500

11/24/2001(5)

11/23/2010

Common Stock

2,500

$ 0 (2)

27,500 (5)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SCHNEIDER RICHARD A 2 TIGER BROOK LANE CHESTER, NJ 07930			Exec. V.P., CFO

Signatures

Richard A. Schneider		05/19/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 40 shares owned jointly with wife and 4,700 shares of restricted stock granted January 22, 2004 that vest three years from date of grant.
(2)	Option to buy granted under a plan for which no consideration was paid by reporting person.
(3)	Opton to buy 18,750 shares granted on March 3, 1999 exercisable 20% on date of grant and 20% on each of the first four anniversaries of date of grant and was, at time of exercise, exercisable as to 1,250 shares.
(4)	Option to buy 30,000 shares granted on November 10, 1999, exercisable on the first four anniversaries of the date of grant at 25% per year and was, at time of exercise, exercisable as to 2,500 shares.
(5)	Option to buy 30,000 shares granted on November 24, 2000, exercisable on the first four anniversaries of the date of grant at 25% per year and was, at time of exercise, exercisable as to 30,000 shares.

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