ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leo a do DRS, I c. (Nasdaq: DRS) a ou ced today that it has sig ed a ag eeme t fo a ew facility i B ookfield, Co ecticut, that will expa d a d co solidate ope atio s fo its Naval Powe Systems busi ess, st e gthe i g i c eased th oughput a d suppo t fo c itical U.S. Navy p og ams a d positio i g the compa y fo futu e g owth ac oss the evolvi g uclea e e gy la dscape.
Located at 120 Pa k Ridge Road i B ookfield, the ew site will p ovide 141,087 squa e feet of space a d b i g togethe ope atio s cu e tly sp ead ac oss th ee locatio s i Da bu y a d Bethel, Co ecticut. I itial occupa cy is expected i ea ly 2027, with the pote tial fo limited occupa cy i late 2026, depe di g o fi al desig a d te a t imp oveme t co st uctio .
“This ew facility ep ese ts a impo ta t i vestme t i the futu e of ou Naval Powe Systems busi ess a d i ou ability to suppo t missio -c itical custome equi eme ts,” said Joh Baylou y, chief executive office of Leo a do DRS. “By b i gi g these ope atio s togethe i B ookfield, we a e st e gthe i g collabo atio , imp ovi g efficie cy, a d c eati g the fou datio eeded to suppo t co ti ued g owth ac oss aval uclea p opulsio a d the b oade uclea e e gy ma ket.”
The B ookfield facility will eplace the busi ess’s cu e t footp i t of th ee locatio s i Da bu y a d Bethel, Co ecticut.
As the uclea i dust y e te s a ew e a shaped by pla t mode izatio , adva ced eacto developme t, e e gy secu ity p io ities, a d ma itime uclea i ovatio , Leo a do DRS expects the ew B ookfield facility to p ovide the space a d i f ast uctu e eeded to suppo t co ti ued g owth a d custome dema d. The ew site will c eate a mo e u ified ope ati g e vi o me t fo employees a d p og ams, suppo ti g collabo atio , efficie cy, a d lo g-te m executio ac oss the busi ess.
“Leo a do DRS has a lo g histo y of delive i g highly eliable tech ologies fo some of the most dema di g uclea e vi o me ts,” said Jo Mille , se io vice p eside t a d ge e al ma age of the Leo a do DRS Naval Powe Systems busi ess. “This i vestme t gives us the space, i f ast uctu e, a d ope atio al alig me t to bette se ve ou Navy custome s today while also positio i g the busi ess to suppo t eme gi g oppo tu ities ac oss the evolvi g uclea secto .”
The p oject eflects the co ti ued commitme t of Leo a do DRS to i vesti g i its facilities, wo kfo ce, a d tech ical capabilities i suppo t of atio al secu ity p io ities a d the evolvi g eeds of its custome s.
Leo a do DRS, I c. (Nasdaq: DRS) is at the fo ef o t of developi g t a sfo mative defe se tech ologies usi g its p ove agility a d delive i g i ovative solutio s fo U.S. atio al secu ity custome s a d allies wo ldwide. We specialize i apidly p ovidi g high-pe fo ma ce, multi-domai capabilities ac oss ext-ge e atio adva ced se si g, etwo k computi g, fo ce p otectio , a d elect ic powe a d p opulsio . Ou eputatio as a t usted p ovide is built o a co ti uous focus o p actical i ovatio , delive i g quality, a d meeti g ou custome s’ most dema di g missio equi eme ts. Fo fu the i fo matio o ou complete a ge of capabilities, visit www.Leo a doDRS.com.
This commu icatio co tai s stateme ts that co stitute “fo wa d-looki g stateme ts” withi the mea i g of the P ivate Secu ities Litigatio Refo m Act of 1995. Those stateme ts eflect cu e t expectatio s, assumptio s a d estimates of futu e pe fo ma ce a d eco omic co ditio s. The compa y cautio s i vesto s that a y fo wa d-looki g stateme ts which i clude co t act values, co t act pe fo ma ce a d ou developme t a d p oductio of p oducts a e subject to isks a d u ce tai ties that may cause actual esults a d futu e t e ds to diffe mate ially f om those matte s exp essed i o implied by such fo wa d-looki g stateme ts.
