- Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ X ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Balisle Phillip	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., Washington Ops.
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) DRS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 5 SYLVAN WAY	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/22/2008
(Street) PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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	10/22/2008		D		7617	D	$81.00   (1)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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)	$49.26	10/22/2008		D			5000	(2)	9/26/2015	Common Stock	5000	$31.74	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$49.91	10/22/2008		D			4814	(3)	6/15/2016	Common Stock	4814	$31.09	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$54.30	10/22/2008		D			4572	(4)	6/14/2017	Common Stock	4572	$26.70	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Disposed of pursuant to merger agreement among Issuer, Finmeccanica S.p.A. and Dragon Merger Sub for the merger consideration of $81.00 per share.
( 2)	Pursuant to the merger agreement, option to buy granted on September 26, 2005 and exercisable on the first four anniversaries of the date of grant at 25% per year, was converted into the right to receive an amount of cash equal to the excess of the merger consideration over the exercise price multiplied by the number of unexercised options.
( 3)	Pursuant to the merger agreement, option to buy granted on June 16, 2006 and exercisable on the first four anniversaries of the date of grant at 25% per year, was converted into the right to receive an amount of cash equal to the excess of the merger consideration over the exercise price multiplied by the number of unexercised options.
( 4)	Pursuant to the merger agreement, option to buy granted June 15, 2007 and exercisable on the first four anniversaries of the date of grant at 25% per year, was converted into the right to receive an amount of cash equal to the excess of the merger consideration over the exercise price multiplied by the number of unexercised options.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Balisle Phillip DRS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 SYLVAN WAY PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054			Exec. V.P., Washington Ops.

Signatures
Phillip Balisle		12/9/2008
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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