[Premium-Rx] WJ / DRS Gaithersburg is closed

[Walter Salmaniw]

What a shame, and IMHO almost a crime.  To just incinerate and bulldoze
such a wealth of the best of American technology is crazy.  It brings to
mind what happened here in Canada to the AVRO Arrow interceptor which back
in 1959 was destroyed, including all the blueprints and 5 fully completed
airframes and 20 partially built airframes.   Shame on them!   Walt
Salmaniw, Victoria, BC

On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 11:29 AM, Steve Pappin via Premium-Rx <
premium-rx at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> It's official: DRS / Watkins-Johnson Gaithersburg MD is closed. Everything
> is gone. According to Chris Biddix they scrapped everything, hardware,
> replacement parts, demo units, chassis, and all of the printed material. If
> it was physical it was either crushed or incinerated. Chris is going to ask
> if any of it went to surplus dealers but we doubt it. I placed a bid on the
> demo units last year but management decided that the liability was too
> great. All that remains of WJ is intellectual property. The building is up
> for sale. There will be no more new factory replacement parts for WJ radios.
>
> DRS will continue to build the new radios for UAV's and Command Centers.
> None of them have front panels! So any new radios offered will be:
> a. Expensive
> b. Network Appliances controlled by host computers
> c. Require system integration
>
> Best Regards,
> Steve
>
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