UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
☒     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022
☐     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _______ to _______
Commission File Number 333-253583
Leonardo DRS, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware13-2632319
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
2345 Crystal Drive
Suite 1000
Arlington, Virginia 22202
(703) 416-8000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and an emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of November 12, 2021,May 16, 2022, there were 145 million shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value of $0.01 per share, outstanding.




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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q (the “Quarterly Report”) contains forward-looking statements and cautionary statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Some of the forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “shall,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “seeks,” “aims,” “strives,” “targets,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates” or other comparable terms. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, all matters that are not historical facts. They appear in a number of places throughout this Quarterly Report and include, without limitation, statements regarding our intentions, beliefs, assumptions or current expectations concerning, among other things, financial goals, financial position, results of operations, cash flows, prospects, strategies or expectations, and the impact of prevailing economic conditions.
Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which may be beyond our control. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or outcomes and that actual performance and outcomes may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report. In addition, even if future performance and outcomes are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods. New factors emerge from time to time that may cause our business not to develop as we expect, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. Factors that could cause actual results and outcomes to differ from those reflected in forward-looking statements include, without limitation:
Disruptions or deteriorations in our relationship with the relevant agencies of the U.S. government, as well as any failure to pass routine audits or otherwise comply with governmental requirements including those related to security clearance or procurement rules, including the False Claims Act;
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Significant delays or reductions in appropriations for our programs and changes in U.S. government priorities and spending levels more broadly;
Any failure to comply with the proxy agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense (the “DoD”);
The coronavirus pandemic (“COVID-19”) and related impacts on our business, financial condition and results of operations, including mandating our U.S.-based employees to be vaccinated to comply with President Biden’s executive order;operations;
Our mix of fixed-price, cost-plus and time-and-material type contracts and any resulting impact on our cash flows due to cost overruns;
Our dependence on U.S. government contracts, which often are only partially funded and are subject to immediate termination, and the concentration of our customer base in the U.S. defense industry;
Our use of estimates in pricing and accounting for many of our programs that are inherently uncertain and which may not prove to be accurate;
Our ability to realize the full value of our backlog;
Our ability to predict future capital needs or to obtain additional financing if we need it;
Our ability to compete efficiently, including due to U.S. government organizational conflict of interest rules which may limit new contract opportunities or require us to wind down existing contracts;
Our relationships with other industry participants, including any contractual disputes or the inability of our key suppliers to timely deliver our components, parts or services;
Any failure to meet our contractual obligations including due to potential impacts to our business from supply chain risks, such as longer lead times and shortages of electronics and other components;
Any security breach, including any cyber attack, cyber intrusion, insider threat, or other significant disruption of our IT networks and related systems as well as any act of terrorism or other threat to our physical security and personnel;
Our ability to fully exploit or obtain patents or other intellectual property protections necessary to secure our proprietary technology, including our ability to avoid infringing upon the intellectual property of third parties or prevent third parties from infringing upon our own intellectual property;
The conduct of our employees, agents, affiliates, subcontractors, suppliers, business partners or joint ventures in which we participate which may impact our reputation and ability to do business;
Our compliance with environmental laws and regulations, and any environmental liabilities that may affect our reputation or financial position;
The outcome of litigation, arbitration, investigations, claims, disputes, enforcement actions and other legal proceedings in which we are involved;
Various geopolitical and economic factors, laws and regulations including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), the Export Control Act, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”), the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”), and those that we are exposed to as a result of our international business;
Our ability to obtain export licenses necessary to conduct certain operations abroad, including any attempts by Congress to prevent proposed sales to certain foreign governments;
Our ability to attract and retain technical and other key personnel;
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The occurrence of prolonged work stoppages;
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The unavailability or inadequacy of our insurance coverage, customer indemnifications or other liability protections to cover all of our significant risks or to pay for material losses we incur;
Future changes in U.S. tax laws and regulations or interpretations thereof;
Changes in estimates used in accounting for our pension plans, including in respect of the funding status thereof;
Changes in future business or other market conditions that could cause business investments and/or recorded goodwill or other long-term assets to become impaired;
Adverse consequences from any acquisitions such as operating difficulties, dilution and other harmful consequences or any modification, delay or prevention of any future acquisition or investment activity by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”);
Natural disasters or other significant disruptions; or
Any conflict of interest that may arise because Leonardo US Holding, Inc. (“US Holding”), our sole shareholder or Leonardo S.p.A., our ultimate parent, may have interests that are different from those of our other shareholders, including as a result of any ongoing business relationships Leonardo S.p.A. may have with us, and their significant ownership in us may discourage change of control transactions.
You should read this Quarterly Report completely and with the understanding that actual future results may be materially different from expectations. All forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report are qualified by these cautionary statements. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this filing, , and we do not undertake any obligation, other than as may be required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking or cautionary statements to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of events, unanticipated or otherwise, and changes in future operating results over time or otherwise.
Other risks, uncertainties and factors, including those discussed under “Risk Factors” in Part 1, Item 1A of our registration statementAnnual Report on Form S-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-253583), which was declared effective by10-K for the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)year end December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 23, 2021,28, 2022, could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements we make. Readers should read carefully the discussion of these factors to better understand the risks and uncertainties inherent in our business and underlying any forward-looking statements.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)20212020(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)20222021
Revenues:Revenues:Revenues:
ProductsProducts$606 $602 Products$541 $570 
ServicesServices114 117 Services71 111 
Total revenuesTotal revenues720 719 Total revenues612 681 
Cost of revenues:Cost of revenues:Cost of revenues:
ProductsProducts(495)(514)Products(422)(460)
ServicesServices(94)(83)Services(56)(85)
Total cost of revenuesTotal cost of revenues(589)(597)Total cost of revenues(478)(545)
Gross profitGross profit131 122 Gross profit134 136 
General and administrative expensesGeneral and administrative expenses(73)(72)General and administrative expenses(76)(79)
Amortization of intangiblesAmortization of intangibles(3)(3)Amortization of intangibles(2)(2)
Other operating expenses, netOther operating expenses, net(2)(10)Other operating expenses, net— (4)
Operating earningsOperating earnings53 37 Operating earnings56 51 
Interest expenseInterest expense(9)(17)Interest expense(8)(9)
Other, netOther, net(1)(1)Other, net— (1)
Earnings before taxesEarnings before taxes43 19 Earnings before taxes48 41 
Income tax provisionIncome tax provisionIncome tax provision12 12 
Net earningsNet earnings$35 $15 Net earnings$36 $29 
Net earnings per share from common stock:Net earnings per share from common stock:Net earnings per share from common stock:
Basic and diluted earnings per share:Basic and diluted earnings per share:0.24 0.10 Basic and diluted earnings per share:$0.25 $0.20 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Statements of EarningsComprehensive Income (Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)20212020
Revenues:
Products$1,738 $1,663 
Services321 289 
Total revenues2,059 1,952 
Cost of revenues:
Products(1,425)(1,410)
Services(240)(205)
Total cost of revenues(1,665)(1,615)
Gross profit394 337 
General and administrative expenses(225)(214)
Amortization of intangibles(7)(7)
Other operating expenses, net(7)(14)
Operating earnings155 102 
Interest expense(27)(49)
Other, net(1)(4)
Earnings before taxes127 49 
Income tax provision31 11 
Net earnings$96 $38 
Net earnings per share from common stock:
Basic and diluted earnings per share:0.66 0.26 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)20222021
Net earnings$36 $29 
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation gain, net of income taxes— 
Gain from pension settlements— 
Net unrecognized gain (loss) on postretirement obligations, net of income taxes(1)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax(1)
Total comprehensive income$42 $28 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)Balance Sheets
Three Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in millions)20212020
Net earnings$35 $15 
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation gain (loss), net of income taxes(3)
Net unrecognized gain (loss) on postretirement obligations, net of income taxes(2)15 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax(5)16 
Total comprehensive income$30 $31 
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$113 $240 
Accounts receivable, net130 156 
Contract assets823 743 
Inventories231 205 
Related party note receivable— — 
Prepaid expenses18 23 
Other current assets25 22 
Held for sale$177 $— 
Total current assets1,517 1,389 
Noncurrent assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net367 364 
Intangible assets, net50 52 
Goodwill954 1,071 
Deferred tax assets48 56 
Other noncurrent assets97 137 
Total noncurrent assets1,516 1,680 
Total assets$3,033 $3,069 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt$186 $41 
Accounts payable248 479 
Contract liabilities172 174 
Other current liabilities275 295 
Held for sale$42 $— 
Total current liabilities923 989 
Noncurrent liabilities:
Long-term debt354 352 
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan liabilities56 61 
Other noncurrent liabilities65 74 
Total noncurrent liabilities475 487 
Shareholder's equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued$— $— 
Common stock, $0.01 par value: 300,000,000 shares authorized; 145,000,000 shares issued and outstanding
Additional paid-in capital4,633 4,633 
Accumulated deficit(2,947)(2,983)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(52)(58)
Total shareholder's equity1,635 1,593 
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity$3,033 $3,069 
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in millions)20212020
Net earnings$96 $38 
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation gain (loss), net of income taxes— (3)
Net unrecognized gain (loss) on postretirement obligations, net of income taxes14 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax11 
Total comprehensive income$103 $49 
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)September 30, 2021December 31, 2020
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$78 $61 
Accounts receivable, net96 102 
Contract assets788 672 
Inventories215 247 
Related party note receivable— 115 
Prepaid expenses30 33 
Other current assets18 33 
Total current assets1,225 1,263 
Noncurrent assets:
Property plant and equipment, net356 355 
Intangible assets, net54 60 
Goodwill1,071 1,057 
Deferred tax assets, net54 87 
Other noncurrent assets126 134 
Total noncurrent assets1,661 1,693 
Total assets$2,886 $2,956 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt$124 $53 
Accounts payable285 478 
Contract liabilities160 177 
Other current liabilities263 267 
Total current liabilities832 975 
Noncurrent liabilities:
Long-term debt372 374 
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan liabilities69 88 
Other noncurrent liabilities83 92 
Total noncurrent liabilities$524 554 
Shareholder's equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued$— $— 
Common stock, $0.01 par value: 300,000,000 shares authorized; 145,000,000 shares issued and outstanding
Additional paid-in capital4,633 4,633 
Accumulated deficit(3,041)(3,137)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(63)(70)
Total shareholder's equity1,530 1,427 
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity$2,886 $2,956 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)



Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)20212020(Dollars in millions)20222021
Operating activitiesOperating activitiesOperating activities
Net earningsNet earnings$96 $38 Net earnings$36 $29 
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used in operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used in operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization44 40 Depreciation and amortization15 14 
Deferred income taxesDeferred income taxes33 Deferred income taxes11 12 
OtherOther(1)(9)Other— 
Changes in assets and liabilities:Changes in assets and liabilities:Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivableAccounts receivable(37)Accounts receivable13 15 
Contract assetsContract assets(116)(59)Contract assets(80)(126)
InventoriesInventories32 (32)Inventories(30)(15)
Prepaid expensesPrepaid expenses(11)Prepaid expenses(1)
Other current assetsOther current assets15 Other current assets(3)(2)
Other noncurrent assetsOther noncurrent assets19 Other noncurrent assets21 
Defined benefit obligationsDefined benefit obligations(12)(2)Defined benefit obligations(8)
Other current liabilitiesOther current liabilities(7)(1)Other current liabilities(14)(16)
Other noncurrent liabilitiesOther noncurrent liabilities(18)14 Other noncurrent liabilities(21)(5)
Accounts payableAccounts payable(193)(176)Accounts payable(215)(135)
Contract liabilitiesContract liabilities(17)(6)Contract liabilities12 (28)
Net cash used in operating activitiesNet cash used in operating activities$(111)$(230)Net cash used in operating activities$(255)$(249)
Investing activitiesInvesting activitiesInvesting activities
Capital expendituresCapital expenditures(42)(37)Capital expenditures(13)(13)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired(14)— 
Proceeds from sales of assets— 
Repayments received (net of advances) on related party note receivableRepayments received (net of advances) on related party note receivable115 100 Repayments received (net of advances) on related party note receivable— 115 
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate(1)(3)
Net cash provided by investing activities$58 $62 
Net cash (used by) provided by investing activitiesNet cash (used by) provided by investing activities$(13)$102 
Financing activitiesFinancing activitiesFinancing activities
Net decrease in third party borrowings (maturities of 90 days or less)(4)(6)
Net (decrease) increase in third party borrowings (maturities of 90 days or less)Net (decrease) increase in third party borrowings (maturities of 90 days or less)(9)(8)
Repayment of related party debtRepayment of related party debt(725)(737)Repayment of related party debt(135)(250)
Borrowings from related partiesBorrowings from related parties800 924 Borrowings from related parties285 375 
OtherOther(1)— Other— (1)
Net cash provided by financing activitiesNet cash provided by financing activities$70 $181 Net cash provided by financing activities$141 $116 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalentsEffect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents— (1)Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents— — 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents$17 $12 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalentsNet (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents$(127)$(31)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of yearCash and cash equivalents at beginning of year61 86 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year240 61 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of periodCash and cash equivalents at end of period$78 $98 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$113 $30 
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Shareholder’s Equity (Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)Common stockAdditional paid- in capitalAccumulated other comprehensive lossAccumulated deficitTotal
December 31, 2019$$4,333 $(93)$(3,222)$1,019 
Total comprehensive income (loss)— — 11 38 49 
Balance as of September 30, 2020$$4,333 $(82)$(3,184)$1,068 
December 31, 2020$$4,633 $(70)$(3,137)$1,427 
Total comprehensive income (loss)— — 96 103 
Balance as of September 30, 2021$$4,633 $(63)$(3,041)$1,530 
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)Common stockAdditional paid- in capitalAccumulated other comprehensive lossAccumulated deficitTotal
Balance as of December 31, 2020$$4,633 $(70)$(3,137)$1,427 
Total comprehensive income (loss)— — (1)29 28 
Balance as of March 31, 2021$$4,633 $(71)$(3,108)$1,455 
Balance as of December 31, 2021$$4,633 $(58)$(2,983)$1,593 
Total comprehensive income— — 36 42 
Balance as of March 31, 2022$$4,633 $(52)$(2,947)$1,635 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
A.Organization
Leonardo DRS, Inc., together with its wholly owned subsidiaries (hereinafter, “DRS,” “the Company,” “us,” “our,” or “we”) is a supplier of defense electronics products, systems and military support services. The Company is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary ofcontrolled by Leonardo S.p.AS.p.A. (hereinafter, “Leonardo S.p.A.,” or “the Parent”), an Italian multi-national aerospace, defense and security company headquartered in Rome, Italy, through its direct sole ownership of Leonardo US Holding, Inc. (“US Holding”). US Holding is the direct and sole shareholder of the Company.
DRS is a provider of defense products and technologies that are used across land, air, sea, space and cyber domains. Our diverse array of defense systems and solutions are offered to all branches of the U.S. military, major aerospace and defense prime contractors, government intelligence agencies, international military customers and industrial markets for deployment on a wide range of military platforms. We focus our capabilities in areas of critical importance to the U.S. military, such as advanced sensing, electronic warfare (“EW”), and cyber, network computing, and communications, force protection and electrical power conversion and propulsion.
These capabilities directly align with our 32 reportable segments: Advanced Sensor Technologies, NetworkSensing and Computing & Communications and Integrated Mission Systems. The U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”) is our largest customer and accounts for approximately 84%85% and 85%86% of our total revenues as an end-user for the third quarterperiods ended March 31, 2022 and nine months ofMarch 31, 2021, respectively, and 83% for the third quarter and nine months of 2020.respectively. Specific international and commercial market opportunities exist within these segments and make up approximately 16%15% and 15%14% of our total revenues for the third quarterperiods ended March 31, 2022 and nine months ofMarch 31, 2021, respectively, and 17% for the third quarter and nine months of 2020.respectively. Our 32 reportable segments reflect the way performance is assessed and resources are allocated by our Chief Executive Officer, who is our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”).
Advanced Sensor TechnologiesSensing and Computing (“AST”ASC”)
The ASTASC segment provides electro-optical sensor technologies, laser systems, EWsensing and computing systems and intelligence and surveillancesubsystem solutions to the U.S. military and intelligence community customers. Major solutions include ground vehicle targetingallied nations focused on solving the most complex threat dynamics facing our service men and surveillance sensors, including electro-optical and advanced detection systems. Our soldierwomen today. We provide world class sensing applications include infrared imaging solutions and precision targeting systems. Our infrared focal plane array foundry produces small sized cryogenically cooled and uncooled infrared sensors. AST also provides aircraft training instrumentation equipment and high-performance radio frequency receivers and transceivers for U.S. and international customers. Our quantum cascade laser technology is being usedproducts in military and commercial medical applications.all warfighting domains along with the computation systems to provide situational understanding.
Network Computing & Communication (“NC&C”)
The NC&C segment provides defense electronics solutions across all domains of warfare. Our technologies and products can be integrated into legacy and neware deployed on nearly all military platforms end-to-end network communication systems, satellite servicesacross land, sea, air, cyberspace, and space on individual soldiers, ground vehicles, ships, aircraft, and satellites. We have market leading capabilities in electro-optic and infrared imaging, advanced lasers, electronic warfare and cyber, solutions. We are also a provider of ruggedizedcommunications, and computing platforms. For the U.S. Navy and its allies, we provide naval computing infrastructure, network and data distribution, radar and rugged naval control systems, which are present on all U.S. naval surface and subsurface combatant vessels. Our global communications network is a worldwide network of terrestrial and satellite bandwidth that ensures our customers’ data is secure and reliable.in these domains.
Integrated Mission Systems (“IMS”)
The IMS segment provides critical force protection, vehicleplatform integration, transportation and logistics and electricalpower conversion and ship propulsion systems to the U.S. military.military and its allies. Our force protection systems protectprovide much needed protection for our service members and military assets from evolving and proliferating threats and include advanced solutions for counter-unmanned aerial systems, short-range air defense systems and active protection systems on ground vehicles. Additionally, we provide power conversion and propulsion systems for the U.S. Navy’s top priority shipbuilding programs, building on our legacy of providing power components and systems for nearly all naval combat vessels for three decades, positioning us to continue as a leading provider of electrical ship propulsion systems and components for the U.S. Navy and its allies.

Other
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
aerial systems, short-range air defense systems, and active protection systems on ground vehicles. We have military transportation and logistics offerings and ground vehicle integration capabilities to support U.S. forces in a wide range of operational environments. For the U.S. Navy, we provide and support multi-generational power conversion and propulsion systems for our nation’s shipbuilding programs.
Other
The Company separately presents the unallocable costs associated with corporate functions and certain non-operating subsidiaries of the Company as Corporate & Eliminations.
See Note 15: Segment Information for further information regarding our business segments.
B.Basis of presentation
The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and include the accounts of DRS, its wholly owned subsidiaries and its controlling interests.interests and contain all adjustments, which are of a normal and recurring nature, considered necessary by management to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Interests in joint ventures that are controlled by the Company, or for which the Company is otherwise deemed to be the primary beneficiary, are consolidated. For joint ventures in which the Company does not have a controlling interest, but exerts significant influence, the Company applies the equity method of accounting. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.
Interim Financial Statements. The unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These rules and regulations permit some of the information and footnote disclosures included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP to be condensed or omitted.
These unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our audited Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 20202021 included in our registration statementAnnual Report on Form S-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-253583), which was declared effective by10-K for the year end December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 23, 2021.28, 2022.
C.Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant of these estimates and assumptions relate to the recognition of contract revenues and estimated costs to complete contracts in process, recoverability of reported amounts of goodwill, long-lived assets and intangible assets, valuation of pensions and other postretirement benefits, the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities and the valuation of unrecognized tax benefits. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
D.Revenue Recognition
On January 1, 2018, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and the related amendments of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, which supersedes most previous U.S. GAAP revenue recognition guidance. As of the date of adoption, we elected the practical expedient for contract modifications, which allows us to assume that the terms of the contract that existed at the beginning of the earliest period presented have been in place since the inception of the contract on the basis that it is not practical to separately evaluate the effects of all prior contract modifications).modifications. Our revenues consist of sales of products (tangible goods) and sales of services to customers. We recognize the majority of our revenue from contracts with customers using an over time, percentage of completion (“POC”) cost-to-cost method of accounting. On certain other contracts, primarily time and material (“T&M”) and cost-plus contracts, revenue is recognized using the right-to-invoice practical expedient as we are contractually able to bill our customer based on
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
control transferred to the customer. See Note 2. Revenue from Contracts with Customers for additional information regarding revenue recognition.
E.Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues includes materials, labor and overhead costs incurred in the manufacturing, design, and provision of products and services sold in the period as well as warranty costs. Material costs include raw materials,
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
purchased components and sub-assemblies, outside processing and inbound freight costs. Labor and overhead costs consist of direct and indirect manufacturing costs, including wages and fringe benefits, operating supplies, depreciation and amortization, occupancy costs, and purchasing, receiving and inspection costs.
F.Research and Development Expenses
We conduct research and development (“R&D”) activities using our own funds (referred to as company-funded R&D or independent research and development (“IR&D”)) and under contractual arrangements with our customers (referred to as customer-funded R&D) to enhance existing products and services and to develop future products, solutions, and technologies. R&D costs include basic research, applied research, concept formulation studies, design, development, and related test activities. IR&D costs are allocated to customer contracts as part of the general and administrative overhead costs and generally recoverable on our customer contracts with the U.S. Government. Customer-funded R&D costs are charged directly to the related customer contract. Substantially all customer funded R&D costs are charged to cost of revenues as incurred.
G.Foreign Currency
Significant transactions in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the approximate prevailing rate at the time of the transaction. Foreign exchange transaction gains and losses in the third quarterperiods ended March 31, 2022 and first nine months ofMarch 31, 2021 and 2020 were immaterial to the Company's results of operations. The operations of the Company's foreign subsidiaries are translated from the local (functional) currencies into U.S. dollars using weighted average rates of exchange during each monthly period. The rates of exchange at each balance sheet date are used for translating certain balance sheet accounts and gains or losses resulting from these translation adjustments are included in the accompanying Consolidated Balance SheetSheets as a component of other comprehensive earnings.
H.Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits with banks or other short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.
I.Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable consist of amounts billed and currently due from customers. When events or conditions indicate that amounts outstanding from customers may become uncollectible,We maintain an allowance recorded in the Allowance for Credit Losses account that is estimated and recorded.recorded utilizing relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions and a reasonable and supportable forecast that affects the collectability of the related financial asset.
. See Note 3: Accounts Receivable for additional information regarding accounts receivable.
J.Inventories
Inventories are recorded at the lower of cost (determined by either actual, weighted average or first-in, first-out methods) or net realizable value, and include direct production costs as well as indirect costs, such as factory overhead. The net realizable value is calculated as the expected sales price in the course of normal operations net of estimated costs to finish and sell the goods. See Note 4: Inventories for additional information regarding inventories.
K.Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment is carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated on the straight-line method. The estimated useful lives of plant, machinery and equipment and building and building improvements generally range from 3 to 10 years and 15 to 40 years, respectively. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the improvements or the remaining life of the lease.
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When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation or amortization are removed from the Consolidated Balance Sheet, and the net gain or loss is included in the determination of net earnings. Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred and renewals and improvements are
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capitalized. See Note 5: Property, Plant and Equipment for additional information regarding property, plant and equipment.
L.Goodwill
On January 1, 2018, we early adopted ASU 2017-04, Intangibles ‐ Goodwill and Other (Topic 350), Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The standard simplifies the measurement of goodwill impairment by eliminating the requirement that an entity compute the implied fair value of goodwill based on the fair values of its assets and liabilities to measure impairment. Instead, goodwill impairment will be measured as the difference between the fair value and the carrying value of the reporting unit. Goodwill represents the excess purchase price paid to acquire a business over the fair value of net assets acquired. Goodwill is assigned to reporting units and is reviewed for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis, or whenever changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. A reporting unit is an operating segment, or one level below that operating segment (the component level) if discrete financial information is prepared and regularly reviewed by the segment manager. Two or more components of an operating segment may be aggregated and deemed a single reporting unit if the components have similar economic characteristics. Based upon the aggregation criteria the Company concluded it had 7 reporting units at both September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020.2021. The annual impairment test is conducted as of December 31. The Company did not identify any triggering eventsevent during the nine monthsquarters ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 or September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021. See Note 7: Goodwill for additional information regarding goodwill.
M.Long-Lived Assets and Acquired Identifiable Intangible Assets
Identifiable intangible assets represent assets acquired as part of the Company's business acquisitions and include customer and program/contract-related assets. The values assigned to acquired identifiable intangible assets are determined as of the date of acquisition based on estimates and judgments regarding expectations for the estimated future after-tax cash flows from those assets over their lives, including the probability of expected future contract renewals and revenues, all of which are discounted to present value.
The Company assesses the recoverability of the carrying value of its long-lived assets and intangible assets with finite useful lives whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets or asset group may not be recoverable. If there are any indicators of impairment present, the Company then evaluates the recoverability of the potentially impaired long-lived assets and acquired identifiable intangible assets based upon expectations of undiscounted net cash flows from such assets. If the sum of the expected future undiscounted net cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset or asset group, a loss is recognized for the difference between the estimated fair value and the carrying amount of the assets. Assets to be disposed of, including those of discontinued operations, are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value, less the costs to sell. See Note 5: Property, Plant and Equipment and Note 8: Intangible Assets for additional information regarding long-lived assets and intangible assets.
N.Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. All derivative instruments are carried on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as either assets or liabilities at fair value. The classification of gains and losses resulting from changes in the fair values of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative and its resultant designation. The Company had no significant derivative or hedging instruments for the periods presented.
O.Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits
The obligations for the Company's pension plans and postretirement benefit plans and the related annual costs of employee benefits are calculated based on several long-term assumptions, including discount rates for employee benefit liabilities, rates of return on plan assets, expected annual rates of salary increases for employee participants in the case of pension plans and expected annual increases in the costs of medical and other health care benefits in
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the case of postretirement benefit plans. These long-term assumptions are subject to revision based on changes in interest rates, financial market conditions, expected versus actual returns on plan assets, participant mortality rates and other actuarial assumptions, including future rates of salary increases, benefit formulas and levels, and rates of increase in the costs of benefits. Changes in these assumptions, if significant, can materially affect the amount of
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annual net periodic benefit costs recognized in the Company's results of operations from one year to the next, the liabilities for the pension plans and postretirement benefit plans and the Company's annual cash requirements to fund these plans. See Note 11: Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits for further information regarding our pension and postretirement plans.
P.Income Taxes
We and US Holding have entered into a Tax Allocation Agreement (“Tax Allocation Agreement”), dated as of November 16, 2020, with members of an affiliated group, as defined in Section 1504(a) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Tax Code”), members of one or more consolidated, combined, unitary or similar state tax groups and additional parties who are part of an “expanded affiliated group” for certain tax purposes. The agreement provides for the method of computing and allocating the consolidated U.S. federal tax liability of the affiliated group among its members and of allocating any state group tax liabilities among the state members for the taxable year ending December 31, 20202021 and each subsequent year in which the parties are members of a group (whether federal or state). The agreement also provides for reimbursement of US Holding and/or DRS for payment of such tax liabilities, for compensation of any member for use of its “net operating loss” or “tax credits” in arriving at such tax liabilities and the allocation and payment of any refund arising from a carryback of net operating losses or tax credits from subsequent taxable years. Under the agreement, the parties have agreed to calculate and allocate their respective tax liabilities and other tax attributes for taxable years beginning with the first consolidated taxable year that included DRS (i.e., the taxable year ended December 31, 2008) as if the agreement was then in effect.
We calculate the provision for incomes taxes during interim periods by applying an estimate of our annual effective tax rate for the full year to “ordinary” income or loss (pretax income or loss excluding unusual or infrequently occurring discrete items).items.
The provision for income taxes is determined using the asset and liability approach of accounting for income taxes. Under this approach, deferred taxes represent the future tax consequences expected to occur when the reported amounts of assets and liabilities are recovered or paid. Income taxes as presented attribute deferred income taxes of US Holding to DRS in a manner that is systematic, rational and consistent with the asset and liability method and the governing Tax Allocation Agreement which allocates the tax liability amongst the entities, including DRS.
The provision for income taxes represents income taxes paid or payable for the current year plus the change in deferred taxes during the year. Deferred taxes result from differences between the financial and tax basis of DRS’ assets and liabilities and are adjusted for changes in tax rates and tax laws when such changes are enacted.
In general, the taxable income of DRS is included in the consolidated U.S. federal and state tax returns of US Holding. Where applicable, US Holding’s current portion of U.S. federal income taxes payable were offset against DRS’ net operating loss carryforwards in the period the related tax expense was recorded. Consequently, our net operating loss carryforwards are deemed to have been settled with US Holding in each year in an amount commensurate with the carrying value of the tax effected net operating loss utilized.
If management determines that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset is not “more likely than not” to be realized, a valuation allowance is recorded as a component of the income tax provision to reduce the deferred tax asset to the amounts expected to be realized. In determining whether the Company’s deferred tax assets are realizable, management considers all evidence, both positive and negative, including the history of financial reporting earnings, existing taxable temporary differences and their projected reversals, as well as projected future income and tax planning strategies. We believe it is more likely than not that we will generate sufficient taxable income in future periods to realize our deferred tax assets, subject to the valuation allowances recognized.
The Company assesses its tax positions for all periods open to examination by tax authorities based on the latest available information. Those positions are evaluated to determine whether they will more likely than not be sustained upon examination by the relevant taxing authorities. Liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits are measured
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based on the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. These unrecognized tax benefits are recorded as a component of income tax expense. Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are not material.
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See Note 9: Income Taxes for additional information regarding income taxes.
Q.Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each period. The computation of diluted EPS includes the dilutive effect of outstanding stock-based compensation awards, only in periods in which such effect would have been dilutive for the period. In February 2021, the Company completed a forward stock split of 1,450,000 - for- 1 share of common stock. The consolidated financial statements have been adjusted to reflect the forward stock split for all periods presented. There were 100 shares and 145 million basic and diluted common shares outstanding before and after the forward stock split, respectively, for all periods presented.
R.Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is the price the Company would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with a market participant on the measurement date. We are required to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in measuring fair value, and to utilize a three-level fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The three hierarchical levels used to measure fair value are as follows:
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; and inputs other than quoted prices that are directly or indirectly observable.
Level 3 — Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.
In certain instances, fair value is determined through information obtained from third parties using the latest available market data. In obtaining such data from third parties, we have evaluated the methodologies used to develop the estimate of fair value in order to assess whether such valuations are representative of fair value. The Company categorizes plan assets for disclosure purposes in accordance with this fair value hierarchy. Certain plan investments are measured at fair value using the net asset value (“NAV”) per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient and are therefore not categorized as Level 1, 2, or 3. NAV is defined as the total value of the fund divided by the number of the fund’s shares outstanding. See Note 12: Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits for further information regarding our pension and postretirement plans.
S.Financial Instruments
Our financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities. Financial instruments are reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at carrying value, which other than the 7.5% Term loan due November 30, 2022,2023, approximate fair value. See Note 11:10: Debt for further information regarding our debt.
T.Acquisitions, Investments, and Variable Interest Entities and Divestitures
Acquisitions
Our consolidated financial statements include the operations of acquired businesses from the date of acquisition. We account for acquired businesses using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires that any assets acquired and liabilities assumed be measured at their respective fair values on the acquisition date. The accounting for business combinations requires the Company to make significant judgments and estimates. Any excess of the fair value of consideration transferred over the assigned values of the net assets acquired is recognized as goodwill.
There were no significant acquisitions that were completed for any of the periods presented.
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During the third quarter of 2021 the Company acquired substantially all the assets of Ascendant Engineering Solutions (AES), an advanced gimbal producer located in Austin, TX. The purchase closed on July 28, 2021 for a purchase price of $11 million with an additional of $5 million of contingent consideration predicated on the achievement of certain financial and operational targets.
AES designs, develops and manufactures high-performance, stabilized, multi-sensor gimbal systems for the growing market of Group 1, 2 and 3 unmanned aerial systems (UAS) across U.S. military services. the company is focused on gimbal payload opportunities in strategic U.S. government programs including those intended to counter current and next-generation anti-access and area-denial systems. We believe this acquisition enables the integration of our own Electro-Optical and Infrared systems with the gimbals of AES and is a strategic investment, offering an integrated solution for our customers in the market for lightweight military platforms including small unmanned aerial systems. The acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination under FASB 805, Business Combinations, and has been consolidated into our Advanced Sensor Technologies segment.
Investments
Investments where we have the ability to exercise significant influence, but do not control, are accounted for under the equity method of accounting and are included in other noncurrent assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. Significant influence typically exists if we have a 20% to 50% ownership interest in the investee. Under this method of accounting, our share of the net earnings or losses of the investee is included in operating profit in other income, net on our Consolidated Statements of Earnings since the activities of the investee are closely aligned with the operations of the business segment holding the investment. We evaluate our equity method investments for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of such investments may be impaired. If a decline in the value of an equity method investment is determined to be other than temporary, a loss is therefore recorded during the current period.
The Company’s cost method investment consists of an investment in a private company in which we do not have the ability to exercise significant influence over its operating and financial activities. Management evaluates this investment for possible impairment quarterly.
Variable Interest Entities
The Company occasionally forms joint ventures and/or enters into arrangements with special purpose limited liability companies for the purpose of bidding and executing on specific projects. The Company analyzes each such arrangement to determine whether it represents a variable interest entity (“VIE”). If the arrangement is determined to be a VIE, the Company assesses whether it is the primary beneficiary of the VIE and if it is, consequently required to consolidate the VIE. The Company did not have any investment in VIEs for the periods presented.
Divestitures / Held for Sale
On March 21, 2022, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Global Enterprise Solutions (GES) business to SES Government Solutions, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES S.A., for $450 million in cash. GES, which is part of the ASC segment, provides commercial satellite communications to the U.S. Government and delivers satellite communications and security solutions to customers worldwide. SES S.A. has guaranteed the payment of the purchase price and performance of all other obligations of SES Government Solutions, Inc. under the agreement. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including approvals under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR) and by The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and The Federal Communications Commission (FCC). As of March 31, 2022, the assets and liabilities related to GES are reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as Held for Sale.
In February 2022, the Leonardo DRS Board of Directors approved the strategic initiative to divest of the Company’s interest in AAC. On April 19, 2022 we entered into a definitive sales agreement to divest our share of our current equity investment in Advanced Acoustic Concepts (AAC) to Thales Defense & Security, Inc (TDSI), the minority partner in the Joint Venture. The sale is pending regulatory approval and is being reported as Held for Sale.

Note 2. Revenue from Contracts with Customers
The Company recognizes revenue for each separately identifiable performance obligation in a contract representing an obligation to transfer a distinct good or service to a customer. In most cases, goods and services provided under the Company’s contracts are accounted for as single performance obligations due to the complex and integrated nature of our products and services. These contracts generally require significant integration of a group of goods and/or services to deliver a combined output. In some contracts, the Company provides multiple distinct goods or services to a customer. In those cases, the Company accounts for the distinct contract deliverables as separate performance obligations and allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation based on its relative standalone selling price, which is generally estimated using cost plus a reasonable margin. We classify revenues as products or services on our Consolidated Statements of Earnings based on the predominant attributes of the performance obligations. While the Company provides warranties on certain contracts, we typically do not
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provide for services beyond standard assurances and therefore do not consider standard warranties to be separate performance obligations. Typically we enter into three types of contracts: fixed-price contracts, cost-plus contracts and T&M contracts (cost-plus contracts and T&M contracts are aggregated below as flexibly priced contracts). The majority of our total revenues are derived from fixed-price contracts; refer to the revenue disaggregation disclosures that follow.
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For fixed-price contracts, customers agree to pay a fixed amount, negotiated in advanced for a specified scope of work.
For cost-plus contracts, typically we are reimbursed for allowable or otherwise defined total costs (defined as cost of revenues plus allowable general and administrative expenses) incurred, plus a fee. The contracts may also include incentives for various performance criteria, including quality, timeliness and cost-effectiveness. In addition, costs are generally subject to review by clientscustomers and regulatory audit agencies, and such reviews could result in costs being disputed as non-reimbursable under the terms of the contract.
T&M contracts provide for reimbursement of labor hours expended at a contractual fixed labor rate per hour, plus the actual costs of material and other direct non-labor costs. The fixed labor rates on T&M contracts include amounts for the cost of direct labor, indirect contract costs and profit.
Estimating the transaction price for an arrangement requires judgment and is based on expected results which are determined using the Company’s historical data. We estimate that the revenue that we expect to be entitled to receive from a customer to the extent it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur.
Revenue from contracts with customers is recognized when the performance obligations are satisfied through the transfer of control over the good or service to the customer, which may occur either over time or at a point in time.
Revenues for the majority of our contracts are measured as determined by the ratio of cumulative costs incurred to date to estimated total contract costs at completion (the "cost-to-cost method"). We believe this is an appropriate measure of progress toward satisfaction of performance obligations as this measure most accurately depicts the progress of our work and transfer of control to our customers. Due to the long-term nature of many of our contracts, developing the estimated total cost at completion and total transaction price often requires judgment. Factors that must be considered in estimating the cost of the work to be completed include the nature and complexity of the work to be performed, subcontractor performance and the risk and impact of delayed performance.
After establishing the estimated total cost at completion, we follow a standard Estimate at Completion (“EAC”) process in which we review the progress and performance on our ongoing contracts at least quarterly. Adjustments to original estimates for a contract's revenue, estimated costs at completion and estimated profit or loss often are required as work progresses under a contract, as experience is gained and as more information is obtained, even though the scope of work required under the contract may not change and are also required if contract modifications occur. When adjustments in estimated total costs at completion or in estimated total transaction price are determined, the related impact on revenue and operating income are recognized using the cumulative catch-up method, which recognizes in the current period the cumulative effect of such adjustments for all prior periods. Any anticipated losses on these contracts are fully recognized in the period in which the losses become evident.
EAC adjustments had the following impacts to revenue for the periods presented:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in millions)2021202020212020
Revenue$(11)$(30)$(20)$(63)
Total % of Revenue1.6 %4.2 %1.0 %3.2 %

Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)20222021
Revenue$(1)$(1)
Total % of Revenue— %— %
The impacts noted above are attributed primarily to changes in our firm-fixed-price development type programs. As changes happen in the design required to achieve contractual specifications, those changes often result in the programs’ estimate and related profitability. The reduction to revenue for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 was attributed primarily to certain submarine electric propulsion programs within our IMS segment.
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Conversely, if the requirements for the recognition of contracts over time are not met, revenue is recognized at a point in time when control transfers to the customer, which is generally upon transfer of title. In such cases, the production that is in progress and costs that will be recognized at a future point in time are reported within "inventories".
Costs to obtain a contract are incremental direct costs incurred to obtain a contract with a customer, including sales commissions and dealer fees, and are capitalized if material. Costs to fulfill a contract include costs directly related to a contract or specific anticipated contract (e.g., certain design costs) that generate or enhance our ability to satisfy our performance obligations under these contracts. These costs are capitalized to the extent they are expected to be recovered from the associated contract.
Contract Assets and Liabilities
The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in billed accounts receivable, unbilled receivables (contract assets), and customer advances and deposits (contract liabilities) on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Amounts are billed as work progresses in accordance with agreed-upon contractual terms, either at periodic intervals (e.g., biweekly or monthly) or upon achievement of contractual milestones. Generally, billing occurs subsequent to revenue recognition, resulting in contract assets. However, we sometimes receive advances or deposits from our customers before revenue is recognized, resulting in contract liabilities.
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)September 30, 2021December 31, 2020(Dollars in millions)March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Contract assetsContract assets$788 $672 Contract assets$823 $743 
Contract liabilitiesContract liabilities160 177 Contract liabilities172 174 
Net contract assetsNet contract assets$628 $495 Net contract assets$651 $569 
Revenue recognized in the threeperiods ending March 31, 2022 and nine month periods ended September 30,March 31, 2021, that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of each period was $11$74 million and $100 million, respectively. Revenue recognized in the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of each period was $19 million and $101$69 million, respectively.
The change in the balances of the Company’s contract assets and liabilities primarily results from timing differences between revenue recognition and customer billings and/or payments.
Contract assets related to amounts withheld by customers until contract completion are not considered a significant financing component of our contracts because the intent is to protect the customers from our failure to satisfactorily complete our performance obligations. Payments received from customers in advance of revenue recognition (contract liabilities) are not considered a significant financing component of our contracts because they are utilized to pay for contract costs within a one-year period or are requested by us to ensure the customers meet their payment obligations.
Value of Remaining Performance Obligations
The value of remaining performance obligations, which we also refer to as total backlog, includes the following components:
Funded - Funded backlog represents the revenue value of orders for services under existing contracts for which funding is appropriated or otherwise authorized less revenue previously recognized on these contracts.
Unfunded - Unfunded backlog represents the revenue value of firm orders for products and services under existing contracts for which funding has not yet been appropriated less funding previously recognized on these contracts.
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The following table summarizes the value of our total backlog as of September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, incorporating both funded and unfunded components:
Backlog:September 30, 2021March 31, 2022
(Dollars in millions)
Total Backlog$3,1522,995 
We expect to recognize approximately 28%53% of our September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 backlog as revenue over the next threenine months, with the remainder to be recognized thereafter.
Disaggregation of Revenue
ASTASC: ASTASC revenue is primarily derived from U.S. government development and production contracts and is generally recognized over time using the POC cost-to-cost method. We disaggregate ASTASC revenue by geographical region, customer relationship and contract type. We believe these categories best depict how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of ASTASC revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)2021202020212020(Dollars in millions)20222021
Revenue by Geographical RegionRevenue by Geographical RegionRevenue by Geographical Region
United StatesUnited States$258 $230 $678 $585 United States$372 $445 
InternationalInternational19 31 60 73 International22 35 
Intersegment SalesIntersegment Sales10 Intersegment Sales
TotalTotal$279 $263 $743 $668 Total$396 $483 
Revenue by Customer RelationshipRevenue by Customer RelationshipRevenue by Customer Relationship
Prime contractorPrime contractor$127 $125 $356 $311 Prime contractor$232 $277 
SubcontractorSubcontractor150 136 382 347 Subcontractor162 203 
Intersegment SalesIntersegment Sales10 Intersegment Sales
TotalTotal$279 $263 $743 $668 Total$396 $483 
Revenue by Contract TypeRevenue by Contract TypeRevenue by Contract Type
Firm Fixed PriceFirm Fixed Price$241 $230 $633 $573 Firm Fixed Price$342 $426 
Flexibly Priced(1)
Flexibly Priced(1)
36 31 105 85 
Flexibly Priced(1)
52 54 
Intersegment SalesIntersegment Sales10 Intersegment Sales
TotalTotal$279 $263 $743 $668 Total$396 $483 
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(1)Includes revenue derived from time-and-materials contracts.
NC&C: NC&CIMS: IMS revenue is primarily derived from U.S. government development and production contracts and is generally recognized over time using the POC cost-to-cost method. We disaggregate NC&CIMS revenue by geographical
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region, customer relationship and contract type. We believe these categories best depict how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of NC&CIMS revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)2021202020212020(Dollars in millions)20222021
Revenue by Geographical RegionRevenue by Geographical RegionRevenue by Geographical Region
United StatesUnited States$226 $248 $707 $686 United States$212 $189 
InternationalInternational17 30 56 International12 
Intersegment SalesIntersegment Sales10 Intersegment Sales— — 
TotalTotal$239 $267 $747 $749 Total$218 $201 
Revenue by Customer RelationshipRevenue by Customer RelationshipRevenue by Customer Relationship
Prime contractorPrime contractor$219 $168 $545 $441 Prime contractor$33 $44 
SubcontractorSubcontractor15 97 192 301 Subcontractor185 157 
Intersegment SalesIntersegment Sales10 Intersegment Sales— — 
TotalTotal$239 $267 $747 $749 Total$218 $201 
Revenue by Contract TypeRevenue by Contract TypeRevenue by Contract Type
Firm Fixed PriceFirm Fixed Price$197 $226 $650 $658 Firm Fixed Price$193 $170 
Flexibly Priced(1)
Flexibly Priced(1)
37 39 87 84 
Flexibly Priced(1)
25 31 
Intersegment SalesIntersegment Sales10 Intersegment Sales— — 
TotalTotal$239 $267 $747 $749 Total$218 $201 
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(1)Includes revenue derived from time-and-materials contracts.
IMS: IMS revenue is primarily derived from U.S. government development and production contracts and is generally recognized over time using the cost-to-cost method. We disaggregate IMS revenue by geographical region, customer relationship and contract type. We believe these categories best depict how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of IMS revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in millions)2021202020212020
Revenue by Geographical Region
United States$198 $188 $547 $532 
International11 37 20 
Intersegment Sales— — — 
Total$209 $194 $584 $553 
Revenue by Customer Relationship
Prime contractor$41 $69 $127 $195 
Subcontractor168 125 457 357 
Intersegment Sales— — — 
Total$209 $194 $584 $553 
Revenue by Contract Type
Firm Fixed Price$179 $151 $495 $448 
Flexibly Priced(1)
30 43 89 104 
Intersegment Sales— — — 
Total$209 $194 $584 $553 
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Note 3. Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable represent amounts billed and currently due from customers. Payment is typically received from our customers either at periodic intervals (e.g., biweekly, or monthly) or upon achievement of contractual milestones.
Accounts receivable consist of the following:
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)September 30, 2021December 31, 2020(Dollars in millions)March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Accounts receivableAccounts receivable$98 $104 Accounts receivable$131 $157 
Less allowance for doubtful accounts(2)(2)
Less allowance for credit lossesLess allowance for credit losses(1)(1)
Accounts receivable, netAccounts receivable, net$96 $102 Accounts receivable, net$130 $156 
The Company maintains certain agreements with financial institutions to sell certain trade receivables. Receivables are derecognized in their entirety when sold, and the Company’s continuing involvement in the sold receivables is limited to their servicing, for which the Company receives a fee commensurate with the service provided. Pursuant to the servicing agreements, the Company collected approximately $24$9 million and $27$15 million at September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, respectively, of these sold receivables that had not yet been remitted to the financial institutions. These unremitted amounts collected on behalf of the financial institutions are included within short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
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Note 4. Inventories
Inventories consists of the following:
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)September 30, 2021December 31, 2020(Dollars in millions)March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Raw materialsRaw materials$48 $52 Raw materials$48 $43 
Work in progressWork in progress166 193 Work in progress182 161 
Finished goodsFinished goodsFinished goods
TotalTotal$215 $247 Total$231 $205 
Note 5. Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment by major asset class consists of the following:
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)September 30, 2021December 31, 2020(Dollars in millions)March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Land, buildings and improvementsLand, buildings and improvements$301 $294 Land, buildings and improvements$317 $312 
Plant and machineryPlant and machinery212 186 Plant and machinery192 191 
Equipment and otherEquipment and other270 276 Equipment and other301 298 
Total property, plant and equipment, at costTotal property, plant and equipment, at cost783 756 Total property, plant and equipment, at cost810 801 
Less accumulated depreciationLess accumulated depreciation(427)(401)Less accumulated depreciation(443)(437)
Total property, plant and equipment, netTotal property, plant and equipment, net$356 $355 Total property, plant and equipment, net$367 $364 
Depreciation expense related to property, plant and equipment was $13 million and $37$12 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, and $11 million and $33 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, respectively.
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Note 6. Other Liabilities
A summary of significant other liabilities by balance sheet caption follows:
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)September 30, 2021December 31, 2020(Dollars in millions)March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Salaries, wages and accrued bonusesSalaries, wages and accrued bonuses$66 $61 Salaries, wages and accrued bonuses$54 $70 
Fringe benefitsFringe benefits69 71 Fringe benefits69 74 
LitigationLitigation10 10 Litigation10 10 
Restructuring costsRestructuring costsRestructuring costs
Provision for contract lossesProvision for contract losses34 44 Provision for contract losses58 48 
Operating lease liabilitiesOperating lease liabilities23 22 Operating lease liabilities26 24 
Other(1)
Other(1)
59 58 
Other(1)
55 65 
Total other current liabilitiesTotal other current liabilities$263 $267 Total other current liabilities$275 $295 
Operating lease liabilitiesOperating lease liabilities$69 $81 Operating lease liabilities$63 $73 
Other(2)
Other(2)
14 11 
Other(2)
Total other noncurrent liabilitiesTotal other noncurrent liabilities$83 $92 Total other noncurrent liabilities$65 $74 
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(1)Consists primarily of taxes payable, environmental remediation reserves and warranty reserves. See Note 15: Commitments and Contingencies for more information regarding the warranty provision.
(2)Consists primarily of workers’ compensation liabilities and certain payroll taxes deferred under the CARES Act.
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Note 7. Goodwill
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment are as follows:
(Dollars in millions)ASTNC&CIMSTotal
Balance as of December 31, 2020$363 $275 $419 $1,057 
Acquisitions14 — — 14 
Balance as of September 30, 2021377 275 419 1,071 
(Dollars in millions)ASCIMSTotal
Balance as of December 31, 2021$652 $419 $1,071 
Reclassification to assets held for sale(117)0(117)
Balance as of March 31, 2022535 419 954 

The acquisition increase is the result of acquiring substantially all the assets of Ascendant Engineering Solutions (AES), a gimbal producer located in Austin, TX. The purchase closed on July 28, 2021 for a purchase price of $11 million with an additional of $5 million of contingent consideration predicated on the achievement of certain financial and operational targets.
Note 8. Intangible Assets
Other intangible assets mainly refer to the fair value of existing customer contractual relationships attributable to the acquired business and patents which are being amortized over their respective lives. The fair value of intangible assets typically is determined, as of the date of acquisition, based on estimates and judgments regarding expectations for the estimated future after-tax earnings and cash flows (including cash flows for working capital) arising from backlog and follow-on sales to the customer over their estimated lives, including the probability of expected future contract renewals and sales, less a contributory assets charge, all of which is discounted to present value.
The following disclosure presents certain information regarding the Company's intangible assets as of September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020.2021. All intangible assets are being amortized over their estimated useful lives, as indicated below, with no estimated residual values.
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September 30, 2021December 31, 2020March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)Gross Carrying AmountAccumulated AmortizationNet Carrying AmountGross Carrying AmountAccumulated AmortizationNet Carrying Amount(Dollars in millions)Gross Carrying AmountAccumulated AmortizationNet Carrying AmountGross Carrying AmountAccumulated AmortizationNet Carrying Amount
Customer relationshipsCustomer relationships$957 $(905)$52 $957 $(899)$58 Customer relationships$957 $(910)$47 $957 $(908)$49 
Patents and licensesPatents and licenses(6)(5)Patents and licenses(6)(6)
Total intangible assetsTotal intangible assets$965 $(911)$54 $964 $(904)$60 Total intangible assets$966 $(916)$50 $966 $(914)$52 
Amortization expense related to intangible assets was $3 million and $7$2 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and was $3 million and $7 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021.
Customer relationships are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of 10 to 15 years. Patents and licenses are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of 5 to 10 years.

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Note 9. Income Taxes
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 20202021 is as follows:
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)September 30, 2021December 31, 2020(Dollars in millions)March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Gross deferred tax assets$118 $153 
Less valuation allowance(13)(11)
Valuation allowanceValuation allowance1010
Deferred tax assetsDeferred tax assets105142Deferred tax assets99110
Deferred tax liabilitiesDeferred tax liabilities5155Deferred tax liabilities5154
Deferred tax assets, net$54 $87 
Net deferred tax assetNet deferred tax asset$48 $56 

Our deferred tax balance associated with our retirement benefit plans includes a deferred tax asset of $12$10 million and $14$11 million as September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021 respectively, that are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive earnings to recognize the funded status of our retirement plans. See Note 11: Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits for additional details.
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Note 10. Debt
The Company’s debt consists of the following:
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)September 30, 2021December 31, 2020(Dollars in millions)March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
4.0% Term loan due December 31, 2021(1)
0$— 
7.5% Term loan due November 30, 2022(1)
139 139
7.5% Term loan due November 30, 2023(1)
7.5% Term loan due November 30, 2023(1)
139 139
5.0% Daylight term loan due October 15, 2024(1)
5.0% Daylight term loan due October 15, 2024(1)
98 98
5.0% Daylight term loan due October 15, 2024(1)
78 78
Borrowings under revolving credit facility(1)
Borrowings under revolving credit facility(1)
75 — 
Borrowings under revolving credit facility(1)
150 — 
Finance lease and otherFinance lease and other160 163Finance lease and other164 161
Short-term borrowingsShort-term borrowings24 27 Short-term borrowings15 
Total debt principalTotal debt principal496 427 Total debt principal540 393 
Less unamortized debt issuance costs and discountsLess unamortized debt issuance costs and discounts— — Less unamortized debt issuance costs and discounts— — 
Total debt, netTotal debt, net496 427 Total debt, net540 393 
Less short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debtLess short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt(124)(53)Less short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt(186)(41)
Total long-term debtTotal long-term debt$372 $374 Total long-term debt$354 $352 
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(1)The Company’s debt with related parties consists of 2 term loans and a working capital credit facility with US Holding, as described below.
Term Loans
In January 2009, the Company entered into a credit agreement with its ultimate parent company, Finmeccanica S.p.A. (presently Leonardo S.p.A.) in the amount of $2 billion (the “2009 Credit Agreement”). The 2009 Credit Agreement was subsequently assigned to US Holding and has a maturity of November 30, 2022.2023. The 2009 Credit Agreement provides for a term loan bearing interest at a rate of 7.5%, with interest payments due semi-annually on June 20 and December 20 in each year (the “7.5% Term loan”). The outstanding balance of the 7.5% Term loan at September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 20202021 was $139 million. The fair value of this term loan at September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 20202021 was $183$176 million and $182 million, respectively; however the Company has the ability to prepay the outstanding principal balance at the carrying amount without penalty. During 2020, US Holding forgave $300 million of related party debt. This was treated as a capital transaction and the amount was recorded in additional paid-in capital, as US Holding is the Company’s parent.
In June 2017, the Company entered into an unsecured term loan with US Holding in the principal amount of $137.5 million, the proceeds of which were used to finance the acquisition of Daylight Solutions, Inc. (the “Daylight Term Loan”). The Daylight Term Loan had an outstanding balance of $98$78 million at September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 20202021 which approximates its fair value. The Daylight Term Loan matures on October 15, 2024. The
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Daylight Term Loan has an interest rate of 5.0%, with interest payments due semi-annually on April 15 and October 15.
Credit Facilities
The 2009 Credit Agreement provides for a revolving credit facility available for working capital needs of the Company (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). As of September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, the Revolving Credit Facility had a credit limit of $450 million and an interest rate of LIBOR plus 3.5%. There is a commitment fee of 0.25% applied to the unused balance of the Revolving Credit Facility and there are no compensating balance requirements. The outstanding balance as of September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 was $75$150 million and there was no balance on the Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2020.2021.
The Company also maintains uncommitted working capital credit facilities with certain financial institutions in the aggregate of $60$65 million at September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, respectively (the “Financial Institution Credit Facilities”). The Financial Institution Credit Facilities are guaranteed by Leonardo S.p.A. The primary
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purpose of the Financial Institution Credit Facilities is to support standby letter of credit issuances on contracts with customers and also includes a revolving facility with a maximum borrowing limit of $15 million, which bears interest at LIBOR plus 0.5%. At September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, there was no balance outstanding on the revolving facility. The Company had letters of credit outstanding of approximately $31$29 million and $35 million as of September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, which reduces the available capacity of the Financial Institution Credit Facilities by an equal amount.
Short-term Borrowings
As of September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, the Company recognized $24$9 million and $27$15 million, respectively, collected on behalf of the buyers of our trade receivables pursuant to our factoring arrangements as short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, which approximates its fair value. Refer to Note 3: Accounts Receivable for more information.
Note 11. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits
Retirement Plan Summary Information
The Company maintains multiple pension plans, both contributory and non-contributory, covering employees at certain locations. Eligibility requirements for participation in the plans vary, and benefits generally are based on the participant's compensation and years of service, as defined in the respective plan. The Company's funding policy generally is to contribute in accordance with cost accounting standards that affect government contractors, subject to the Tax Code and regulations thereunder. Plan assets are invested primarily in equities, bonds (both corporate and U.S. government), U.S. government-sponsored entity instruments, cash and cash equivalents and real estate.
The Company also provides postretirement medical benefits for certain retired employees and dependents at certain locations. Participants are eligible for these benefits when they retire from active service and meet the eligibility requirements for the Company's postretirement benefit plans. The Company's contractual arrangements with the U.S. government provide for the recovery of contributions to a Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (“VEBA”) trust and, for non-funded plans, recovery of claims on a pay-as-you-go basis, subject to the Tax Code and regulations thereunder, with the retiree generally paying a portion of the costs through contributions, deductibles and coinsurance provisions.
The Company also maintains certain non-contributory and unfunded supplemental retirement plans. Eligibility for participation in the supplemental retirement plans is limited, and benefits generally are based on the participant's compensation and/or years of service.
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The following table summarizes the components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company's pension, postretirement and supplemental retirement plans for the three months ended September 30,March 31,:
Defined Benefit Pension PlansPostretirement Benefit PlanSupplemental Retirement Plans
(Dollars in millions)Three Months Ended September 30, 2021Three Months Ended September 30, 2020Three Months Ended September 30, 2021Three Months Ended September 30, 2020Three Months Ended September 30, 2021Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Service cost$— $— $— $— $— $— 
Interest cost— — — — 
Less Expected return on plan assets(2)(2)— — — — 
Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain)— — — — — 
Amortization of prior service cost— — — — — — 
Settlement expense (income)— — — — — 
Net periodic benefit cost$(1)$$— $— $— $— 

The following table summarizes the components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company's pension, postretirement and supplemental retirement plans for the nine months ended September 30,:
Defined Benefit Pension PlansPostretirement Benefit PlanSupplemental Retirement PlansDefined Benefit Pension PlansPostretirement Benefit PlanSupplemental Retirement Plans
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020(Dollars in millions)March 31, 2022March 31, 2021March 31, 2022March 31, 2021March 31, 2022March 31, 2021
Service costService cost$— $— $— $— $— $— Service cost$— $— $— $— $— $— 
Interest costInterest cost$$— — — — Interest cost$$$— $— $— $— 
Less Expected return on plan assetsLess Expected return on plan assets$(6)$(6)— — — — Less Expected return on plan assets$(2)$(2)$— $— $— $— 
Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain)Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain)$$(1)— — — Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain)$— $$— $— $— $— 
Amortization of prior service costAmortization of prior service cost$— $— — — — — Amortization of prior service cost$— $— $— $— $— $— 
Settlement expense (income)Settlement expense (income)$— $— — — — Settlement expense (income)$$— $— $— $— $— 
Net periodic benefit costNet periodic benefit cost$(1)$$(1)$— $— $— Net periodic benefit cost$$— $— $— $— $— 

The expected long-term return on plan assets assumption represents the average rate that the Company expects to earn over the long-term on the assets of the Company's benefit plans, including those from dividends, interest income and capital appreciation. The assumption has been determined based on expectations regarding future rates of return for the plans' investment portfolio, with consideration given to the allocation of investments by asset class and historical rates of return for each individual asset class.
Pension related expenses are reflected in the Total costs of revenues and General and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Earnings (unaudited).
A one percentage increase or decrease in healthcare trend rates in the table above would have an insignificant impact to our service and interest cost and the postretirement medical obligations.
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Note 12. Share-based compensation plans
The Company does not have any share-based compensation plans. See Note 6: Other Liabilities, for information regarding cash compensation.
Note 13. Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments
The Company’s commitments are primarily related to our lease agreements, purchase obligations, and credit agreements.
Contingencies
From time to time we are subject to certain legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business. These matters are subject to many uncertainties and it is possible that some of these matters ultimately could be decided, resolved or settled in a manner adverse to us. Although the precise amount of liability that may result from these matters is not ascertainable, the Company believes that any amounts exceeding the Company's recorded accruals should not materially adversely affect the Company's financial condition or liquidity. It is possible, however, that the ultimate resolution of those matters could result in a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations and/or cash flows from operating activities for a particular reporting period. We establish reserves for specific legal matters when we determine that the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome is probable and the loss is reasonably estimable.
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Some environmental laws, such as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (also known as “CERCLA” or the “Superfund law”) and similar state statutes, can impose liability upon former owners or operators for the entire cost of investigating and remediating contaminated sites regardless of the lawfulness of the original activities that led to the contamination. In July 2000, an entity which later became a subsidiary of the Company received a Section 104(e) Request for Information (“RFI”) from the National Park Service (“NPS”), pursuant to CERCLA, regarding the presence of radioactive material at a site within a national park, which site was operated by an alleged predecessor to our subsidiary over 50 years ago. Following the subsidiary’s response to the RFI, the NPS directed it and another alleged former operator to perform an Engineering Evaluation and Cost Analysis (“EE/CA”) of a portion of the site. The Company’s subsidiary made a good faith offer to conduct an alternative EE/CA work plan, but the NPS rejected this offer and opted to perform the EE/CA itself. The NPS previously posted its intention to open a formal public comment period regarding the EE/CA at the end of 2019. To the Company’s knowledge, the EE/CA has not been released and a public comment period has yet to be opened.
Following completion of the EE/CA, the NPS may seek reimbursement for its investigative and remedial efforts to date, or direct one or more of the potentially responsible parties to perform any remediation that may be required by CERCLA or may enter an alternative dispute resolution proceeding to attempt to resolve each party’s share. In addition, the NPS may seek to recover damages for loss of use of certain natural resources. The Company believes that it has legitimate defenses to its subsidiary’s potential liability and that there are other potentially responsible parties for the environmental conditions at the site, including the U.S. government as owner, operator and arranger at the site. The potential liability associated with this matter could change substantially due to such factors as additional information on the nature or extent of contamination, methods of remediation that might be recommended or required, changes in the apportionment of costs among the responsible parties, whether the NPS seeks to recover additional damages, whether the NPS’s plans to investigate additional areas to identify a need for further remedial action for which the Company may be identified as a potentially responsible party and other actions by governmental agencies or private parties.
The Company has recorded its best estimate of damages and its share of remediation costs related to the site to reflect what we and our advisors reasonably believe we would be liable for based on the current information and circumstances of the claim, exclusive of other potential liabilities that may be asserted in the future.
In the performance of our contracts we routinely request contract modifications that require additional funding from the customer. Most often, these requests are due to customer-directed changes in the scope of work. While we
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are entitled to recovery of these costs under our contracts, the administrative process with our customer may be protracted. Based on the circumstances, we periodically file requests for equitable adjustment (“REAs”) that are sometimes converted into claims. In some cases, these requests are disputed by our customer. We believe our outstanding modifications, REAs and other claims will be resolved without material impact to our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
As a government contractor, with customers including the U.S. government as well as various state and local government entities, the Company may be subject to audits, investigations and claims with respect to its contract performance, pricing, costs, cost allocations and procurement practices. Additionally, amounts billed under such contracts, including direct and indirect costs, are subject to potential adjustments before final settlement.
Management believes that adequate provisions for such potential audits, investigations, claims and contract adjustments, if any, have been made in the financial statements.
Restructuring costs
We engaged in restructuring initiatives in order to rationalize headcount and align our operations in a more strategic and cost-efficient structure. In connection with these restructuring initiatives we recorded charges totaling $1 million and $4 million for the nine months ended September 30,2021 and 2020 respectively. Costs incurred were related to employee termination and severance costs. Charges were recorded within other operating expenses, net, with the exception of costs incurred.
(Dollars in millions)
Balance at December 31, 2020$
Additional provision
Reversal and utilization— 
Balance as of September 30, 2021$
Product Warranties
Product warranty costs generally are accrued in proportion to product revenue realized in conjunction with our over-time revenue recognition policy. Product warranty expense is recognized based on the term of the product warranty, generally one year to three years, and the related estimated costs, considering historical claims expense. Accrued warranty costs are reduced as these costs are incurred and as the warranty period expires, and otherwise
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may be modified as specific product performance issues are identified and resolved. The following is a summary of changes in the product warranty balances during the period ended September 30, 2021:March 31, 2022:
(Dollars in millions)
Balance as ofat December 31, 20202021$1719 
Additional provision123 
Reversal and utilization(11)(2)
Balance as of September 30, 2021at March 31, 20221820 
Note 14. Related Party Transactions
TheUnder our current proxy agreement, DRS remains largely independent from the Parent. Additionally, the Company provides services related to certain of the U.S. operations of our parentinterface for the Parent and certainits other of its affiliates. These services include financial, tax, trade compliance, marketing and communications and legal.
The Company also has related-party sales with the Parent and its other affiliates that occur in the regular course of business. Related-party sales for these transactions are included in revenues and were $7$1 million and $22$2 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, and September 30, 2020, respectively and $3 million and $5 million for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively. The
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receivables related to these transactions with the Parent and its other affiliates of $4$3 million and $6$2 million, , respectively, and payables of $1$2 million and $10$1 million, , respectively, are included in accounts receivable and accounts payable in our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020.2021.
The Company entered into a Surplus Treasury Agreement with US Holding (the “Surplus Agreement”) in December 2019. The Surplus Agreement allows the Company to advance excess funds to US Holding when funds are available. The advances bear interest at LIBOR plus between 5 and 20 basis points depending on the tenor of the advance. As of September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 20202021 the Company had advanced $0 million and $115 milliondid not advance any amount to US Holding, which is presented on the balance sheet as a related party note receivable.
During 2020, US Holding forgave $300 million of related party debt. This was treated as a capital transaction and the amount was recorded in additional paid-in capital, as US Holding is the Company’s parent.Holdings.
The Company entered into Tax Allocation Agreement with US Holding, dated as of November 16, 2020. Refer to Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for more information.
The Company’s capital structure consists of related party lending instruments as described in Note 10: Debt

Note 15. Segment Information
Operating segments represent components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is regularly reviewed by the CODM in determining how to allocate resources and assess performance. Our Chief Executive Officer is our CODM and he uses a variety of measures to assess the performance of the Company as a whole, depending on the nature of the activity. TheBeginning in the first quarter of 2022, the Company’s operating and reportable segments consist of AST, NC&Cwere revised into 2 reportable segments, ASC and IMS.IMS, to align our market strategy and capital allocation decision making with our operating structure. Prior year information was revised to reflect the new segment structure. All other operations, which consists primarily of DRS Corporate Headquarters and certain non-operating subsidiaries of the Company, are grouped in Corporate & Eliminations.
We primarily use Adjusted EBITDA to manage the Company and allocate resources. Adjusted EBITDA of our business segments includes our net earnings before income taxes, amortization of acquired intangible assets, depreciation, restructuring costs, interest, transaction costs related to an anticipated offering of securities, acquisition and divestiture related expenses, foreign exchange, COVID-19 response costs, non-service pension expenditures and other one-time non-operational events. Adjusted EBITDA is used to facilitate a comparison of the ordinary, ongoing and customary course of our operations on a consistent basis from period to period and provide an additional understanding of factors and trends affecting our business segments. This measure assists the CODM in assessing segment operating performance consistently over time without the impact of our capital structure, asset base and items outside the control of the management team and expenses that do not relate to our core operations.
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Certain information related to our segments for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020 is presented in the following tables. Consistent accounting policies have been applied by all segments within the Company, within all reporting periods. A description of our reportable segments as of September 30,March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020 has been included in Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. Transactions between segments generally are negotiated and accounted for under terms and conditions that are similar to other government and commercial contracts; however, these intercompany transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
Total revenues and intersegment revenues by segment for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and, March 31, 2021 and, September 30, 2020 consists of the following:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)2021202020212020(Dollars in millions)20222021
AST$279 $263 $743 $668 
NC&C239 267 747 749 
ASCASC$396 $483 
IMSIMS209 194 584 553 IMS218 201 
Corporate & EliminationsCorporate & Eliminations(7)(4)(15)(18)Corporate & Eliminations(2)(3)
Total revenueTotal revenue$720 $719 $2,059 $1,952 Total revenue$612 $681 
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(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)2021202020212020(Dollars in millions)20222021
AST$$$$10 
NC&C10 
ASCASC$$
IMSIMS— — — IMS— — 
Total intersegment revenueTotal intersegment revenue$$$15 $18 Total intersegment revenue$$
Depreciation by segment for the three-as of March 31, 2022 and nine-month periods ended September 30,March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020 consists of the following:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)2021202020212020(Dollars in millions)20222021
AST$$$15 $14 
NC&C10 
ASCASC$$
IMSIMS12 10 IMS4
Total depreciationTotal depreciation$13 $11 $37 $33 Total depreciation$13 $12 
Total assets by segment as of September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 20202021 consist of the following:
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)September 30, 2021December 31, 2020(Dollars in millions)March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
AST$944 $862 
NC&C651 691 
ASCASC$1,456 $1,545 
IMSIMS1,001 963 IMS1,143 1,145 
Corporate & EliminationsCorporate & Eliminations290 440 Corporate & Eliminations257 379 
Held for SaleHeld for Sale$177 $— 
Total assetsTotal assets$2,886 $2,956 Total assets$3,033 $3,069 
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Reconciliation of reportable segment Adjusted EBITDA to Net Earnings (loss) consists of the following:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)2021202020212020(Dollars in millions)March 31, 2022March 31, 2021
Adjusted EBITDAAdjusted EBITDAAdjusted EBITDA
AST$34 $38 $99 $80 
NC&C22 19 72 60 
ASCASC$32 $54 
IMSIMS14 39 15 IMS41 18 
Corporate & EliminationsCorporate & Eliminations— — Corporate & Eliminations— (1)
Total Adjusted EBITDATotal Adjusted EBITDA70 61 210 157 Total Adjusted EBITDA73 71 
Amortization of intangiblesAmortization of intangibles(3)(3)(7)(7)Amortization of intangibles(2)(2)
DepreciationDepreciation(13)(11)(37)(33)Depreciation(13)(12)
Restructuring costsRestructuring costs(1)(2)(1)(4)Restructuring costs— — 
Interest expenseInterest expense(9)(17)(27)(49)Interest expense(8)(9)
Transaction costs related to an anticipated offering of securities— — (4)— 
Deal related transaction costsDeal related transaction costs(2)(4)
Acquisition and divestiture related expensesAcquisition and divestiture related expenses— — — — Acquisition and divestiture related expenses— — 
Foreign exchangeForeign exchange— (1)Foreign exchange— — 
COVID-19 response costsCOVID-19 response costs(1)(9)(6)(11)COVID-19 response costs— (3)
Non-service pension expenseNon-service pension expense— — 0(2)Non-service pension expense— — 
Other one-time non-operational eventsOther one-time non-operational events— (1)0(3)Other one-time non-operational events— — 
Income tax (provision) benefitIncome tax (provision) benefit(8)(4)(31)(11)Income tax (provision) benefit(12)(12)
Net earnings (loss)$35 $15 $96 $38 
Net earningsNet earnings$36 $29 
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
You should read this discussion together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
This discussion and other parts of this Quarterly Report include forward-looking statements such as those relating to our plans, objectives, expectations and beliefs, which involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed under “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Information” in this Quarterly Report and under “Risk Factors” in our registration statementannual report on Form S-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-253583), which was declared effective by10-K, filed with the SEC on March 23, 2021.28, 2022. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
Business Overview and Considerations
General
We areDRS is a leading provider of defense products and technologies that are used across land, air, sea, space and cyber domains. Our diverse arrayprovide battlefield superiority today while shaping the battlefield of defense systems and solutions is offered to all branches oftomorrow for the U.S. military major aerospace and defense prime contractors, government intelligence agenciesour allies abroad. We offer a broad portfolio of products and international military customers for deploymentservices in our core technologies including advanced sensing, electronic warfare (“EW”) and cyber, network computing, communications, force protection, and electrical power conversion and propulsion. Our leadership positions in these markets have created a foundational base of programs within the DoD that has yielded five straight years of organic revenue growth. We believe these technologies will not only support our Armed Services in today’s mission but will also underpin the DoD’s strategy to migrate towards more autonomous, dynamic, interconnected, and multi-domain capabilities needed to win in tomorrow’s battlefield. We expect that the DoD’s focus on effectively countering growing peer threats from China and Russia while simultaneously pursuing a wide range of military platforms. We focuscounter-terrorism strategy against asymmetrical organizations and actors will increase its reliance on the core technologies that DRS provides, reinforcing our capabilitiesposition in areas of critical importance to the U.S. military within three segments, Advanced Sensor Technologies, Network Computing & Communications and Integrated Mission Systems. Our revenue, earnings and cash flows are generated by a combination of developing, manufacturing and servicing advanced technology solutions that are designed to address mission critical challenges for the defense industry.our high growth markets.
Our overall strategy is to beincludes being a balanced and diversified company, less vulnerable to any one budgetary platform or service decision with a specific focus on establishing strong technical and market positions in areas of priority for the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”). The DoD is our largest customer. Forcustomer and for the third quarter and first ninethree months of 2021, the DoDended March 31, 2022, accounted for approximately 84% and 85%, respectively, of our business as an end-user. Theend-user, with revenues for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2021 are principally derived directly or indirectly from contracts with the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy, which represented 33% and 36%, respectively, and the U.S. Navy, which represented 31% and 31%, respectively, of our consolidated revenue, in each casetotal revenues, which is consistent with historic trends.
Our operations and reporting are structured into the following threetwo technology driven segments based on the capabilities and solutions offered to our customers:
Advanced Sensor TechnologiesSensing and Computing (“AST”ASC”): Our Advanced Sensor TechnologiesSensing and Computing segment is organized to provide equipment that enables the capture and communication of value battlefield information necessary to ensure our armed forces are equipped with real-time intelligence required to deliver enhanced decision making and execution in theater. From leading long-range sensing capabilities, expanding our reach, to rugged, trusted, and cyber resilient computing, our ASC products provide our customers with the ability to be successful in their mission.

Our ASC segment provides world-class electro-optical sensorground vehicle systems including third generation infrared, long-range threat detection, situational awareness, targeting and vehicle protection. Additionally, we offer a full complement of soldier systems, including next generation sensors, targeting systems and optics to improve infantry combat effectiveness. Our sensing technologies laseralso support aircraft survivability through advanced two-color infrared sensors and our quantum cascade lasers which detect and protect aircraft from missile attacks.
In addition to our optical sensing systems, we utilize state of the art technology in EW and cyber systems to provide our customers integrated capabilities for multi-domain operations to supplement kinetic warfare. Our mounted and dismounted EW systems and intelligence and surveillance solutions to U.S. military and intelligence community customers. We are a leading provider of ground vehicle targeting and surveillance sensors, including electro-optical and advanced detection systems. We are also a leading provider of soldier sensor systems in high priority modernization areas such as infrared imaging and precision targeting systems. Our infrared focal plane array foundry is recognized as a leading provider of high performance and small sized cryogenically cooled and uncooled detector arrays. We are also a leading and world-recognized provider of aircraft training instrumentation equipment and high-performance radio frequency receivers and transceivers for U.S. and international customers. Our quantum cascade laser technology has promising military and commercial medical applications. Collectively, these sensor technologies provide our warfighters with a distinct battlefield advantage.
Network Computing & Communications (“NC&C”): Our Network Computing & Communications segment provides advanced defense electronics solutions across warfare domains. Our technologies and products are used on legacy and new militarya broad range of platforms and include end-to-end network communication systems, network services and cyber solutions. We are a leading provider of ruggedized computing equipment, having provided advanced tactical computing units for ground combat vehicles and command post operations for more than twobring world-class capability to our customers.
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decades.
Our sensing capabilities are complemented by our network computing and communications products. We also provideare the leading global supplier of battle management systems and mounted computing hardware for ground forces worldwide. For the U.S. Navy and its allies,allied naval customers, we provide naval computing infrastructure, networksystems and data distribution,networks, shipboard communications, radar, surface ship and rugged navalsubmarine combat and command and control systems, which are present on naval surface and subsurface combatant vessels. Across the full spectrum of our network computing capabilities, we have leadership positions at both the product and sub-systems levels. Our global communications network is a worldwide network of terrestrial and satellite bandwidth that ensures our customers’ data is secure and reliable. As a result of this capability, we are positioned as one of the leading providers of secured satellite communications to the U.S. military.systems.
Integrated Mission Systems (“IMS”): Our Integrated Mission Systems segment consists of both land and naval system integration capabilities. The IMS segment provides critical force protection, vehicle integration, transportation and logistics and electrical control, distribution and conversion, and ship propulsion systems to the U.S. military. military and allied forces.
Our force protection systems provide much needed protection for our service members and military assets from evolving threats and include advanced solutions for counter-unmanned aerial systems, short-range air defense systems and active protection systems on ground vehicles. We have military transportation and logistics offerings and ground vehicle integration capabilities to support U.S. forces in a wide range of operational environments.
Additionally, we provide power conversion and propulsion systems for the U.S. Navy’s top priority shipbuilding programs, building on our legacy of providing power components and systems for nearly all naval combat vessels for three decades, positioning us to continue as a leading provider of electrical ship propulsion systems and components for the U.S. Navy.
Focus on Customer and Execution
DRS and its employees focus on our end-customers – the men and women of the armed forces in the U.S. and its allies. We seek to provide high-quality equipment and services to support their mission success. We strive for excellence in everything we do, in every job in our Company, in order to satisfy our customers’ needs embedded in our contractual commitments. We seek to ensure that we learn from every lesson experienced in our Company and insist that these lessons affect all elements of our businesses. This approach permeates through the Company with a focus on continuous improvement at every level.
Part of this learning has resulted in institutionalizing our continuous improvement process through our Operational Excellence initiative called “Always Performing For Excellence,” or “APEX,” program. The APEX program’s goal is to strive for continuous improvement through unification of our business practices, tools and metrics, ongoing employee training and innovation. We believe that excellence is not a destination, but by constantly challenging ourselves to be better, we will improve, and ultimately approach excellence. We challenge ourselves to exceed our customers’ expectations and we partner with them to work to ensure that our execution meets their needs.
Continuous improvement, through the APEX program also allows us to improve our efficiency, which contributes to increased margins, helps us to remain competitive and allows us to make strategic investments, all while maintaining our focus on customer satisfaction. In these elements, our goals are aligned with those of our customers. We are humbled by the dedication and sacrifice that our ultimate customers have made to serve and we work to perform for them with excellence in everything we do.
Impacts of COVID-19 On Our Business
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused significant disruptions to national and global economies and government activities since March 2020. We are continuingcontinue to closely monitor COVID-related impacts on all aspects of our business and geographies, including on our workforce, supply chain and customers.
The United States has taken several steps to respond to the pandemic. On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a COVID-19 action plan, including an executive order, the Safer Workforce Task Force guidance issued on September 24, 2021 and the DoD’s Force Health Protection guidance. This executive order and guidance (as amended) requires U.S. basedcontained a clause that required covered federal contractors’ employeescontractors and subcontractors to have had their final vaccination dose by January 4, 2022, with exceptions including where an employee is legally entitledimplement federally required vaccine mandates. This clause was implemented into several of our applicable federal contracts. In light of certain of certain court orders, however, the office of Management and Budget has stated that the U.S Government
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will not take action to an accommodation. We are taking steps to comply with the executive order, guidance and related contractual terms required byenforce this clause until further notice. If ultimately upheld, this federal contract requirement may impact several of our customers. The Occupations Safety and Health Administration has announced that it is developing an emergency temporary standard for employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workers are fully vaccinated or undergo weekly testing. State and local governments are also continuing to take actions related to the pandemic, imposing additional and varying requirements on our industry.contracts. We are continuing to evaluate these evolving requirements, especially as our customers determine when and how to implement newthe potential contractual requirements. We cannot at this stage predict
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the various impacts they may have on our workforce, our suppliers, or our company. These evolving government requirements, including regarding a vaccine mandate, along with broader impacts of the continuing pandemic, could impact our workforce and performance, as well as those of our suppliers.suppliers
DRS remains committedDuring the quarter we determined that any remaining additional costs to operate our business in response to the safety, health, and well-beingCOVID-19 environment should be reported as part of our employees while ensuring the continuity of our operations. We do this by adheringnormal business operations and not separately identified as an adjustment to our three primary goals: keeping our employees and their families safe; mitigating risk associated with interruption of suppliers’ materials; and maintaining our commitment to our customers. Where necessary we continue to maintain physical separation of the essential employees into smaller work zones and quarantining of a zone when there is a concern of potential exposure. Our health and safety protocols continue with intra-shift sanitization at each facility, providing PPE to employees, and ensuring employees stay home when not feeling well or when potentially exposed. For non-essential workers we continue to fully support teleworking. With the release of the COVID-19 vaccines, we have held vaccine clinics at our major facilities to provide easy access for our employees and have created a vaccine incentive program for them to earn an incentive award when fully vaccinated and allowing them elect to receive the award or donate the award to the American Red Cross.
We continue to review our mitigation efforts to respond to the changing COVID-19 environment, and are engaged in planning and adapting to a future workforce for when the infection rates diminish. As reported for 2020, we incurred $12 million of expenditures to include paid leave, personal protective equipment and other cleaning measures, facility filtration systems and social and physical distancing efforts. From January 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021, we have incurred an additional $6 million of expenditures related to ensuring a safe work environment for our employees.EBITDA.
Business Environment
Revenues derived directly, as a prime contractor, or indirectly, as a subcontractor, from contracts with the U.S. government represented 84% and 85% of our consolidated revenue for the third quarterthree months ended March 31, 2022 and first nine months of 2021, respectively, and 83% of our consolidated revenue86% for the third quarter and first ninethree months of 2020.ended March 31, 2021. Of these sales directly to the U.S. government the Army and Navy are our largest customers. For the three-three months ended March 31, 2022 and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2021, U.S. government sales with the U.S. Army represented 33% and 36% and U.S. government44% of our total sales withrespectively while sales to the U.S. Navy represented 31%36% and 31%, respectively,29% of our consolidated revenue. Fortotal revenues over the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, U.S. government salessame periods.
The first quarter of calendar year 2022 began with the U.S. Army represented 31%Department of Defense (DoD) operating under another continuing resolution with funding levels set at the prior year 2021 omnibus appropriation level. In early March, Congress passed, and 38% and U.S. government sales with the U.S. Navy represented 28% and 33%, respectively, of our consolidated revenue.President signed into law, the full-year Fiscal Year (FY) 22 omnibus appropriations bill.
The $1.5 trillion, FY2022 omnibus appropriations bill allocates $782 billion for overall national security spending ($728 billion to DoD) as well as $14 billion in Ukrainian aid. It exceeded the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 (“FY22”)$715 billion budget request is still pending before Congress. Congressionalfor the Defense Department. The bill provides $1.5 trillion across the 12 regular spending bills, including $730 billion in non-defense discretionary spending, a 6.7% increase from FY2021, and $782 billion in defense committees have advanced various versionsspending, a 5.6% increase from FY2021. Federal agencies had been operating under short-term continuing resolutions that extended FY2021 funding for more than five months. The Pentagon received $728.5 billion for FY2022 in the defense portion of authorization and appropriations bills, which are to be finalized before submittal to the President for signature into law.
measure, an increase of $32.5 billion from FY2021. The House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee recommended funding of $705.9bill provides $144.5 billion about $10in procurement ($12.4 billion more than last year’s funding level. The committee recommended $134.3 billion in base procurement funding, an increase of $1.7 billion above the FY22President’s FY2022 budget request. The additional procurement funding would be allocated towards ground vehicles, aircraft, ships, munitions,request) and other equipment. The committee recommended $110.4$119.2 billion in research, development, test and evaluation (“RDT&E”)($7.2 billion more than the President’s FY2022 budget request). Additionally, the bill eliminates Overseas Contingency Operations funding which(OCO) in step with the President’s budget request. OCO funding was $1.6 billion belowused to cover combat operations and other activities, and to provide amounts outside of the FY22 budget request, but above last year’s enacted level.spending caps that expired after FY2021.
In July,February 2022, Russian forces invaded Ukraine. In response, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved its versionUnited States and several other countries imposed economic and trade sanctions, export controls and other restrictions (collectively, global sanctions) targeting Russia and Belarus. The conflict and these sanctions have caused disruptions to global economies and some global businesses, including heightened cybersecurity risks, supply chain challenges, increased energy costs, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, as well as an exacerbation of the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”). The committee recommended adding an additional $25 billion over the President’s FY22 budget request, significantly increasing the authorized budget from $715 billion to $740 billion.existing inflationary pressures.
In September,addition, the House Armed Services Committee approved its version ofRussia-Ukraine conflict has created some potential supply chain challenges, which we will continue to monitor and manage. The conflict may impact the NDAA. The committee recommended adding $23.9 billionFY 2023 U.S. government defense budget due to the overall FY22 budget request, which would increaseheightened national security threat. Internationally, many countries in the overall budgetregion have expressed a renewed commitment to $740 billion, in line with the Senate Armed Services Committee recommendation. On September 23, 2021, the House of Representatives approved the NDAA, setting it updefense-related spending. As a result, we may see additional demand for a conference with the Senate.
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In October, the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee recommended adding approximately $24 billion to the President’s FY22 budget request, which included significant procurement increasesour products and additional RDT&E funding.
The FY22 budget request and committee recommendations address the global challenges the U.S. military faces, including competition with China and Russia. We believe these policy and funding priorities align well with our focused markets and investments, including in areas such as sensing, network communications, electronic warfare, force protection, and power and propulsion.

services.
Key Financial and Operating Measures
Overview
We measure our business using both key financial and operating data including key performance indicators (“KPIs”) and non-GAAP financial measures and use the following metrics to manage our business, monitor results of operations and ensure proper allocation of capital: (i) Revenue, (ii) Bookings, (iii) Backlog, (iv) Adjusted EBITDA, (v) Adjusted EBITDA Margin, (vi) Adjusted Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) and (vii) Free Cash Flow. We
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believe that these financial performance metrics represent the primary drivers of value enhancement, balancing both short and long-term indicators of increased shareholder value. These are the metrics we use to measure our results and evaluate our business and related contract performance. See “—Results from Operations” for further detail.
Financial and Operating Data
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)2021202020212020(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)March 31, 2022March 31, 2021
Total revenuesTotal revenues$720$719$2,059$1,952Total revenues$612$681
BookingsBookings4849501,9192,542Bookings$747$715
BacklogBacklog3,1523,4543,1523,454Backlog$2,995$3,326
Adjusted EBITDA(1)
Adjusted EBITDA(1)
7161210156
Adjusted EBITDA(1)
$73$71
Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1)
Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1)
9.8%8.5%10.2%8.0%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1)
11.9%10.4%
Adjusted EPS(1)(2)
Adjusted EPS(1)(2)
$0.25$0.17$0.73$0.34
Adjusted EPS(1)(2)
$0.26$0.25
Free Cash Flow(1)
Free Cash Flow(1)
$109$42$(153)$(267)
Free Cash Flow(1)
$(268)$(262)
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(1)Note on non-GAAP financial measures: Throughout the discussion of our results of operations we use non-GAAP financial measures including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted EPS and Free Cash Flow, as measures of our overall performance. Definitions and reconciliations of these measures to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP are included below.
(2)Gives effect to a 1,450,000-for-1 forward stock split on our common stock effected on February 25, 2021.
Bookings - We define bookings as the total value of contract awards received from the U.S. government for which it has appropriated funds and legally obligated such funds to the Company through a contract or purchase order, plus the value of contract awards and orders received from customers other than the U.S. government.
Backlog - We define Backlog to include the following components:
(1)Funded - Funded backlog represents the revenue value of orders for services under existing contracts for which funding is appropriated or otherwise authorized less revenue previously recognized on these contracts.
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(2)Unfunded - Unfunded backlog represents the revenue value of firm orders for products and services under existing contracts for which funding has not yet been appropriated less funding previously recognized on these contracts.
The unfunded and funded backlog combine to equal the total backlog as depicted in the table below at the respective date presented:
Backlog:September 30, 2021March 31, 2022
(Dollars in millions)
Total Backlog$2,9953,152 
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We believe the non-GAAP financial measures presented in this Quarterly Report will help investors understand our financial condition and operating results and assess our future prospects. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures, each of which is discussed in greater detail below, are important supplemental measures because they exclude unusual or non-recurring items as well as non-cash items that are unrelated to or may not be indicative of our ongoing operating results. Further, when read in conjunction with our U.S. GAAP results, these non-GAAP financial measures provide a baseline for analyzing trends in our underlying businesses and can be used by management as a tool to help make financial, operational and planning decisions. Finally, these measures are often used by analysts and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry by providing more comparable measures that are less affected by factors such as capital structure.
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We recognize that these non-GAAP financial measures have limitations, including that they may be calculated differently by other companies or may be used under different circumstances or for different purposes, thereby affecting their comparability from company to company. In order to compensate for these and the other limitations discussed below, management does not consider these measures in isolation from or as alternatives to the comparable financial measures determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Readers should review the reconciliations below and should not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.
We define these non-GAAP financial measures as:
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin - We define Adjusted EBITDA as our net earnings before income taxes, amortization of acquired intangible assets, depreciation, restructuring costs, interest, deal related transaction costs related to an anticipated offering of securities,cost, acquisition and divestiture related expenses, foreign exchange, COVID-19 response costs, non-service pension expenditures and other one-time non-operational events. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated by dividing Adjusted EBITDA by revenue. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are not measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and they should not be considered an alternative to any financial measures that were calculated under U.S. GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are used to facilitate a comparison of the ordinary, ongoing and customary course of our operations on a consistent basis from period to period and provide an additional understanding of factors and trends affecting our business. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are driven by changes in volume, performance, contract mix and general and administrative expenses and investment levels. Performance, as used in this definition, refers to changes in profitability and is primarily based on adjustments to estimates at completion on individual contracts. These adjustments result from increases or decreases to the estimated value of the contract, the estimated costs to complete the contract, or both. These measures therefore assist management and our board and may be useful to investors in comparing our operating performance consistently over time as they remove the impact of our capital structure, asset base and items outside the control of the management team and expenses that do not relate to our core operations. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies as other companies may have calculated the measures differently. The reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net earnings (loss) is provided below:
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Consolidated Entity Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)2021202020212020(Dollars in millions)20222021
Net earnings (loss)$35 $15 $96 $38 
Net earningsNet earnings$36 $29 
Income tax provision (benefit)Income tax provision (benefit)$$$31 $11 Income tax provision (benefit)12 $12 
Amortization of intangiblesAmortization of intangibles$$$$Amortization of intangibles$
DepreciationDepreciation13 11 37 33 Depreciation13 12 
Restructuring costsRestructuring costsRestructuring costs— — 
Interest expenseInterest expense17 27 49 Interest expense
Transaction costs related to an anticipated offering of securities— — — 
Deal related transaction costsDeal related transaction costs
Foreign exchangeForeign exchange— (1)(1)Foreign exchange— — 
COVID-19 response costsCOVID-19 response costs11 COVID-19 response costs— 
Non-service pension expenseNon-service pension expense— — — Non-service pension expense— — 
Other one-time non-operational eventsOther one-time non-operational events— — Other one-time non-operational events— — 
Adjusted EBITDAAdjusted EBITDA$71 $61 $210 $156 Adjusted EBITDA$73 $71 
Adjusted EPS – We calculate Adjusted EPS by excluding deal related transaction costs, related to an anticipated offering of securities, acquisition and divestiture related expenses and COVID-19 response costs from our net earnings (loss) to arrive at Adjusted EPS. We believe that Adjusted EPS allows investors to effectively compare our core performance from period to period by excluding items that are not indicative of, or are unrelated to, results from our ongoing business operations such as our capital structure, significant non-cash expenses, the impacts of financing decisions on earnings, and items incurred outside the ordinary, ongoing and customary course of our business. Adjusted EPS has limitations as an
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analytical tool and does not represent, and should not be considered an alternative to basic or diluted EPS as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The reconciliation of Adjusted EPS to U.S. GAAP EPS is shown below:
Consolidated Entity Reconciliation of Adjusted EPS:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)2021202020212020(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)20222021
Net earnings (loss)$35 $15 $96 $38 
Transaction costs related to an anticipated offering of securities$— $— $$— 
Net earningsNet earnings$36 $29 
Deal related transaction costsDeal related transaction costs
COVID-19 response costsCOVID-19 response costs$$$$11 COVID-19 response costs— 
Adjusted net earnings (loss)$36 $24 $106 $49 
Adjusted net earningsAdjusted net earnings$38 $36 
Adjusted EPS (1)
Adjusted EPS (1)
$0.25$0.17$0.73$0.34
Adjusted EPS (1)
$0.26$0.25
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Free Cash Flow – We define free cash flow as the sum of the cash flows provided by operating activities and the cash flows provided by (used in) investment activities pertaining to capital expenditures and proceeds generated from the sale of capital assets.
We believe that free cash flow provides management and investors with an important measure of our ability to generate cash on a normalized basis. Free cash flow also provides insight into our flexibility to allocate capital and pursue opportunities that may enhance shareholder value. We believe that while expenditures and dispositions of property plant and equipment will fluctuate period to period, we seek to ensure that we have adequate capital on hand to maintain ongoing operations and enable growth of the business. Additionally, free cash flow is of limited usefulness, in that it does not represent residual cash flows available for discretionary expenditures, due to the fact the measures do not deduct the payments required for debt service and other contractual obligations or payments. The reconciliation between free cash flow and net cash provided by operating activities (the most comparable U.S. GAAP measure) is shown below:
Consolidated Entity Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)2021202020212020(Dollars in millions)20212021
Net Cash provided by (used in) operating activities$138 $66 $(111)$(230)
Net cash used in operating activitiesNet cash used in operating activities$(255)$(249)
Capital expendituresCapital expenditures(29)(24)(42)(37)Capital expenditures(13)(13)
Proceeds from sales of assetsProceeds from sales of assets— — — — Proceeds from sales of assets— — 
Free cash flowFree cash flow$109 $42 $(153)$(267)Free cash flow$(268)$(262)
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Factors Impacting Our Performance
U.S. Government Spending and Federal Budget Uncertainty
Changes in the volume and relative mix of U.S. government spending as well as areas of spending growth could impact our business and results of operations. In particular, our results can be affected by shifts in strategies and priorities on homeland security, intelligence, defense-related programs, infrastructure and urbanization and continued increased spending on technology and innovation, including cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, connected communities and physical infrastructure. Cost-cutting and efficiency initiatives, current and future budget restrictions, spending cuts and other efforts to reduce government spending and shifts in overall priorities (for example, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic or related government mandates to contain and reduce its spread)pandemic) could cause our government customers to reduce or delay funding or invest appropriated funds on a less consistent basis or not at all, and demand for our solutions or services could diminish. Furthermore, any disruption in the functioning of government agencies, including as a result of government closures and shutdowns, could have a negative impact on our operations and cause us to lose revenue or incur additional costs due to, among other things, our inability to maintain access and schedules for government testing or deploy our staff to customer locations or facilities as a result of such disruptions.
There is also uncertainty around the timing, extent, nature and effect of Congressional and other U.S. government actions to address budgetary constraints, caps on the discretionary budget for defense and non-defense departments and agencies, and the ability of Congress to determine how to allocate the available budget authority and pass appropriations bills to fund both U.S. government departments and agencies that are, and those that are not, subject to the caps. Additionally, budget deficits and the growing U.S. national debt, including as a result of legislative actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, may increase pressure on the U.S. government to reduce federal spending across all federal agencies, with uncertainty about the size and timing of those reductions. Furthermore, delays in the completion of future U.S. government budgets could in the future delay procurement of the federal government services we provide. A reduction in the amount of, or reductions, delays, or cancellations of funding for, services that we are contracted to provide to the U.S. government as a result of any of these impacts or
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related initiatives, legislation or otherwise could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
Operational Performance on Contracts
Revenue, earnings (margin) and the timing of our cash flows depend on our ability to perform on our contracts. When agreeing to contractual terms, our management team makes assumptions and projections about future conditions and events. The accounting for our contracts and programs requires assumptions and estimates about these conditions and events. These projections and estimates assess:
the productivity and availability of labor;
the allocation of indirect costs to labor and material costs incurred
the complexity of the work to be performed;
the cost and availability of materials and components; and
schedule requirements.
If there is a significant change in one or more of these circumstances, estimates or assumptions, or if the risks under our contracts are not managed adequately, the profitability of contracts could be adversely affected. This could affect earnings and margin materially.
In particular, profitability can fluctuate predicated on the type of contract awarded. Typically fixed-price development programs on complex systems represent a higher risk profile to complete on-budget. To the extent our fixed-price development efforts create a larger portion of our revenue output, this may result in reduced operating
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margins given the higher risk profile. The following represents the impact that changing certain of our estimates, particularly those regarding our fixed-price development programs, would have had have on our revenues:
Impact of Change in Estimates on our Revenue Results
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)2021202020212020(Dollars in millions)20222021
RevenueRevenue$(11)$(30)$(20)$(63)Revenue$(1)$(1)
Total % of RevenueTotal % of Revenue1.6 %4.2 %1.0 %3.2 %Total % of Revenue— %— %
Additionally, the timing of our cash flows is impacted by the timing of achievement of billable milestones on contracts. Historically, this has resulted and could continue to result in fluctuations in working capital levels and quarterly free cash flow results. As a result of such quarterly fluctuations in free cash flow results, we believe that quarter-to-quarter comparisons of our results of operations may not necessarily be meaningful and should not be relied upon as indicators of future performance.
Regulations
Increased audit, review, investigation and general scrutiny by U.S. government agencies of performance under government contracts and compliance with the terms of those contracts and applicable laws could affect our operating results. Negative publicity and increased scrutiny of government contractors in general, including us, relating to government expenditures for contractor services and incidents involving the mishandling of sensitive or classified information as well as the increasingly complex requirements of the DoD and the United States intelligence community, including those related to cybersecurity, could impact our ability to perform in the markets we serve.
International & Commercial Sales
International revenue, including foreign military sales, foreign military financing, and direct commercial sales, accounted for approximately 15% of our revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 which is
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consistent with prior year trends. Since our focus is primarily with the DoD and our investments are focused as such, we anticipate that international sales will continue to account for a similar percentage of revenue in the future. We remain subject to the spending levels, pace and priorities of the U.S. government as well as international governments and commercial customers, and to general economic conditions that could adversely affect us, our customers and our suppliers.
Additionally, some international sales may expose us to foreign exchange fluctuations and changing dynamics of foreign competitiveness based on variations in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies. The impact of those fluctuations is reflected throughout our Consolidated Financial Statements, but in the aggregate, did not have a material impact on our results of operations for three-three months ended March 31, 2022.
Acquisitions, Divestitures and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2021.
AcquisitionsHeld for Sale
We consider the acquisition of businesses and investments that we believe will expand or complement our current portfolio and allow access to new customers or technologies. We also may explore the divestiture of businesses that no longer meet our needs or strategy or that could perform better outside of our organization. On March 21, 2022 we announced the signing of a definitive sale agreement for 100% of the stock of our Global Enterprise Solutions (GES) operating unit.and on April 19, 2022 we signed a definitive sale agreement for our 51% ownership stake in our Advanced Acoustics Concepts Joint Venture with Thales (AAC). The assets and liabilities of GES and our investment in AAC have both been classified as held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2022.
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Components of Operations
Revenue
Revenue consists primarily of product related revenue, generating 84%88%, of our total revenues for the third quarter and first nineperiod the three months of 2021.ended March 31, 2022. Our remaining revenue is generated from service related contracts. Additionally, 86%87% of our revenue is derived from firm-fixed priced contracts for both the three- and nine-month periodsthree months ended September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022. This is consistent for both contract types when compared to product sales and firm-fixed priced sales of 84% and 86% ,respectively,firm-fixed sales of 88% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021.
Under flexibly priced contracts, we are reimbursed for allowable or otherwise defined total costs (defined as cost of revenues plus allowable general and administrative expenses) incurred, plus a fee. The contracts may also include incentives for various performance criteria, including quality, timeliness, cost-effectiveness or other factors. For the third quarter and first ninethree months of 2021ended March 31, 2022 flexible priced contracts represented 14%13% of our total revenues.
Please refer to Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 2. Revenue from Contracts with Customers in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues includes materials, labor and overhead costs incurred in the manufacturing, design, and provision of products and services sold in the period as well as warranty costs. Material costs include raw materials, purchased components and sub-assemblies and outside processing and inbound freight. Labor and overhead costs consist of direct and indirect manufacturing costs, including wages and fringe benefits, operating supplies, depreciation and amortization, occupancy costs, and purchasing, receiving, inspection costs and inbound freight costs.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses include general and administrative expenses not included within cost of revenues such as salaries, wages and fringe benefits, facility costs and other costs related to these indirect functions. Additionally, general and administrative expenses include internal research and development costs as well as expenditures related to bid and proposal efforts. We expect general and administrative expenses will be impacted by the costs associated with being a publicly-traded company.
Results from Operations
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The following discussion of operating results is intended to help the reader understand the results of operations and financial condition of the Company, as well as individual segments, for the third quarter and first ninethree months of 2021,ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the third quarter and first ninethree months of 2020.ended March 31, 2021. Given the nature of our business, we believe revenue and earnings from operations are most relevant to an understanding of our performance at a business and segment level. Our operating cycle is lengthy and involves various types of production contracts and varying delivery schedules. Accordingly, operating results in a particular year may not be indicative of future operating results.
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September 30, 2021 vs.
September 30, ,2020 Variance
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)Three Months Ended September 30, 2021Three Months Ended September 30, 2020$%
Total revenues$720 $719 $0.1 %
Total cost of revenues(589)(597)$(1.4)%
Gross profit$131 $122 $7.3 %
Gross margin18.2 %16.9 %1.2 %7.2 %
General and administrative expenses(73)(72)$(1)1.4 %
Amortization of intangibles(3)(3)$— 7.1 %
Other operating expenses, net(2)(10)$(80.0)%
Operating earnings$53 $37 $16 42.4 %
Interest expense$(9)$(17)$(47.1)%
Other, net$(1)$(1)$— — %
Earnings before taxes$43 $19 $24 124.7 %
Income tax provision$$$100.0 %
Net earnings$35 $15 $20 131.3 %
Shares outstanding(1)
145 145 $— — %
Basic EPS(1)
$0.24 $0.10 $0.14 131.3 %
Diluted EPS(1)
$0.24 $0.10 $0.14 131.3 %
Adjusted EPS(1,2)
$0.25 $0.17 $0.08 48.0 %
Adjusted EBITDA(2)
$71 $61 $15.0 %
Adjusted EBITDA Margin(2)
9.8 %8.5 %1.3 %14.9 %
Backlog(2)
$3,152 $3,454 $(303)(8.8 %)
Bookings(2)
$484 $950 $(467)(49.1)%
Free cash flow(2)
$109 $42 $67 158.8 %
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NM- percentage change not meaningful
(1)Gives effect to a 1,450,000-for-1 forward stock split on our common stock effected on February 25, 2021.
(2)See “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” above for definitions of these measures. Adjusted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and free cash flow are non-GAAP measures. See “—Key Financial and Operating Measures—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” above for reconciliations of these measures to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
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September 30, 2021 vs.
September 30, ,2020 Variance
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020$%
Total revenues$2,059 $1,952 $107 5.5 %
Total cost of revenues(1,665)(1,615)$(50)3.1 %
Gross profit$394 $337 $57 16.9 %
Gross margin19.1 %17.3 %1.9 %10.8 %
General and administrative expenses(225)(214)$(11)5.1 %
Amortization of intangibles(7)(7)$— 2.9 %
Other operating expenses, net(7)(14)$(50.0)%
Operating earnings$155 $102 $53 51.7 %
Interest expense$(27)$(49)$22 (44.9)%
Other, net$(1)$(4)$(75.0)%
Earnings before taxes$127 $49 $78 158.6 %
Income tax provision$31 $11 $20 181.8 %
Net earnings$96 $38 $58 151.8 %
Shares outstanding(1)
145 145 $— — %
Basic EPS(1)
$0.66 $0.26 $0.40 151.8 %
Diluted EPS(1)
$0.66 $0.26 $0.40 151.8 %
Adjusted EPS(1,2)
$0.73 $0.34 $0.39 114.8 %
Adjusted EBITDA(2)
$210 $156 $54 34.5 %
Adjusted EBITDA Margin(2)
10.2 %8.0 %2.2 %27.6 %
Backlog(2)
$3,152 $3,454 $(303)(8.8)%
Bookings(2)
$1,919 $2,542 $(624)(24.5)%
Free cash flow(2)
$(153)$(267)$114 42.6 %

Three Months EndedMarch 31, 2022 vs.
March 31,2021
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)March 31, 2022March 31, 2021$%
Total revenues$612 $681 $(69)(10.1)%
Total cost of revenues(478)(545)67 (12.3)%
Gross profit$134 $136 (2)(1.5)%
Gross margin21.9 %20.0 %1.9 %9.6 %
General and administrative expenses(76)(79)(3.8)%
Amortization of intangibles(2)(2)— — %
Other operating expenses, net— (4)(100.0)%
Operating earnings$56 $51 9.8 %
Interest expense(8)(9)(11.1)%
Other, net— (1)(100.0)%
Earnings before taxes$48 $41 17.1 %
Income tax provision12 12 — — %
Net earnings$36 $29 24.1 %
Shares outstanding(1)
145 145 $— — %
Basic EPS(1)
$0.25 $0.20 $0.05 24.1 %
Diluted EPS(1)
$0.25 $0.20 $0.05 24.1 %
Adjusted EPS(1,2)
$0.26 $0.25 $0.01 5.6 %
Adjusted EBITDA(2)
$73 71 2.8 %
Adjusted EBITDA Margin(2)
11.9 %10.4 %1.5 %14.4 %
Backlog(2)
$2,995 2,945 50 1.7 %
Bookings(2)
747 715 32 4.5 %
Free cash flow(2)
$(268)$(262)$(6)2.3 %
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NM- percentage change not meaningful
(1)Gives effect to a 1,450,000-for-1 forward stock split on our common stock effected on February 25, 2021.
(2)See “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” above for definitions of these measures. Adjusted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and free cash flow are non-GAAP measures. See “—Key Financial and Operating Measures—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” above for reconciliations of these measures to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Our operating results for nine-the three months ended September 30, 2021 showed solid improvement from nine-March 31, 2022 realized a reduction in revenue as compared to the prior year three month period ended March 31, 2021. This was largely attributed to supply chain delays impacting material receipts and the continued impact of the COVID-19 on short-term demand levels throughout the various services, reducing the quantity or delays of certain awards during the period. Despite the revenue trend, we improved profitability for the three months ended September 30, 2020. We generated revenue growth along with improved profitability generated from enhanced performance on development related programs coupled with an increase in our portion of revenue derived from full rate productions programsMarch 31, 2022 when compared to the prior nine month periodthree months ended September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021 predicated on improved contractual performance on our Next Generation Ballistic Submarine program within our IMS segment, resulting in an increase in Adjusted EBITDA of 2.8% and a 150bps increase in our Adjusted EBITDA margin. Additionally, duringbookings for the same period we reducedthree months ended March 31, 2022 increased 4.5% from the three months ended March 31, 2021 due to follow on awards on key programs in our cash usage over 42%. We also achieved a number of important program wins and performance milestones, all while maintainingIMS segment including our commitment to keep our employees as safe as possible and honoring our commitment to our service men and women.efforts on the Columbia Class Program.
Revenue of $2,059$612 million represented an organic increasea decrease of $107$(69) million or 5.5%(10%) while operating earnings and net earnings grew $53$5 million (52%(10%) and $58$7 million (152%(24%) for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021ending March 31, 2022 when compared to the ninethree months ended September 30, 2020.ending March 31, 2021. Adjusted EBITDA increased by $54$2 million (35%(3%) while adjusted EBITDA margins also increased by 270 bps to 10.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 when compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
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Revenue
Our revenue of $720 millionEBITDA margins also increased $1 million or 0.1% overby 14% to 11.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 while our nine monthMarch 31, 2022 when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. See below for a detailed explanation of results from operations.
Revenue
Our revenue generation of $2,059$612 million increased $107represents a decrease of $(69) million or 5% over(10)% as compared to the ninethree months ended September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021. The revenue expansion fordecrease was largely anticipated and is attributed primarily to award timing, supply chain delays impacting the nine months ended September 30, 2021receipt of electronic components, COVID-19 and the related hindrance to service employment levels impacting delivery and installation of some of our key programs and a prior year ramp up of revenue realized on certain Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems programs that transitioned into full rate production. The year-over-year revenue decline is attributed to continued growth within our AST and IMS segments. This growth is partially offset by our NC&CASC segment whose revenue contribution was slightly behind the prior year results. Our AST segment increasedwhich realized a decrease in revenues by $75of $(87) million or 11%(18%) during the period. The revenue decline was driven by increaseda decrease in sales of our ground vehicle sensingruggedized computing hardware programs which were impacted by award timing, supply chain delays, as well as the successful progressCOVID-19 impacts on our next generation soldier sensing programs. Additionally, our IMS segment revenues increased by $31installation readiness, impacting short-term demand. Partially offsetting this year-over-year decline was a revenue increase of $17 million or 6%9% as compared to the prior year period at our IMS segment. The increase is primarily dueattributed to increased production activityprogress and funding levels on our power and propulsion components of the CVN 80/81 multi-year aircraft carrier award received the prior year and onsubmarine programs, offset in part by decreases in our counter unmanned aerial threatCounter UAS production program with the US Army.revenue as noted above.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2021 decreased $8by $67 million or 1%(12)% from $597$545 million to $589 million when compared to the three months ended September 30, 2020, despite the increased revenue output realized during the period. Cost of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased by $50 million or 3% from $1,615 million to $1,665$478 million primarily due to increaseddecreased revenue as described above. Offsetting the volume based year over year cost of revenue growth isAdditionally, improved contract performance decreasingdecreased the cost of revenues as a percentage of revenue highlighted by continued cost savings generated from our operational excellenceimproved program APEX, and the continued transition of development programs into production. The program transition and improved profitability is highlighted by our soldier sensing within our AST segment and our submarine electric propulsion programsperformance within our IMS sector.segment driving increased margin contribution.
Gross Profit
Gross profit increaseddecreased by $9$2 million, or 7.3%(1)% to $131 million for the third quarter and $57 million, or 17% to $394 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to $122 million and $337$134 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 respectively.March 31, 2022 as compared to $136 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. This was primarily due to increasedthe decreased revenue andoutput offset by improved program performance as noted above.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses decreased by $3 million or (4)% for the three months ended September 30, 2021 increased by $1 million or 1%ending March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2020 and increased by $11 million or 5% for the nine-months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021. As a percentage of revenue however, general and administrative expenses decreasedincreased to 10.93%12.4% for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 from 10.96%11.6% for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021. The primary driversdriver for the increasedecrease in general and administrative expenses is attributed to a reduction in non-recurring deal related expenditures that were related to additional internal research and development investments intended to maintain and expand our market position into the future. In total our IR&D expenditures increased $2 million and $5 million forincurred in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year. General and administrative expenses also increased due to costs required to operate as a public entity, including incremental accounting and audit fees as well as the recent expansion of our Board of Directors. Lastly, we incurred an incremental $4 million of transaction costs related to an anticipated offering of securities for the nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2021. .
Other Operating Expenses, Net
Other operating expenses decreased by $8$4 million from $4 million for three months ended March 31, 2021 to $2$0 million for three months ended March 31, 2022. The expense reduction is primarily attributed to reduction of required employee safety protocols related to COVID-19 recorded in the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2021 when compared to $10 million forof $3 million. For the three months ended September 30, 2020. ForMarch 31, 2022, our COVID prevention protocols, including our policy of unlimited paid sick leave for quarantine periods for potentially exposed employees to ensure a safe working environment, were no longer required. We continue to offer bonuses for employees that vaccinate, however, given the nine months ended September 30, 2021high vaccination rates and other operating expenses decreased by $7 million from $14 million for nine months ended September 30, 2020safety precautions implemented across our facilities, we have returned to $7 million for nine months ended September 30, 2021. This decrease is primarily due to lower employee safety costs related to COVID-19.
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our normal sick leave policies.
Amortization of Intangibles
Amortization of intangibles of $3 million and $7$2 million for three and nine months ended September 30, 2021ending March 31, 2022 were consistent with three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.ending March 31, 2021 of $2 million.
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Operating Earnings
Operating earnings increased by $16 million and $53$5 million to $53$56 million and $155or 10% for three months ended March 31, 2022 from $51 million for three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 from $37 and $102 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021. The increase was driven by a combination of increased revenue and improved program performance, offset in part by increased generalreduced deal related costs and administrative expenditures.reduced COVID related expenses as noted above.
Interest Expense
Interest expense decreased in both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 byremained relatively consistent with an overall decrease of $1 million or 11% to $8 million and $22 million respectively. This represented a 45% decrease to $27for ending three months March 31, 2022 from $9 million for the nineending three months ended September 30, 2021 from the prior year $49 million of interest expenditures realized for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The reduction was primarily due to forgiveness of $300 million of principal on our 7.5% Term Loan debt that occurred in December of 2020 and a decrease in both the overall borrowing levels and rate on our variable rate revolving credit facility.March 31, 2021.
Other, Net
Other, net decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 toby $1 million from $4 million for the ninethree month ended March 31, 2022 to $0 million from $1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. This was primarily due to a reduction in foreign exchange and Pension related charges realized during the period. In the nine months ended September 30, 2020 our IMS segment realized a foreign exchange loss related to revaluation of certain Canadian dollar denominated receivables.March 31, 2021.
Earnings Before Taxes
Earnings before taxes increased by $24 million and $78$7 million to $43 million and $127$48 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively,March 31, 2022 from $19 million and $49$41 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. The improved profitability resulted in a 159% increase in earnings before taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the prior year period. The increaseMarch 31, 2021. This was primarily due to an increase in operating earnings generated from increased revenue volume, improved program performance andof $5 million, a reduction in interest expense generated from the reduced debt obligations outstanding.of $1 million and reduction of other costs of $1 million.
Income Tax Provision
Income tax provision increased by $4 million and $20 million to $8 million and $31remained consistent at $12 million for the three-and nine-three months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, from $4 million and $11 million forMarch 31, 2022 compared to the three-and nine-three months ended September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021. This was primarily attributable to an increaseincreased Earnings Before Taxes in earnings before taxes of $24 million and $78 million for the third quarter and ninethree months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, as well as an increase in our estimated annual effectiveMarch 31, 2022, being offset by unfavorable discrete tax rateexpense recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2021. The discrete items were due to certain state law tax changes and an increase in estimated nondeductible expenses driven by expenditures in connection with a potential initial public offering as compared to the prior year.expenses.
Net Earnings
Net earnings increased by $20 million and $58$7 million to $35 million and $96$36 million for the three-and nine-three months ended September 30, 2021, respectively,March 31, 2022 when compared to the three-and nine-three months ended September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021. This was driven by increased earnings before taxes of $78$7 million offset by increased in income taxand Income Tax provision of $20staying constant at $12 million as describednoted above.
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Basic and Diluted EPS
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 there were no changes in the number of basic and diluted shares. No equity awards were issued during the three- and nine- month periods. As of September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 there were 145,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding, resulting in a basic and diluted EPS of $0.66 and $0.26 per share, respectively. The increase in EPS is attributed to the net earnings growth described above.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA increased by $9$2 million or 15%3% to $73 million from $71 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and $54 million or 35% to $210 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 whenMarch 31, 2022 as compared to $61 million and $156 million for the three-and nine-months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.three months March 31, 2021. This was primarily due to the increaseimprovement in gross profit attributed to revenue growth as described above and increased program performance across all three segmentsdriving increased profitability. This was offset slightlyin part by an increasea reduction in General & Administrative expenses.revenue as noted above.
Adjusted EBITDA Margin
Adjusted EBITDA Margin increased from 8.5%10.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 to 9.8%11.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and from 8.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 to 10.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. March 31, 2022. This was primarily due to improved program performance and the transition of certain development programs into production driving margin expansion.
Adjusted EPS
For the three- and nine- month periodsthree months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 there were no changes in the number of basic and diluted shares. No equity awards were issued during the period. As of September 30, 2021March 31, 2022, there were 145,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding resulting in Adjusted EPS of $0.73.$0.26. This increase of $0.39$0.01 from $0.34$0.25 for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 is attributed to the net earnings growth described above.
Backlog
Backlog decreased by $303 million to $3,152 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 from $3,454 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The decrease is primarily attributable to the continued production work on significant contract awards received in the nine months ended September 30, 2020, including the multi-carrier power conversion award for our CVN80/81 platform, multi-year solider sensing programs received at our AST segment, and continued production work on active protection program in our IMS segment. These decreases were partially offset by awards for short range air defense programs awarded in the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Bookings
We review bookings and backlog measures together when comparing current and prior periods as timing of incrementally funded contracts can vary based on customers’ authorization levels. These funding increments together with the duration of contracts received may create large fluctuations in bookings period over period and, therefore, we review bookings in conjunction with backlog trends. In line with the decreased backlog position described under “--Backlog” above, bookings for the nine month ended September 30, 2021 decreased by 25% or $624 million to $1,919 million as compared to $2,542 million for the nine month ended September 30, 2020. The decrease is attributable to all three segments due primarily to significant programs awarded in the first nine months of 2020. In the first nine months of 2020 our AST segment received multi-year full rate production awards in our soldier sensing and airborne force protection markets fueling the increased profitability noted above and our IMS segment received a multi-ship set award for power conversion for the CVN80/81 platform.
Free cash flow
Free cash flow improved by $114 million to $(153) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 from $(267) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. This was primarily due to the impact of higher net
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incomeBacklog
Backlog increased by $50 million to $2,995 million from $2,945 million for three months ended March 31, 2022, from three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase is primarily attributed to bookings growth in our IMS segment driven by the definitization of the certain Counter UAS and Short Range Air Defense programs with the US Army and additional funding on the next generation ballistic submarine program.
Bookings
Bookings results for three months ended March 31, 2022 increased 4% or $32 million to $747 million as stated abovecompared to $715 million for the three month ended March 31, 2021. The increase is primarily attributed to performance within our IMS segment driven by the definitization of $19certain Counter UAS and Short Range Air Defense programs with the U.S. Army and additional funding received on our next generation ballistic submarine program with the U.S. Navy. This was partially offset at our ASC segment driven by a reduction of ground vehicle awards received on our ruggedized computing programs with the U.S. Army.
Free cash flow
Free cash flow usage increased by $6 million (excluding non cash items) and decrease into $(268) million for three months ended March 31, 2022 from $(262) million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. This was primarily due to cash used to fund working capital for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021 asMarch 31, 2022 when compared to ninethree months ended September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021 driven by a reduction in accounts payable during the period, offset in part by customer advances received.
Review of Operating Segments

The following is a discussion of operating results for each of our operating segments. We have elected to use Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and Bookings to provide detailed information on our segment performance. Additional information regarding our segments can be found in Note 15: Segment information within the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 vs.
September 30, 2020
Variance
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021Three Months Ended March 31,March 31, 2022 vs.
 March 31, 2021
Variance
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)20212020$%(Dollars in millions)20222021
Revenue:Revenue:Revenue:
AST$279 $263 $17 6.3 %
NC&C$239 $267 $(28)(10.5 %)
ASCASC$396 $483 $(87)(17.9)%
IMSIMS$209 $194 $16 8.1 %IMS218 201 17 8.5 %
Corporate & EliminationsCorporate & Eliminations$(7)$(4)$(3)80.0 %Corporate & Eliminations(2)(3)(28.6)%
Total revenueTotal revenue$720 $719 $0.1 %Total revenue$612 $681 $(69)(10.1)%
Adjusted EBITDA:Adjusted EBITDA:Adjusted EBITDA:
AST$34 $38 $(4)(11.3 %)
NC&C$22 $19 $18.3 %
ASCASC$32 $54 $(22)(40.7)%
IMSIMS$14 $$11 (396.4 %)IMS41 18 23 127.8 %
Corporate & EliminationsCorporate & Eliminations$— $$(2)(105.0 %)Corporate & Eliminations— (1)(100.0)%
Total Adjusted EBITDATotal Adjusted EBITDA$70 $61 $13.2 %Total Adjusted EBITDA$73 $71 $2.8 %
Adjusted EBITDA Margin:Adjusted EBITDA Margin:Adjusted EBITDA Margin:
AST12.1 %14.5 %(2.4 %)(16.6 %)
NC&C9.2 %7.0 %2.2 %32.1 %
ASCASC8.1 %11.2 %(3.1)%(27.8)%
IMSIMS6.6 %1.4 %5.2 %(359.1 %)IMS18.8 %9.0 %9.8 %109.9 %
Bookings:Bookings:Bookings:
AST$184 $206 $(22)(10.5 %)
NC&C$202 $218 $(16)(7.4 %)
ASCASC$388 $493 $(105)(21.3)%
IMSIMS$99 $527 $(428)(81.3 %)IMS359 222 137 61.9 %
Total bookingsTotal bookings$485 $951 $(466)(49.0 %)Total bookings$747 $715 $32 4.5 %
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September 30, 2020
Variance
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in millions)20212020$%
Revenue:
AST$743 $668 $75 11.3 %
NC&C$747 $749 $(2)(0.3 %)
IMS$584 $553 $31 5.6 %
Corporate & Eliminations$(15)$(18)$(14.5 %)
Total revenue$2,059 $1,952 $107 5.5 %
Adjusted EBITDA:
AST$99 $80 $19 23.4 %
NC&C$72 $60 $12 20.0 %
IMS$39 $15 $24 168.3 %
Corporate & Eliminations$— $$(2)(105.0 %)
Total Adjusted EBITDA$210 $157 $53 33.9 %
Adjusted EBITDA Margin:
AST13.3 %12.0 %1.3 %10.9 %
NC&C9.6 %8.0 %1.6 %20.3 %
IMS6.7 %2.6 %4.0 %154.0 %
Bookings:
AST$604 $715 $(112)(15.6 %)
NC&C$755 $974 $(219)(22.5 %)
IMS$560 $853 $(293)(34.4 %)
Total bookings$1,919 $2,542 $(623)(24.5 %)

ASTASC
Revenue:
The ASTASC segment continued to be a significant contributor toreported revenue growth withof $396 million three months ended September 30, 2021 increasingMarch 31, 2022, decreasing by 6.3%(18%) or $17 million to $279$(87) million from $263 million forthe three months ended September 30, 2020. The AST contribution to revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was also strong resulting in an increase in revenue by 11.3% or $75 million to $743 million from $668 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021. This increasedecrease is primarily attributed to the transition to production and increased deliveriesaward timing, supply chain delays impacting revenue generation on our next generation soldierruggedized computing, and various sensing programs including our weapon sights and targeting systems coupled with continued upgradesthe U.S. Army. Additionally, the ASC segment realized delays in the receipt of our existing ground vehicle sensing programs. Additionally revenues realizedawards on our recently awarded Navy shipboard launch system component program also contributedcertain components to the revenue expansion as compared to the prior period.support computing hardware for naval systems.
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin:
AST’sASC’s Adjusted EBITDA decreased by $4$(22) million or 11%(41%), from $38$54 million for three months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 to $34$32 million for three months ended September 30, 2021. Despite the decrease in quarterly Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased by $19 million or 23% from $80 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 to $99 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022. The quarterly decrease in Adjusted EBITDA resulteddrove a reduction in a corresponding decrease in our Adjusted EBITDA Margin from 14% to 12%11% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 as comparedMarch 31, 2021 to the8% for three months ended September 30, 2021. Similarly, the increase in Adjusted EBITDA as compared to the the nine months ended September 30, 2020 resulted in a corresponding increase in Adjusted EBITDA Margin from 12% to 13% for the nine months end September 30, 2020 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. March 31, 2022. The increasedecrease in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin is primarily due to revenue mix highlighted by the
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development to production transition on our soldier sensing programs, coupled with improved performance on legacy ground vehicle sensing and certain electronic warfare programs, coupled with an overall increase indecreased revenue volume creating increased operational leveragereducing absorption of general and administrative expenditures. Additionally we experienced certain inflationary impacts on certain Naval radar programs negatively impacting margins for the segment. This increase in overall profitability was offset in part by increased investment in internal research and development related expenditures.

period.
Bookings:
The ASTASC segment contributed $184 million and $604$164 million in new bookings for three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.March 31, 2022. Bookings were down for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, by 10%21% or $22 million and 16% or $112$105 million as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. This wasMarch 31, 2021. The reduction is primarily due to reduced order quantities on our ruggedized computing programs due to a delay in installation capabilities attributed to COVID employment disruption within the receipt of multi-year full year productionU.S. Army as well as significant ‘lump’ awards for our next generation weapon sight and certain aircraft force protection programs received during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.
NC&C
Revenue:
NC&C revenue decreased by $28 million or 10% to $239 millionMarch 31, 2021, including pilot training systems awarded for the three months ended September 30, 2021 from $267 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Although more favorable than the quarterly results, NC&C revenue decreased $2 million or 0.3%JSF lot 15, and multi-year funding received to $747 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The decrease was driven by program transition to the next award on our submarine computing upgrade programlegacy ground vehicles with the US Navy and lower revenue on certain “off the shelf” naval electronics programs that were dilutive to our overall margin profile. This was offset in part by our continued market penetration realized on our ground vehicle ruggedized computing programs.
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin:
NC&C’s Adjusted EBITDA increased by $3 million, or 18.3%, from $19 million for three months ended September 30, 2020 to $22 million for three months ended September 30, 2021. Adjusted EBITDA increased by $12 million or 20% from $60 million for the nine month ended September 30, 2020 to $72 million for the nine month ended September 30, 2021. Adjusted EBITDA Margin increased from 7% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 to 9% for three months ended September 30, 2021, and from 8% to 10% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 respectively. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is primarily due to improved program performance across our naval computing program portfolio resulting from our APEX efficiency program, driving margin expansion.
Bookings:
The NC&C segment contributed $202 million and $755 million in new bookings for three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. Bookings decreased for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 by 7% or $16 million and 22% or $219 million as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. This decrease was primarily due to prior year multi-year awards received on our ruggedized computing and diagnostic programs with the US Army and our common display systems award with the US Navy.U.S. Army.
IMS
Revenue:
IMS segment revenue increased by $16$17 million or 8%9% to $209$218 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 from $194$201 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Overall, IMS revenue increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 by $31 million or 6% to $584 million from $553 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021. This increase was primarily dueattributed to increasedimproved progress on our force protection programs
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highlighted by the newly awarded short range air defensesubmarine programs as well as continuedsustaining full rate production efforts on our surface ship power system production programs. Our naval increases were offset in part by the power conversion componentsproduction ramp up realized on our Counter UAS and Short Range Air Defense programs in the CVN 80/81 contract award.prior three month period ended March 31, 2021.
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin:
IMS’s Adjusted EBITDA increased by $11$23 million or 396%128% to $14$41 million for three months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 from $3$18 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 with the trend continuing for the nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2021. Adjusted EBITDA increased by $24 million or 168% from $15 million for the nine month ended September 30, 2020 to $39 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Adjusted EBITDA Margin increased from 1% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 to 7% for three months ended September 30, 2021. Adjusted EBITDA continued to drive increases in Adjusted EBITDA Margins from 3% to 7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 respectively. The increased profitability isThis was primarily due to improved performance on key design programs including our submarine electric propulsion programs,Next Generation Ballistic Submarine program and increased revenue contribution and related operational leverage generated by progress on force protection programsas noted above and continued program performance improvements as our development programs transition to production.above.
Bookings:
The IMS segment contributed $99Bookings increased by $137 million and $560 million in new bookingsor 62% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 respectively. Bookings decreasedMarch 31, 2022 to $359 million from $222 million for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 by 81% or $428 million and 34% or $293 million as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021. This decrease was primarily due to increased bookings for our force protection products including the definitization of 124 mission equipment package (MEP) contract to provide short range air defense for the U.S. Army. Additionally, IMS segment receiving a multi ship set award for power conversion componentscontinues to realize increased funding on the CVN80/81 platform in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.Next Generation Ballistic Submarine program as we transition from development into production.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
We endeavor to ensure the most efficient conversion of operating income into cash for deployment in our business and to maximize shareholder value through cash deployment activities. In addition to our cash position, we use various financial measures to assist in capital deployment decision-making, including cash provided by operating activities and free cash flow, a non-GAAP measure described in more detail below. We believe that the combination of our existing cash, access to credit facilities as described in Note 10: Debt and future cash that we expect to generate from our operations will be sufficient to meet our short and long-term liquidity needs. There can be no assurance, however, that our business will continue to generate cash flow at current levels or that anticipated operational improvements will be achieved. We may also pursue acquisitions or other strategic priorities that will require additional liquidity beyond the liquidity we generate through our operations. Our cash balance as of September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, was $78$113 million compared to $61$240 million as of December 31, 2020.2021.
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods presented:
Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)20212020(Dollars in millions)20222021
Net cash used in operating activitiesNet cash used in operating activities$(111)$(230)Net cash used in operating activities$(255)$(249)
Net cash provided by investing activitiesNet cash provided by investing activities58 62 Net cash provided by investing activities(13)102 
Net cash provided by financing activitiesNet cash provided by financing activities70 181 Net cash provided by financing activities141 116 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalentsEffect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents— (1)Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents— — 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents$17 $12 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalentsNet increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents$(127)$(31)
Free cash flow(1)
Free cash flow(1)
$(153)$(267)
Free cash flow(1)
$(268)$(262)
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(1)Free cash flow is a Non-GAAP measure. The reasons we use this Non-GAAP financial measure and its reconciliation to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure is provided above under “—Key Financial and Operating Measures—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
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Operating Activities
Cash flowsusage related to the operating activities improvedincreased by $119$(6) million reducing cash usage from $(230)$(249) million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 to $(111)$(255) million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022. This was primarily due to higher net income as described above excluding non-cash items and a decrease in cash used to fund working capital for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 when compared to nine monththree months ended September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021 driven by a reduction in accounts payable during the period, offset in part by increased net earnings generated and the receipt of certain customer advances.
Investing Activities
Net cash provided by investing activities decreased by $4$115 million for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 the three months ended March 31, 2021. The reduced cash generation was attributed the pay-back of the Surplus Treasury Agreement with US Holding. For the year ended December 31, 2020 we advanced Leonardo U.S. Holdings $115 million which was subsequently repaid in the three months ended March 31, 2021 driving the decrease in investing cash generation as compared to the ninethree months ended September 30, 2020. The decrease was primarily attributable to the investment in AES and increased capital expenditures offset by an increase of $15 million in the amount of the advance being repaid by US Holding.March 31, 2022.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities decreasedincreased by $(111)$25 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 versus September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021. The decreaseincrease was primarily related to an increase in cash retained on the Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2022 resulting in a decreasereduction in the net borrowings under our revolving credit facility due to improvements in profitability and working capital management as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020.pay-down of debt facilities.
Free Cash Flow
Free cash flow usage increased by $114$6 million to $(153)$(268) million for ninethree months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 from $(267)$(262) million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021. This was primarily due to the impact of higher net income as stated above of $20 million (excluding non cash items) and decrease in cash used to fund working
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capital for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 when compared to three months ended September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021 driven by a reduction in accounts payable during the period, offset in part by customer advances received.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE OF MARKET RISK
Equity Risk
We currently have limited risk related to fluctuations in marketable securities. Outside of pension assets which are disclosed in Note 11: Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the only investments the Company holds are overnight money market accounts. Fluctuations are unlikely and would have limited impact on the financial statements of the Company.
Interest Rate Risk
We are exposed to interest rate risk on variable-rate borrowings under our revolving credit facilities, which had an outstanding balance of $75$150 million as of September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022. Our remaining debt facilities are fixed rate obligations and not subject to fluctuations in interest rates. For additional information please refer to Note 10. Debt .
Foreign Currency Risk
In certain circumstances, we may be exposed to foreign currency risk. However, as the overwhelming majority of our revenue is derived from U.S. sources directly as a prime contractor or indirectly as a subcontractor for the U.S. government as end-customer, we have limited foreign currency exposure. Currently, our exposure is primarily with the Canadian dollar and limited to receivables owed of $33$55 million as of September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022. A 10% fluctuation in exchange rates would not have a material impact on our financial statements. We do not enter into or issue derivative instruments for trading purposes.
Inflation Risk
We have generally been able to anticipate increases in costs when pricing our contracts. Bids for longer-term firm fixed-price contracts typically include assumptions for labor and other cost escalations in amounts that historically have been sufficient to cover cost increases over the period of performance, however material changes inperformance. We have seen impacts due to inflation on isolated programs. These have largely been offset with our internal continuous improvement savings initiatives.
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supplier pricing may have significant impacts in our ability to achieve our estimates to complete certain programs and thus our profitability levels. Please see “Risk Factors” in our registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-253583), which was declared effective by the SEC on March 23, 2021, for further details.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the nine-monthquarterly period ended September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer has concluded that during the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three-monthquarterly period ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 covered by this Quarterly Report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings
For information relating to legal proceedings, see Note 13 to the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements in Part 1, Item 1.

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ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
Other than set forth below,As of the date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors discloseddiscussed under “Risk Factors” in Part 1, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form S-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-253583), which was declared effective by10-K for the year end December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 23, 2021.
The COVID-19 pandemic and related impacts have had and are likely to continue to have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are continuing to closely monitor COVID-related impacts on all aspects of our business and geographies, including on our workforce, supply chain and customers. On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a COVID-19 action plan, including an executive order, the Safer Workforce Task Force guidance issued on September 24, 2021 and the DoD’s Force Health Protection guidance. This executive order and guidance (as amended) requires U.S. based federal contractors’ employees to have had their final vaccination dose by January 4, 2022, with exceptions including where an employee is legally entitled to an accommodation. Although we are taking steps to comply with the executive order, guidance and related contractual terms required by our customers, these mandates could materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and equity, including through employee attrition for us or our subcontractors.
State and local governments are also continuing to take actions related to the pandemic, imposing additional and varying requirements on our industry. We are continuing to evaluate these evolving requirements, especially as our customers determine when and how to implement new contractual requirements. We cannot at this stage predict the various impacts they may have on our workforce, our suppliers, or our company. These evolving government requirements, including regarding a vaccine mandate, along with broader impacts of the continuing pandemic, could impact our workforce and performance, as well as those of our suppliers. All of these factors remain highly uncertain and unpredictable and could exacerbate other risks discussed in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our Form S-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-253583), which was declared effective by the SEC on March 23, 2021.

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ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not Applicable
ITEM 5. Other Information
None.
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ITEM 6. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit Description
2.1
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2022, by and among SES Government Solutions, Inc., as Buyer, SES S.A., as Buyer Guarantor, DRS Defense Solutions, LLC, as Seller, DRS Global Enterprise Solutions, Inc. and Leonardo DRS, Inc.
31.1
Certification by principal executive officer pursuant to Rule 13A-14(a) or 15D-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2
Certification by principal financial officer pursuant to Rule 13A-14(a) or 15D-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1
Certification by principal executive officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2
Certification by principal financial officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INSXBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear on the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 12, 2021May 16, 2022
LEONARDO DRS, INC.
By:/s/ William J. Lynn III
Name: William J. Lynn III
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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