DRS Technologies Inc said it was in talks about a potential strategic deal, but did not say which company or companies it was talking to. The Wall Street Journal reported that DRS was in advanced talks with Italian aerospace firm Finmeccanica SpA to be bought in a deal that could be worth more than $2.5 billion. Shares of DRS Technologies Inc. jumped in morning trading Thursday after the company said it is engaged in discussions contemplating a potential strategic transaction. The stock rose 12.9% to a new 52-week high of $71.95, trading at more than twice its 30-day average volume of 528,771 shares.