Engineered Support Receives $4.6 Million Contract From United Defense
14 Ottobre 2004 - 3:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
Engineered Support Receives $4.6 Million Contract From United
Defense ST. LOUIS, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Engineered
Support Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:EASI) has received a $4.6 million
subcontract from United Defense Industries Inc. (NYSE:UDI) for the
design, development and testing of a Turret System Control Panel
and Mission Processor for the Bradley M2A2 Operation Iraqi Freedom
(OIF) vehicle program. The Company's Systems & Electronics Inc.
(SEI) subsidiary will perform the work at its St. Louis facility,
according to Gerald A. Potthoff, Vice Chairman, CEO and President.
United Defense is the prime contractor with the U.S. Army for both
the development and production of the Bradley. Ultimately, SEI's
support of this production effort will include equipment for 131
Bradley A2 OIF vehicles and 31 M7 Bradley Fire Support Team
vehicles to be upgraded and remanufactured by United Defense from
June 2005 through August 2006. In addition to the initial
development subcontract, SEI has received authorization from United
Defense to initiate the procurement of long-lead materials for the
production phase of the program. SEI anticipates a full production
award in the fourth quarter of this year. Potthoff commented, "We
are very proud to be an integral part of developing and producing
enhanced equipment packages for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle OIF
program for our valued partners -- United Defense and the U.S.
Army. We have supported the Bradley program for many years and will
continue to play a key role on this highly successful program going
forward. These new system modifications incorporate the latest
features desired as a result of lessons learned during the
deployment of Bradley vehicles in Iraq." Engineered Support
Systems, Inc. designs and manufactures integrated military
electronics, support equipment and provides technical and logistics
services for all branches of America's armed forces and certain
foreign militaries, homeland security forces and selected
governmental and intelligence agencies. The Company also produces
specialized equipment and systems for commercial and industrial
applications. For more information about Engineered Support
Systems, please visit the Company's website at
http://www.engineeredsupport.com/ . DATASOURCE: Engineered Support
Systems, Inc. CONTACT: Daniel E. Kreher of Engineered Support
Systems, Inc., +1-314-553-4915 Web site:
http://www.engineeredsupport.com/
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