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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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