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NATO Chooses Radian to Perform Response Force Studies ST. LOUIS, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Engineered Support Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:EASI) wholly-owned subsidiary Radian, Inc. was chosen by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Supreme Allied Command- Transformation to study new concepts and existing technologies for the design, construction, and maintenance of NATO base camps. The study, valued at $170,000 is expected to last six months. The base camps would be used by a deployed joint task force and headquarters of the NATO Response Force. The base camp study is Radian's second NATO study award in as many months. The first, a water generation and distribution study, currently remains underway. Both projects will provide market surveys of existing and emerging technologies; recommend a system that best suits NATO's needs; and include an equipment demonstration in an exercise, according to Engineered Support's Vice Chairman and CEO Gerald A. Potthoff. "These studies provide NATO a key opportunity to have its transformation planning process be informed by the expeditionary sustainment expertise of the entire Engineered Support team," Potthoff said. "We're excited to play such an important part in this process." The end result of the base camp study will be a fully deployable camp that will be adaptable to all different terrains, and usable in weather conditions from sub-arctic to tropical. Radian's proposed solution for producing, purifying, and distributing water on-site will provide NATO and coalition forces with an alternative to the current method of importing and delivering bottled or tanked water to remote locations. This will result in safer, more cost-effective operations, as well as reduce the amount of logistical planning and cost required to execute such endeavors. The water generation and distribution study and the base camp study are part of an organization-wide transformation effort to improve NATO's ability to uphold its global security commitments. NATO's ultimate goal is to support the NATO Response Force (NRF) with the technology and expertise necessary to meet its needs in a worldwide expeditionary environment. Engineered Support Systems, Inc. provides advanced sustainment solutions including the design, manufacture and supply of integrated military electronics, support equipment and technical and logistics services for all branches of America's armed forces and certain foreign militaries, homeland security forces and selected government and intelligence agencies. The company also produces specialized equipment and systems for commercial and industrial applications. For additional information, please visit the Company's website at http://www.engineeredsupport.com/ . DATASOURCE: Engineered Support Systems, Inc. CONTACT: Larry Cox, Communications Mgr of Engineered Support Systems, Inc., +1-314-553-4960, Web site: http://www.engineeredsupport.com/

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