United Industrial's AAI Corporation Awarded $14.4 Million Contract by U.S. Army for Additional Shadow(R) Tactical Unmanned Aeria
15 2월 2005 - 2:57AM
PR Newswire (US)
United Industrial's AAI Corporation Awarded $14.4 Million Contract
by U.S. Army for Additional Shadow(R) Tactical Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle System and Support Equipment HUNT VALLEY, Md., Feb. 14
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Industrial Corporation (NYSE:UIC)
announced today that its AAI Corporation subsidiary has received a
$14.4 million contract from the U.S. Army for an additional Shadow
Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) system. This system will be
produced in conjunction with eight TUAV systems ordered in December
2004 under the fiscal 2005 full-rate production contract. In
addition to the TUAV system, three mobile maintenance facility
(MMF) units were added to the contract. The work will be performed
at AAI's manufacturing facility in Hunt Valley, Md. "The nine
Shadow TUAV systems ordered under the expanded fiscal 2005 contract
bring to 42 the total number of systems ordered by the Army since
initial award of the contract in December 1999," said United
Industrial and AAI President and Chief Executive Officer Frederick
M. Strader. "This growing program is a statement of recognition
that Shadow TUAV systems have become a significant asset on the
modern digital battlefield, providing tactical, life-saving
intelligence for warfighters, as shown in Operation Iraqi Freedom."
In addition to the production of TUAV systems, AAI also provides
support services for fielded and deployed TUAV units. The MMF
logistics support assets are enclosed in shelters mounted on
High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles, commonly known as
Humvees, for tactical mobile support on the battlefield. The MMF
units contain test equipment, spare parts, and other logistics
support elements and are manned by AAI Corporation TUAV system
support specialists who are integrated into the brigades they
support. United Industrial Corporation is a company focused on the
design, production, and support of defense systems. Its products
and services include unmanned aerial vehicles, test and simulation
systems, automated aircraft test and maintenance equipment, and
logistical/engineering services. The company also manufactures
combustion equipment for biomass and refuse fuels. For more
information, visit http://www.unitedindustrial.com/ and
http://www.aaicorp.com/. Except for the historical information
contained herein, information set forth in this news release may
contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
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to, projections of revenues, earnings, segment performance, cash
flows, and contract awards. These forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause the company's
actual results or performance to differ materially from those
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commitment to update any forward-looking statement or to disclose
any facts, events, or circumstances after the date hereof that may
affect the accuracy of any forward-looking statement. For
additional information about the company and its various risk
factors, please see the company's most recent annual report on Form
10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
DATASOURCE: United Industrial Corporation CONTACT: James H. Perry
of UIC, +1-410-628-8786, Web site: http://www.unitedindustrial.com/
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