U.S. Army Orders 11 Additional Shadow(TM) Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems from United Industrial's AAI Corporation in C
2004年3月2日 - 2:48AM
PRニュース・ワイアー (英語)
U.S. Army Orders 11 Additional Shadow(TM) Tactical Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle Systems from United Industrial's AAI Corporation in
Contracts Valued at $97 Million HUNT VALLEY, Md., March 1
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Industrial Corporation said today
that its AAI Corporation defense subsidiary has received two
related orders from the U.S. Army for a total of 11 additional
RQ-7A Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) systems. Total
value of the two orders is $97 million. The initial order was
issued as a not-to-exceed $70 million contract for eight RQ-7A
Shadow TUAV systems under the Army's fiscal 2004 full-rate
production (FRP) requirement and commits nearly $35 million to
production now with an additional $35 million of funding to beadded
later this year. The second order, issued as a not-to-exceed $27
million contract, exercises additional options in the fiscal 2004
FRP contract for three supplemental RQ-7A systems. This order
commits approximately $13 million to production nowwith the
remainder of the funding to be added later in 2004. The Army
announced at the end of December 2003 that it was extending its
full-rate production contract to AAI Corporation for the continued
manufacture and delivery of RQ-7A Shadow TUAV systems. That action
came a year after AAI Corporation won its initial FRP award for the
design and production of the Army's first tactical UAVs. U.S. Army
orders for Shadow systems now total 33, of which 15 have been
delivered with additional deliveries extending through December
2005. Each Shadow TUAV system consists of four air vehicles, two
ground control stations, and associated components and support
equipment. The work will be performed at AAI's manufacturing
facility in Hunt Valley, Md. United Industrial is a company focused
on the design and production of defense and training systems. In
addition to unmanned aerial vehicles, its products include training
and simulation systems, automated aircraft test and maintenance
equipment, and logistical/engineering services for government-
owned equipment. Except for the historical information contained
herein, information set forth in this news release may contain
forward-looking statements subject to risks and uncertainties which
could cause the company's actual results or performance to differ
materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. The
company makes no commitment to update any forward-looking statement
or to disclose any facts, events, or circumstances after the
datehereof that may affect the accuracy of any forward-looking
statement. For additional information about the company and its
various risk factors, reference is made to the company's most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For more
information, visit http://www.unitedindustrial.com/ and
http://www.aaicorp.com/. DATASOURCE: United Industrial Corporation
CONTACT: James H. Perry of United Industrial Corporation,
+1-410-628-8786, Web site: http://www.unitedindustrial.com/
http://www.aaicorp.com/
Copyright
United Industrial (NYSE:UIC)
過去 株価チャート
から 7 2024 まで 8 2024
United Industrial (NYSE:UIC)
過去 株価チャート
から 8 2023 まで 8 2024
Real-Time news about United Indl Corp (ニューヨーク証券取引所): 0 recent articles
その他のUnited Ind Cpニュース記事