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EDO CORPORATION RECEIVES U.S. NAVY CONTRACT
VALUED UP TO $50 MILLION

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - August 14, 2002 - EDO Corporation (NYSE:EDO) announced today the receipt of an IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity) contract for the production of Cluster Snoop Systems and spares from the U.S. Navy. The initial Delivery Order is for twelve systems and sets of spares, valued in excess of $20 million, with initial funding in excess of $16.5 million. Total potential value of all supplies and services that could be ordered under the contract approximates $50 million over a five-year period.

EDO Reconnaissance and Surveillance Systems, which completed the acquisition of certain assets of Condor Systems, Inc. on July 26th, will perform the work at its Morgan Hill, Calif. facilities.

"This contract award underscores our belief in our customers' confidence in our acquisition of the assets of Condor Systems, Inc.," said James M. Smith, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EDO Corporation. "We reiterate our commitment to provide quality products and services to the reconnaissance and surveillance community."

About EDO Corporation
EDO Corporation (www.EDOcorp.com) supplies highly engineered products for governments and industry worldwide, including advanced electronic, electromechanical and information systems and engineered materials critical to the mission success of its customers. The Company's Defense Segment provides integrated front-line war fighting systems, including radar countermeasure systems, reconnaissance and surveillance systems, aircraft weapons suspension and release systems, airborne mine countermeasures systems, and integrated combat systems and sonar systems and professional, operational, technical and information technology services. EDO's Communications and Space Products Segment addresses the needs of the remote sensing, communication, navigation, and electronic warfare industries with ultra-miniature electronics and systems and a broad line of antennas. The Company's Engineered Materials Segment supplies piezoelectric and advanced composites for the communication, navigation, chemical, petrochemical, paper and oil industries, for civilian infrastructure and military applications.

Forward-Looking Statement
This press release contains statements that are forward-looking statements as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company's business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including those described above and the following: changes in demand for the Company's products, product mix, the timing of customer orders and deliveries, the impact of competitive products and pricing, difficulties encountered in the integration of acquired businesses and other risks discussed from time to time in the Company's SEC filings and reports. In addition, such statements could be affected by general industry and market conditions and growth rates, and general domestic and international economic conditions. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.

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