FARNBOROUGH, U.K. - July 17, 2006 - EDO Corporation
(NYSE: EDO) is
introducing several new products and design concepts at the Farnborough International
Air Show being held this week in England.
The Enhanced Smart Triple Ejector Rack (ESTER) is a modification kit being
developed by EDO and Terma A/S for the TER-9/A bomb rack. When equipped
with the kit, the resultant ESTER features a “smart” aircraft interface
and a BRU-
57 emulation mode while maintaining the legacy TER-9/A aircraft interface and
functionality. ESTER provides weapon interfaces for three MIL-STD-1760
weapons or three Small Diameter Bombs.
An additional benefit of ESTER is EDO’s Field Replaceable Connector System
(FRCS), the next generation of MIL-STD-1760 weapon umbilical connectors that
has just entered service on F-16, A-10, Tornado and Harrier. The FRCS
provides an electrical interface that is “jam free” during weapon disconnect.
It
provides the further benefit of being field replaceable. FRCS has also recently
been selected for USAF 2006 Foreign Comparative Testing.
EDO’s Legacy Aircraft Seventeen Sixty Interface Electronics (LASSIE) enables
older aircraft to carry MIL-STD-1760 precision-guided munitions using the older
aircraft’s AGM-65 Maverick missile interface without the need for aircraft
modifications. LASSIE serves as a protocol bridge between a Maverickcompatible
aircraft and a single MIL-STD-1760 weapon.
LASSIE generates and displays to the aircraft pilot/weapon operator information
required to select and monitor a weapon, to change its target, to determine when
it is in range of its target, and to safely release the weapon.
The Lightweight Stores Release Unit (SRU) is an entirely new design specifically
for the carriage and release of small stores and smart weapons. It is nonpyrotechnic
and capable of gravity or ‘soft’ eject release of stores up to 250 lbs,
but weighs just 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg). Within its small space envelope are conventional
features including an in-flight operable lock and twin arming-units.
Its low reaction load is particularly suitable for the lightweight construction of
Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) as well as helicopters and training aircraft. It will
soon fly on two experimental UAS platforms.
The JASSM missile fuselage is produced with EDO’s unique Vacuum
Assisted
Resin Transfer Molding (VaRTM) process. VaRTM is a flight-qualified, low-cost,
high-quality infusion and molding process used to produce airframe structures.
EDO is displaying a concept model for integrating airborne mine-countermeasure
equipment into helicopters equipped with a rear facing ramp, such as the H-53,
EH101, NH-90, S-92, or H-47. The model includes a handling system for EDO’s OASIS minesweeper or Sea Fox mine neutralizer,
as well as towed side-scan
sonar. The product would also upgrade the US Navy's existing MH-53E
installation and a future variant of the CH-53K.
The Advanced Capability Pod (ACaP) is a state-of-the-art,
lightweight, totally
autonomous jamming POD that counters both airborne and ground-based
threats. ACaP is combat proven and now in the US Air Force and soon to be in
the US Navy inventories. It is compatible with all tactical fighters.
GEMINI Smart Twin Store Carrier. GEMINI is a
MIL-STD 1760 compliant,
universal aircraft/weapon fit carriage system that increases the payload an
aircraft can deliver on a single mission. Benefits include enhanced operational
capability through increased smart-weapon load-out, improved store mix, and
increased range.
Superior performance antennas for the defense
and aerospace marketplace
used for a wide variety of omni and direction-finding applications.
SABRE smart, multiple-store carrier with Viper
Strike launchers and lightweight
stores release unit. SABRE is a modular family of ultra lightweight, nonpyrotechnic
carriers specifically designed to release a variety of small, smart
weapons from a wide variety of platforms, including unmanned air systems and
helicopters. The modular build allows various configurations of up to twelve
stations; the twin store version weighs just 40 lbs (18 kg).
The PLM–4 portable radar-signal simulator
designed to test the radar-warning
receivers on military aircraft before takeoff, as well as during routine
maintenance.
A next-generation pneumatic, twin-store-carrier weapon-release system. This
smart-weapon carriage system is designed to increase the payload on highperformance
tactical aircraft.
EDO Corporation designs and manufactures a diverse range of products for defense,
intelligence, and commercial markets, and provides related engineering and
professional services. Major product groups include: Defense Electronics,
Communications, Aircraft Armament Systems, Undersea Warfare, and Integrated
Composite Structures. EDO’s advanced systems are at the core of the transformation
to
lighter, faster, and smarter defense capabilities.
W ith headquarters in New York, EDO Corporation (www.edocorp.com) employs 3,000
people worldwide. The company was founded in 1925 and had revenues of $648 million
in 2005.
Contact: William A. Walkowiak, CFA
Director of Investor Relations
(212) 716-2038 ir@edocorp.com
Sara Banda
Senior Corporate Communications Specialist
(212) 716-2071 media@edocorp.com
