Engineered Support Receives $11.3 Million for Military Trailer Refurbishment From U.S. Army

Engineered Support Receives $11.3 Million for Military Trailer Refurbishment
From U.S. Army 


ST. LOUIS, Jan. 9  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Engineered Support Systems, Inc. 
received a subcontract to remanufacture M1000 Heavy Equipment Transport (HET)
trailers that had been deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom in Southwest
Asia.  The subcontract was awarded by Oshkosh Truck Corporation  under a prime
contract with the U.S. Army Tank- automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) at
Warren, Michigan using supplemental funding provided by President Bush and the
U.S. Congress for the continued operation and "resetting" of force readiness
levels to their pre- Operation Iraqi Freedom condition.

Under the contract, the Company's Systems & Electronics Inc. (SEI) subsidiary
will remanufacture 72 M1000 HET trailers to a "like new" condition at its West
Plains, Missouri manufacturing facility.  The trailers are scheduled to be
returned to the U.S. Army by September 2004 for redeployment, according to Jerry
Daniels, Vice Chairman and CEO of Engineered Support.

"The M1000 trailers returning from Iraq have demonstrated their reliability,
durability and outstanding versatility, under the extremely harsh conditions
experienced in Iraq.  Under this contract, SEI will rebuild a number of M1000
trailers using new components, significantly extending their service life while
providing our soldiers with upgraded equipment that reliably and economically
meets mission needs at an exceptional value.  With its extensive deployment
during the Iraqi conflict, we anticipate that additional refurbishment work on
the M1000 will continue well into 2005. We look forward to working closely with
our valued teammates at Oshkosh Truck to keep the Army's fleet of M1000 HETS
rolling," commented Daniels.

The reset of the M1000 HET trailer fleet is consistent with the identified
objective of the U.S. military to restore troop readiness levels to their
condition prior to the Iraqi deployment.  Similar refurbishment or reset
programs are currently underway or are expected to be initiated on several of
the Company's support equipment products.  Engineered Support will play an
integral role in this process by supplying spare parts, refurbishment and/or new
equipment as required.

About M1000 HET

The M1000 HET, designed and manufactured exclusively by SEI, is widely
recognized as the best tank and heavy equipment transporter in the world. With
its high degree of flexibility, it can carry all types of tracked and wheeled
vehicles, containers and large bulk cargo weighing as much as 80 tons on or off
road.  Specifically, the M1000 is engineered to transport the M1 Series Main
Battle Tank over primary and secondary roads or cross-country over rough
unimproved surfaces.  Over the past decade, Systems & Electronics has
manufactured more than 2,300 M1000 HET trailers which are deployed with the U.S.
Army around the globe.

Engineered Support Systems, Inc. is a diversified supplier of high-tech,
integrated military electronics, support equipment and logistics services for
all branches of America's armed forces and certain foreign militaries. The
Company also serves a variety of industrial and commercial customers.  For
additional information, please visit the Company's website at
http://www.engineeredsupport.com/ .

Certain statements in this press release are forward looking in nature and,
accordingly, are subject to risks and uncertainties.  The actual results may
differ materially from those described or contemplated. 

DATASOURCE: Engineered Support Systems, Inc.



CONTACT: Gary C. Gerhardt of Engineered Support Systems, [phone]



Web site:  http://www.engineeredsupport.com/ 

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