23.01.2008 13:45:00
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Orbit International Receives Multi-Year IDIQ Contract for U.S. Navy MK 437 Gun Mount Control Panel
Orbit International Corp. (NASDAQ:ORBT), an electronics manufacturer and
software solution provider, today announced that its Electronics Group
has received a multi-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity ("IDIQ”)
contract from a U.S. Navy Procurement Agency valued at approximately
$1,400,000. Simultaneously, the U.S. Navy Contracting Agency placed its
initial requirement against this multi-year IDIQ contract, with a value
in excess of $265,000. This award was received by the Company’s
newly acquired Integrated Combat Systems, Inc. ("ICS”)
subsidiary located in Louisville, Kentucky. Total system deliveries
under this multi-year IDIQ award are expected to commence in the third
quarter of 2008 and continue through the fourth quarter of 2011.
The MK 437 Gun Mount Control Panel (GMCP) is a significant sub-system
component that supports the Naval MK 160 Gun Computer System (GCS). The
MK 437 GMCP includes custom fabricated enclosures;
Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and Non-Developmental Item (NDI)
components, designed and selected to meet the most stringent U.S. Navy
operational systems requirements. The GCS control panels are used on all
AEGIS Cruisers and Destroyers, and are operationally integrated within a
5”/54 MK-45 Gun Mount (GM) systems.
Ken Ice, President and Chief Operating Officer of ICS commented, "We
are delighted to announce this initial award, coming on the heels of our
December 2007 Orbit International/ICS acquisition announcement. I
believe the ICS business model for continued growth of custom systems
integration and logistics support complements the Orbit International
Corp. business plan for future growth within our niche defense
electronics marketplace.”
Mitchell Binder, Orbit’s Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer stated, "With
this acquisition, we have added a company that has a track record of
successful growth and profitability and should have an immediate
accretive impact on our operating results. In addition, Orbit’s
strong balance sheet enables ICS to explore new opportunities for long
term growth.”
Dennis Sunshine, Orbit’s President and Chief
Executive Officer commented, "ICS was both a
complementary and synergistic transaction for our Company. Our new
Louisville subsidiary, a leading small business defense electronics
systems integrator, expands Orbit’s
penetration among prime defense electronics companies bringing years of
experience, including design, manufacturing, integration, and logistics
support for most Naval Gun Weapons Systems requirements.”
Sunshine added, "ICS also provides
significant growth opportunities for our Electronics and Power Unit
Groups. Each business segment can leverage synergistic solutions to our
respective base of new and existing customers and program opportunities
that should accelerate the operational growth and financial strength of
Orbit International Corp.”
Orbit International Corp. is involved in the manufacture of customized
electronic components and subsystems for military and nonmilitary
government applications through its production facilities in Hauppauge,
New York, Quakertown, Pennsylvania and Louisville, Kentucky. Its Behlman
Electronics, Inc. subsidiary manufactures and sells high quality
commercial power units, AC power sources, frequency converters,
uninterruptible power supplies and associated analytical equipment. The
Behlman military division designs, manufactures and sells power units
and electronic products for measurement and display.
Certain matters discussed in this news release and oral statements made
from time to time by representatives of the Company including, but not
limited to, statements regarding any acquisition proposal and whether
such proposal or a strategic alternative thereto may be considered or
consummated; statements regarding our expectations of Orbit’s
operating plans, deliveries under contracts and strategies generally;
statements regarding our expectations of the performance of our
business; expectations regarding costs and revenues, future operating
results including all guidance amounts, additional orders, future
business opportunities and continued growth, may constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the Federal securities laws. Although
Orbit believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking
statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no
assurance that its expectations will be achieved. Forward-looking
information is subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.
Many of these factors are beyond Orbit International's ability to
control or predict. Important factors that may cause actual results to
differ materially and that could impact Orbit International and the
statements contained in this news release can be found in Orbit's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, annual reports on
Form 10-K and its other periodic reports and its registration statement
on Form S-3 containing a final prospectus dated January 11, 2006. For
forward-looking statements in this news release, Orbit claims the
protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained
in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Orbit assumes
no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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