RUGGED COMPUTER SYSTEM BUILDER AITECH DOUBLES
SIZE OF WORLD HEADQUARTERS IN CHATSWORTH, CA,
PRODUCTION CAPABILIES AND ENGINEERING STAFF

Chatsworth, CA, March 2005 – Aitech Defense Systems, Inc., a world leader in the development and manufacture of board and subsystem level products for harsh environment defense, aerospace and space applications, has announced that it has doubled the size of its global headquarters in Chatsworth, CA. The newly expanded facility houses increased research and development, design, technical support, production and assembly capabilities. The company also announced that it has doubled its engineering and sales support staff in that facility.

In announcing the facility expansion, Aitech President and CEO Roger Rowe commented, “this significant increase in the size and scope of our world headquarters here in the United States signals an ongoing commitment to providing our North American customer base with everything it needs in the way of COTS and other harsh environment embedded services support. This expansion includes product and subsystem development, technical support and long-term program as well as lifecycle management and follow through.“

The expanded Chatsworth facility complements the company’s extensive research, design and production capabilities in Israel. The company also has technical support and sales facilities and representatives throughout the world.

Doug Patterson, recently named Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing, commented, “We pride ourselves on having truly global reach with very local support. We fully understand that the North American market continues to represent the greatest potential for our unique COTS and harsh environment offerings, including space-qualified product where Aitech has made several successful inroads on Low Earth Orbit satellites, NASA’s Space Shuttle and the International Space Station (ISS). This most recent expansion will enable us to respond even more effectively to the crucial North American markets we serve…and will also help fuel our growth abroad.”