Admiral Dennis C. Blair and James Roth Join Board of Directors of EDO Corporation; Frank W. Otto Named Executive Vice President.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2002

EDO Corporation (NYSE:EDO) announced today the appointment of Admiral Dennis C. Blair and James Roth to its Board of Directors. These appointments increase the number of Board members to ten, including nine independent directors.

"We are proud to welcome Adm. Dennis Blair and James Roth to EDO's Board. Both bring distinguished records of service and many years of directly relevant defense industry experience to their new roles at the company. With their exceptional qualifications, we expect Dennis and Jim to make important contributions to EDO's continued growth and development," said James M. Smith, chairman, president and chief executive officer.

Smith also announced that Frank W. Otto, Group Vice President of EDO's Integrated Systems & Structures Group, has been elected by the Board to the new position of executive vice president of EDO Corporation. "This well-deserved promotion reflects our confidence in Frank's ability to assume a larger role at the company, including direct responsibility for each of EDO's principal operating groups," he said.

New Board Members

Admiral Dennis Cutler Blair assumed command of the U.S. Pacific Command in 1999 from which he retired in May of this year. Previously, he was director of the Joint Staff in the Office of the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C. His sea assignments included serving as commanding officer of the USS Cochrane from 1984 to 1986, and serving as commander of the Kitty Hawk Battlegroup from 1993 to 1995. His shore assignments included commanding Naval Station Pearl Harbor from 1989 to 1990, and serving as associate director of Central Intelligence for Military Support from 1995 to 1996. He also served on the staffs of the National Security Council, the chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, the secretary of the Navy, the chief of Naval Operations and the commander in chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Mr. Blair is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He attended Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar.

From 1992 until his retirement in 1998, James Roth was chairman, president and CEO of GRC International Inc. (GRCI) (NYSE:GRH), a professional services company that primarily serves the defense, aerospace and classified communities. He joined GRCI, then General Research Corporation, in 1974 as the director of Los Angeles Operations. Prior to joining GRCI, Mr. Roth was a vice president and director of Los Angeles Operations at KMS Industries, which he joined in 1969 after 10 years at Goodyear Aerospace Corporation. He currently provides consulting services for clients in the defense and classified communities, including both private companies and the U.S. Government. Mr. Roth is also a director of Titan Corporation (NYSE:TTN) and Electronic Online Services.

Executive Vice President

Prior to being named Group Vice President of EDO's Integrated Systems & Structures Group in 2000, Frank W. Otto, 52 years old, had served with EDO since 1979 in various engineering positions of increasing responsibility, including as General Manager of the Marine & Aircraft Systems Division in Amityville, New York. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from SUNY Stony Brook and began his career in the aerodynamics group of Grumman Aerospace. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Long Island Forum of Technology (LIFT), co-Chairman of the Board of the Long Island Technology Network (LITNet) and a member of the Academic Advisory Council to SUNY Stony Brook's Mechanical Engineering Department.

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.