Aeroflex Incorporated's Racal Instruments Wireless Solutions Group Wins $1.8 Million Orders For EGPRS And AMR Conformance Test Systems.

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PLAINVIEW, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2003

Aeroflex Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARXX) today announced that its Racal Instruments Wireless Solutions Group (WSG) received orders from three separate U.S. companies worth $1.8 million. These orders, which are expected to ship in 90 days, provide further evidence of WSG's position as a leading supplier of EGPRS and AMR conformance test systems. The test systems are designed to give WSG's customers further coverage and capability to test and validate AMR and EGPRS chipsets used at the heart of GSM mobile phones.

Peter Connell, business unit director of Racal Instruments Wireless Solutions, believes that WSG's position as a market leader in the development of AMR and EGPRS test systems has been key to winning these orders. Commenting on the orders, he said, "There is uncertainty regarding the platforms and solutions that are currently available from other suppliers. Our approach is one of partnership, whereby we are able to help our customers expedite the testing and validation of their terminals."

WSG has been working on its 2.5G products and technology for more than three years. They are based on test systems delivered to all major mobile manufacturers and are designed to assist them in their developments of GPRS, EGPRS and AMR.

About Aeroflex

Aeroflex Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, designs, develops and manufactures state-of-the-art microelectronic module, integrated circuit, interconnect and testing solutions used in broadband communication applications. The Company's common stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol ARXX and is included in the S&P SmallCap 600 index. Additional information concerning Aeroflex Incorporated can be found on the Company's Web site: www.aeroflex.com.

About Racal Instruments Wireless Solutions Group, a division of Aeroflex

Racal Instruments Wireless Solutions Group designs, manufactures and sells electronic test and measurement equipment and systems to leading high-technology customers throughout the world. It has service centers in the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, India, PRC, Hong Kong, Korea, Finland, Sweden and the Czech Republic, plus a sales and support network in over 80 countries. Racal Instruments Wireless Solutions Group designs and manufactures a range of test and measurement equipment for parametric and protocol testing of mobiles, base stations and networks in design, installation and repair covering UMTS, cdmaOne, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA, GSM, GPRS and EDGE technologies.

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