Cumberland County Selects EADS Secure Networks for P25 Public Safety Radio System.

Mission Critical Radio System Will Facilitate Eastern Central Tennessee Regional Radio Interoperability

FRISCO, Texas -- EADS Secure Networks North America (EADS) today confirmed that Cumberland County, TN has selected EADS to deliver a new Project 25 (P25) IP-Based, Digital, Trunked radio system for its public safety officers.

The Cumberland County Finance Committee announced the award following the recommendation of the County's Technical Evaluation Committee and the County's Emergency Services Committee both who unanimous selected EADS' proposal. The new EADS P25 digital trunked system will replace the County's aging conventional, analog system and is designed to support Cumberland County's Sheriff, Fire, Rescue, Communications District, Medical Services and Emergency Management Agency.

"The unique terrain in Cumberland County represents a challenge for radio coverage and after reviewing all bids, it was clear that EADS proposed a comprehensive solution to meet the critical coverage requirements of our Public Safety officers and citizens," said Brock Hill, Cumberland County, Tennessee Mayor. "We believe that the EADS proposal represents the best value to Cumberland County and will result in a public safety communications system with the reliability and expandability to improve local, regional, and statewide Public Safety radio interoperability."

The EADS P25, IP-based, digital, trunked system blends a distributed architecture with redundancy of key components to create a highly reliable, Public Safety grade communications platform. The new Cumberland County system will provide network-level flexibility and interoperability with legacy systems to assure that neighboring cities and counties will be able to communications with Cumberland County as needed.

"EADS is pleased that Cumberland County has selected our solution as their next-generation, communications and interoperability platform," said David Cerqua, General Manager, EADS Secure Networks North America. "As the second largest provider of public safety radio networks in the world, we look forward to delivering Cumberland County a scalable, dependable, and flexible solution that will become a nationwide showcase for the performance and reliability of P25 open standards radio systems."

In addition to awarding the P25 Radio System to EADS, Cumberland County has agreed to participate in EADS' Technology Development Program, whereby the County will share best practices from its selection and implementation of the P25 Standard with the Public Safety and P25 communities nationally, providing insights to evolve and extend the functionality, performance, and adoption of P25 as the North American Public Safety Standard.

About EADS Secure Networks:

EADS Secure Networks belongs to the Defence and Communications Systems (DCS) Business Unit, the EADS "Systems House" which is an integrated part of the EADS Defence & Security Systems Division (DS). DS is a system solutions provider. It combines military air systems, missile systems, communications and intelligence systems, global security solutions as well as sensor and avionics systems into a single effective network. With 2005 revenues of [euro] 5.6 billion, the Division employs 23,000. EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2005, EADS generated revenues of [euro] 34.2 billion and employed a workforce of about 113,000.

EADS Secure Networks North America operations are headquartered in Frisco, TX, where markets and sells open standards IP-based P25 communications systems.

For further information about EADS Secure Networks, visit www.eads-ps.com.

About EADS North America (www.eadsnorthamerica.com)

EADS North America is the North American operations of EADS, the second largest aerospace and defense company in the world. As a leader in all sectors of defense and homeland security, EADS North America and its parent company, EADS, contribute over $8.5 billion to the U.S. economy annually and support more than 174,000 American jobs through its network of suppliers and services. With 11 operating companies located in 32 cities and 17 states, EADS North America offers a broad array of advanced solutions to its customers in the commercial, homeland security, aerospace and defense markets.

For further information about EADS North America, visit www.eadsnorthamerica.com.