Demand Continues For Wescam(TM) Model 20 Camera $2.6 Million Contract.

FLAMBOROUGH, ONTARIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 1998--Wescam Inc.(TSE:WSC.) WESCAM Inc. announced today its latest contract for the WESCAM(TM) Model 20 stabilized camera system, valued at C$2.6 million. The contract includes the purchase of two Model 20 units and supporting equipment and services for an international defence department. The sale has been made to the customers' prime contractor. Delivery is scheduled for the fall of 1998. The order also includes an option to purchase an additional system and equipment valued at C$1.3 million, which, if exercised, would be delivered in the first quarter of fiscal 1999.

The WESCAM(TM) Model 20 was developed specifically for long range surveillance applications. "Since its introduction in the Spring of 1997, customer response towards this product has been extremely positive," said Mark Chamberlain, WESCAM's President and Chief Executive Officer. "This contract is another indicator of the demand by government agencies world wide for the superior features and capabilities of the WESCAM(TM) Model 20. This prime contractor, a long standing customer of WESCAM, competitively selected WESCAM's next generation product for its new requirements."

WESCAM is a world leader in the design and manufacture of stabilized, image capture and microwave transmission systems, used in numerous applications including public safety and surveillance, airborne law enforcement, electronic news gathering, feature films and commercials as well as the television broadcast of news and major sporting events around the globe. WESCAM is traded on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "WSC".

CONTACT: Wescam Inc.

Mark Chamberlain, 905/689-2231

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Wescam Inc.

Caroline Glasbey, 905/689-2231 (ext 310)