EDO Corp. awarded a $1.3 million follow-on contract by Royal Norwegian Air Force Material Command.

COLLEGE POINT, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 1997--

-- EDO to produce Maritime Headquarters (MHQ) system for NATO 

Ship-Shore-Ship Buffer (SSSB) Program --

EDO Corporation (NYSE:EDO) announced today that it has received a contract valued at approximately $1.3 million from the Royal Norwegian Air Force Material Command to produce the Maritime Headquarters (MHQ) System for the NATO Ship Shore Ship Buffer (SSSB) Program.

The MHQ System will use EDO's Data Handling and Display System (DHDS) as the main command and control system. The MHQ System will be located in a national Command Center and will greatly improve information management capabilities. EDO's Data Handling and Display System is designed using state-of-the-art software systems, commercial workstations and communications systems. The MHQ System will be manufactured by EDO's Combat Systems business unit, based in Chesapeake, Virginia. Deliveries are scheduled in 1998.

Frank A. Fariello, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of EDO Corporation, stated: "This contract demonstrates our focus and determination to pursue opportunities in the NATO and other international command and control markets. The flexible design of EDO's DHDS product meets customer requirements in many command center C3 applications. We will continue to apply the full breadth of our advanced technology in this new and exciting market."

EDO is principally a supplier of proprietary advanced electro-optical, electronic, mechanical, acoustic and composite products to major prime defense contractors and commercial original equipment manufacturers. EDO also serves the domestic and international defense markets as a prime contractor of military systems. -0-

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