LaBarge Awarded $1.7 Million Contract from Northrop Grumman to Produce Electronic Assemblies for Radar Jammer System.

ST. LOUIS -- LaBarge, Inc. (AMEX:LB) has received a $1.7 million contract from Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Defensive Systems Division to produce circuit card assemblies for the AN/ALQ-135 radar jammer system. The Company expects to receive follow-on orders on the program.

The AN/ALQ-135 is an internally mounted radar countermeasures system designed for the F-15K fighter aircraft. It automatically can detect and jam enemy radar signals such as radar used by short-range surface-to-air missiles, antiaircraft artillery and airborne threats. The jammer is part of the F-15 aircraft's tactical electronic warfare system, which includes a radar, radar jammer, warning receiver and chaff/flare dispenser that work together to detect, identify and counter threats posed by an enemy. For example, if the warning receiver detects a threat before the radar jammer, the warning receiver will inform the jammer of the threat.

Production on this contract is expected to begin early this summer at LaBarge's Tulsa, Okla., facility and is expected to continue through fall 2006.

LaBarge, Inc. is a broad-based provider of electronics to technology-driven companies in diverse markets. The Company provides its customers with sophisticated electronic products through contract design and manufacturing services. Headquartered in St. Louis, LaBarge has operations in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas. The Company's Web site may be accessed at http://www.labarge.com.

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