Orbit International Corp. Receives New Contract Awards Valued at Approximately $530,000.Company Expects Additional Options as FMS FMS - Flexible Manufacturing System (factory automation). Program Opportunities Expand Company Also Reports 11.6% Increase in 2006 Year-End Backlog from Prior Year HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. -- Orbit International Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ORBT), an electronics manufacturer and supplier, today announced that its Electronics Group has received fixed contract awards from a leading defense prime contractor valued at approximately $530,000 to procure Cockpit Mission console equipment in support of the P-3 Maritime Patrol Maritime patrol is the task of monitoring areas of water. Generally conducted by military and law enforcement agencies, maritime patrol is usually aimed at identifying human activities. Aircraft program for Foreign Military Sales That portion of United States security assistance authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, as amended. This assistance differs from the Military Assistance Program and the International Military Education and Training Program (FMS) requirements. Deliveries under these contracts are expected to commence in the first quarter of 2007 and continue through the second quarter of 2007. In addition, the Company also announced that its year end backlog at December 31, 2006 was approximately $14.7 million compared to approximately $13.1 million from December 31, 2005, an increase of 11.6%. Orbit's involvement in this program commenced in March 2006 when its customer received a contract from the Swedish Coast Guard The Swedish Coast Guard (Swedish: Kustbevakningen) is a Swedish civilian government agency tasked with:
This latest contract was received after Orbit's customer completed final negotiations with the Korean Air Force Korean air force may refer too:
Dennis Sunshine, President and Chief Executive Officer commented, "The P-3 program has generated a significant revenue stream for our Electronics Group in support of U.S. Air Force and Foreign Military Upgrade programs which should continue as foreign military customers elect to upgrade their P-3 surveillance aircraft with latest state-of-the-art hardware." Sunshine continued, "Given the flexibility of our Electronics Group, including our Tulip Development Laboratory, Inc. subsidiary, we have the resources to fulfill our customers' critical design requirements, support multiple programs that have time-sensitive delivery expectations, and also provide new hardware for significant quantities for new and retrofit ret·ro·fit v. ret·ro·fit·ted or ret·ro·fit, ret·ro·fit·ting, ret·ro·fits v.tr. 1. To provide (a jet, automobile, computer, or factory, for example) with parts, devices, or equipment not in program opportunities from our Hauppauge NY and Quakertown, PA facilities." Sunshine concluded, "Our Company had strong bookings in the fourth quarter of 2006 as some orders, previously affected by program funding delays, were received. These bookings had a very positive effect on our year end backlog and we enter 2007 well positioned for strong operating results." Orbit International Corp. is involved in the manufacture of customized electronic components and subsystems for military and nonmilitary government applications through its production facilities in Hauppauge, New York Hauppauge (pronounced /hɔpɔg/) is a hamlet in the Town of Islip and the Town of Smithtown in Suffolk County, New York, United States. and Quakertown, Pennsylvania Quakertown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The borough is 16 miles (26 km) south of Bethlehem and 29 miles north of Philadelphia, making Quakertown a border town of both the Delaware Valley and Lehigh Valley metropolitan areas. . Its Behlman Electronics, Inc. subsidiary manufactures and sells high quality commercial power units, AC power sources, frequency converters, uninterruptible power supplies See UPS. (hardware) Uninterruptible Power Supply - (UPS) A battery powered power supply unit that is guaranteed to provide power to a computer in the event of interruptions in the incoming mains electrical power. and associated analytical equipment. The Behlman military division designs, manufactures and sells power units and electronic products for measurement and display. For a more detailed discussion of the risks inherent in the Company's business, the reader is referred to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and its registration statement on Form S-3 containing a final prospectus Final Prospectus A legal document stating the price of a newly issued security, the delivery date, and other facts that are important for investors. Notes: The final prospectus must be given to every investor who purchases a new issue of registered securities. dated January 11, 2006. This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. , within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding delivery dates under new contract awards, the P-3 program continuing to generate a significant revenue stream for the Company and the Company entering 2007 well positioned for strong operating results. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual future results of the Company to be materially different from such forward looking statements. Factors that might result in such differences include, without limitation, current economic conditions and military conflicts, variable market conditions, changing needs of the defense sector and the Company's customers. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in the Company's reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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