Remington Elsag Law Enforcement Systems at AUSA Show Demonstrating Base Protection System.

Remington-Elsag Law Enforcement Systems (RELES) is Introducing Its Automatic License Plate Reader Solution (ALPR) at the Association of the U.S. Army Show in Washington D.C., 9-11 October

MADISON, N.C. -- The Remington-Elsag ALPR is an important tool for force and site protection. ALPR enhances the protection of U.S. assets in CONUS and around the world. Examples include protection of military bases and installations, government buildings, embassies, critical infrastructure sites, and other sensitive locations.

ALPR works by reading license plates of rapidly moving vehicles as well as parked vehicles and comparing the plates to a database containing vehicle information and warnings. In the U.S. alone, in less than a year, the system has identified over 2,000 stolen vehicles which resulted in several hundred criminal arrests.

The system is in use for both normal law enforcement, counter-terrorism, highway and border control, site security and in counter-drug operations. The ALPR has the ability to read virtually any alpha-numeric license plate or other identifier in most languages. Over 4,000 ALPR systems are operating in the U.S. and around the world.

A demonstration vehicle equipped with the ALPR will be at the AUSA show. Military, defense and Homeland Security officials can register at the Finmeccanica booth #1661 for test rides.

ABOUT REMINGTON-ELSAG LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS (RELES)

Headquartered in Madison, North Carolina, RELES is a joint venture of the Remington Arms Company and Elsag of Genoa, Italy, a Finmeccanica company.

Remington Arms Company

Remington Arms Company, Inc., headquartered in Madison, N.C., designs, produces and sells products for law enforcement, the U.S. military and for the hunting and shooting sports markets.

Founded in 1816 in upstate New York, the Company is one of the nation's oldest continuously operating manufacturers. Remington is the only U.S. manufacturer of both firearms and ammunition products and one of the largest domestic producers of shotguns and rifles. The Company had revenues in 2003 of approximately $360 million and distributes its products throughout the U.S. and in over 60 foreign countries.

Elsag

Elsag is Finmeccanica group's strategic Information Technology unit, helping companies meet and overcome the challenges of evolving technology. With 3,000 employees, Elsag developed the ALPR system and supports the system globally. In addition, Elsag offers a wide range of security solutions such as airport security solutions and access control systems.

Finmeccanica

With over 60,000 employees, Finmeccanica is Italy's leading high-tech company, operating in the design and manufacture of helicopters, aerostructures, satellites, space infrastructure, missiles and defense electronics. It plays a leading role in the European aerospace and defense industry, and participates in some of the biggest international programs in the sector through well-established alliances with European and American partners. Finmeccanica boasts significant manufacturing assets and skills in the transport, energy and IT sectors. The group is listed on the Milan stock exchange, and operates in Italy and abroad through 16 companies and 6 joint ventures.