United Defense Shipyard Wins $5.5 Million Navy Contract.SAN DIEGO -- United Defense Industries, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :UDI (1) (Unified Display Interface) A digital interface from the United Display Interface SIG that is designed to replace the analog VGA interface common on CRTs and flat panel monitors. UDI is expected to provide backward compatibility with DVI and HDMI interfaces. ) announced a $5.5 million firm fixed-price contract for the dry docking phased maintenance availability (DPMA (1) (Dynamic Power Management Architecture) Power management features built into Intel chipsets. By monitoring system activity and turning itself off when not required, DPMA chipsets use up to 75% less power than previous chipsets. ) of the USS USS abbr. 1. United States Senate 2. United States ship USS abbr (= United States Ship) → Namensteil von Schiffen der Kriegsmarine HURRICANE (PC 3) and USS SQUALL (PC 7), patrol coastal ships home ported in San Diego. The award by Southwest Regional Maintenance Center to UDI's Southwest Marine shipyard is scheduled to begin on April 13 and complete in August of 2005. The work package includes installation of the combat craft retrieval system, underwater hull and superstructure preservation, underwater machinery and structural repairs, girder girder In building construction, a large main supporting beam, commonly of steel or reinforced concrete, that carries a heavy transverse (crosswise) load. In a floor system, beams and joists transfer their loads to the girders, which in turn frame into the columns. modification and ship service diesel generator maintenance. The primary mission of patrol coastal ships is interdiction INTERDICTION, civil law. A legal restraint upon a person incapable of managing his estate, because of mental incapacity, from signing any deed or doing any act to his own prejudice, without the consent of his curator or interdictor. 2. , surveillance and coastal patrol. These Cyclone-class ships provide a fast, reliable means of responding to shallow-water requirements, and thus have a homeland security role to protect America's coastline, ports and waterways from terrorist attacks. About United Defense United Defense designs, develops and produces combat vehicles, artillery, naval guns, missile launchers and precision munitions mu·ni·tion n. War materiel, especially weapons and ammunition. Often used in the plural. tr.v. mu·ni·tioned, mu·ni·tion·ing, mu·ni·tions To supply with munitions. used by the U.S. Department of Defense and allies worldwide, and provides non-nuclear ship repair, modernization and conversion to the U.S. Navy and other U.S. Government agencies. To learn more about United Defense, visit http://www.uniteddefense.com. Forward-Looking Statements Information in this release may involve guidance, expectations, beliefs, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future. These forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. All forward looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to United Defense Industries, Inc., as of the date of the release, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward looking statements. The statements in this release are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations. Numerous factors could cause or contribute to such differences. Please refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2004, and in our other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a further discussion of the factors and risks associated with our business. |
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