QinetiQ North America Announces Additional $22 Million for TALON Robots and Spares from NAVEODTECHDIV

MCLEAN, Va., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- QinetiQ North America's Technology Solutions Group announced today that Foster-Miller, Inc., has received a $22 million order for additional TALON(R) robots and spare parts from the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NAVEODTECHDIV) in Indian Head, MD. This award falls under a $291 million IDIQ (indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity).

NAVEODTECHDIV is the single service manager for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and purchases EOD robots for all branches of the military.

"QinetiQ North America will ship its 2,000th TALON robot this month," said Dr. William Ribich, President of the Technology Solutions Group. "Most of our robots are in Iraq and Afghanistan where they are used to locate and remotely disable roadside bombs. It is an excellent example of government and industry working together to protect the lives of our warfighters."

About QinetiQ North America Technology Solutions Group

QinetiQ North America's Technology Solutions Group includes the businesses of Foster-Miller, Inc. and its subsidiaries Planning Systems Incorporated (PSI), Automatika and Applied Perception plus the research and development activities of Apogen Technologies, Inc. It is a technology and product development business with an international reputation for delivering innovative products and systems that perform under the most demanding conditions.