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March 18, 2005 – For Immediate Release

Contact: Corey Yanoshak, 410-820-7500

BAI Sponsors Student UAV Competition

EASTON, MD BAI Aerosystems proudly announces its sponsorship of the Third Annual Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Student UAV Competition, being held on June 30 - July 3, 2005, at the Webster Field Annex of Naval Air Station in Patuxent River, MD.

BAI has sponsored the event since its inception, which has seen significant growth over the years. BAI joins the Program Executive Office for Strike Weapons and Unmanned Aviation, Johns Hopkins University - Applied Physics Lab, and other companies, in sponsoring the event.

Students will provide oral briefings on their system on July 1. The competition takes place July 2, with an awards banquet being held in the evening. July 3 is set as the rain-date. Fourteen teams will compete for a grand prize of $5,000. The second-place team will receive $3,500, and the third-place finisher wins $1,500. Schools represented are:

• Polytechnic University of NY
• North Carolina State University
• Virginia Commonwealth University
• Istanbul Technical University
• Cornell University
• Mississippi State University
• The University of Texas at Arlington
• DeVry University – Phoenix
• Parks College, Saint Louis University
• Cal State Polytechnic University, Pomona
• MIT
• University of Kentucky
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
• University of Manitoba, Red River College

Additional information can be found at: www.bowheadsupport.com/paxweb/seafarers/default.htm

BAI Aerosystems, a division of L-3 Communications Corporation, is a 20-year old business located in Easton, MD. The company manufactures small UAV systems, including a range of different aircraft, flight control systems, payloads, and support equipment. BAI products are in use on a daily basis by a growing number of commercial and defense customers, worldwide. For more information about BAI, its products and services, please visit us online at: http://www.bai.aero

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