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CALIAN'S SYSTEMS ENGINEERING DIVISION SIGNS MANUFACTURING CONTRACT
Kanata, Ontario November 5, 2003: Calian (TSX: CTY): is pleased to announce that its Systems Engineering Division (SED) has received a purchase order valued at over $25 million from Systems & Electronics Inc. (SEI), of St. Louis, Missouri.
This latest order is in addition to the $6.3 million contract with SEI announced by Calian in September of this year.
The contract is for the delivery of various systems and components used by SEI to manufacture a Manportable Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar ( MSTAR ) system used in surveillance and security applications. Work at SED has already commenced under a $10 million Limit of Liability from SEI while formal contract details are finalized. Activity is expected to peak during Calian's second and third quarters with the project reaching completion during the Company's fourth quarter, which ends September 30, 2004.
"We are delighted to be working with SEI on this challenging business opportunity," stated Ray Basler, President and COO of Calian Technology. Basler said that, while SED has supplied MSTAR components to SEI for more than five years, this particular order is unusual because of the large quantities to be delivered over a short period of time, which is driven by an immediate requirement in the defence market.
MSTAR is a low power ground surveillance radar that provides wide area coverage in all weather conditions, night or day, to a maximum range of 25 miles. The system locates moving targets and uniquely classifies them as personnel, tracked or wheeled vehicles. According to SEI, MSTAR is ideally suited for a deployable perimeter security application or as part of an integrated security system for force protection, border surveillance and asset protection. MSTAR can also meet various Homeland Security missions where intrusion detection, border surveillance and perimeter security are needed to protect power generation facilities, airports, testing ranges, dams and other critical infrastructure assets. The system has performed admirably in service with U.S. and Allied Forces in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Balkans and other locations. SEI has supplied MSTAR systems to the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Army National Guard, Canada's Department of National Defence, and other military customers including Poland and Australia. Today, more than 500 MSTARs are in service throughout the world.
About Calian:
Calian Technology Ltd. (TSX:CTY) provides technology services to industry and government in Canada and around the world. Calian provides customers with ready access to an exceptional team of over 2,200 engineers, telecommunications and technology professionals, and other highly qualified staff. The Business and Technology Services Division augments customer workforces with flexible short and long-term placements, recruitment and outsourcing of engineering and other skilled professionals. The Systems Engineering Division plans, designs and implements solutions for many of the world's space agencies and leading communications satellite manufacturers and operators, as well as providing contract manufacturing services for customers in North America.
For further information, please contact:
Larry O'Brien
Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (613) 599-8600 ext. 271
Jacqueline Gauthier
Chief Financial Officer
Telephone: (613) 599-8600 ext. 277
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