Ball Aerospace Continues Development of VHF Cosite Mitigation Equipment to Improve Tactical Communications Performance
May 12 2005 - 1:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
Ball Aerospace Continues Development of VHF Cosite Mitigation
Equipment to Improve Tactical Communications Performance BOULDER,
Colo., May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ball Aerospace &
Technologies Corp. recently conducted a successful test of its VHF
Cosite Unit (VCU) onboard a Stryker combat vehicle mockup at the
U.S. Army's Electronic Proving Ground (EPG), Ft. Huachuca, Arizona.
The March test continues Ball Aerospace's state-of-the-art
development of the VCU, which is designed to enable simultaneous
use of four Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System
(SINCGARS) radios. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050512/LATH070 ) Ball
Aerospace designed the rugged, yet lightweight 36-lb. VCU to
provide cosite mitigation for the U.S. Marine Corps' future
Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV). It has broad applicability to
a wide range of tactical military vehicles to substantially improve
communications performance across the entire SINCGARS band. The
Ball Aerospace VCU is currently configured for installation onboard
highly mobile ground-based and littoral maritime platforms. The VCU
"helps ensure reliable communications for highly mobile forces in
an increasingly complex and interconnected battlespace," says Mike
Cerneck, vice president and general manager of defense operations
for Ball Aerospace. Ball Aerospace is an internationally recognized
leader in the development and manufacture of advanced antennas and
Radio Frequency (RF) communication subsystems for a wide variety of
applications -- from systems mounted on land- based and maritime
platforms, to airborne and space-based applications. Ball
Corporation (NYSE:BLL) is a supplier of metal and plastic packaging
products, primarily for the beverage and food industries. The
company also owns Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., which
develops sensors, spacecraft, systems and components for government
and commercial markets. Ball Corporation employs more than 13,200
people and reported 2004 sales of $5.4 billion. Forward-Looking
Statements The information in this news release contains
"forward-looking" statements and other statements concerning future
events and financial performance. Words such as "expects,"
"anticipates," "estimates," and variations of same and similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
which could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied. The company undertakes no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward- looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Key
risks and uncertainties are summarized in the company's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, especially in Exhibit
99.2 in the most recent Form 10-K. These filings are available at
our Web site and at http://www.sec.gov/. Factors that might affect
our packaging segments include fluctuation in consumer and customer
demand; availability and cost of raw materials, particularly the
recent significant increases in resin, steel, aluminum and energy
costs, and the ability to pass such increases on to customers;
competitive packaging availability, pricing and substitution;
changes in climate and weather; fruit, vegetable and fishing
yields; industry productive capacity and competitive activity; lack
of productivity improvement or production cost reductions; the
German mandatory deposit or other restrictive packaging laws;
changes in major customer or supplier contracts or loss of a major
customer or supplier; international business risks, including
foreign exchange rates, tax rates and activities of foreign
subsidiaries; and the effect of LIFO accounting on earnings.
Factors that might affect aerospace segment include: funding,
authorization and availability of government contracts and the
nature and continuation of those contracts; and technical
uncertainty associated with segment contracts. Factors that could
affect the company as a whole include those listed plus:
acquisitions, joint ventures or divestitures; regulatory action or
laws including environmental and workplace safety; governmental
investigations; goodwill impairment; antitrust and other
litigation; strikes; boycotts; increases in employee benefits and
labor costs; rates of return projected and earned on assets of the
company's defined benefit retirement plans; reduced cash flow;
interest rates affecting our debt; and changes to unaudited results
due to statutory audits or management's evaluation of the company's
internal control over financial reporting.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050512/LATH070 DATASOURCE:
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. CONTACT: Dave Beachley of
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., +1-303-533-5089, Web site:
http://www.ballaerospace.com/
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