EDO Corporation CEO James M. Smith To Become Chairman Upon Retirement of Neil Armstrong

Business Wire, Feb 8, 2002

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2002

EDO Corporation (NYSE: EDO) announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Chief Executive Officer James M. Smith to the additional post of Chairman effective May 7, 2002, upon the retirement of current Chairman Neil A. Armstrong. Armstrong has been Chairman of EDO since its merger with AIL in 2000 and served as Chairman of AIL since 1989.

"I am honored to succeed Neil Armstrong as Chairman of EDO," said James M. Smith, 60 years old, who served as AIL's CEO prior to the merger with EDO. "Neil's strong personal involvement was instrumental in the growth of AIL, the success of the EDO/AIL merger, and the continued development of the combined companies. His guidance was crucial as we designed the strategy that is proving to be so successful in sustaining EDO's growth. All of us at the Company feel privileged to have had the opportunity to work with Neil over the years. We wish him the best."

Armstrong said, "I am gratified to have helped build this wonderful company and to leave it in excellent hands. EDO has in place a solid team capable of managing a much larger organization, and we designed a business plan to achieve ambitious growth objectives to take advantage of that fact. Jim and his team have proven that they can make it happen. I am confident that EDO's future remains bright."

About EDO Corporation

EDO Corporation (www.edocorp.com) supplies highly engineered products for governments and industry worldwide, including advanced electronic, electromechanical and information systems and engineered materials critical to the mission success of its customers. The Company's Defense Segment provides integrated front-line war fighting systems, including radar countermeasure systems, aircraft weapons storage and release systems, airborne mine countermeasure systems, integrated combat systems and sonar systems and professional, operational, technical and information technology services. EDO's Space and Communication Segment addresses the needs of the remote sensing, communication, navigation, and electronic warfare industries with ultra-miniature electronics and a broad line of antennas. The Company's Engineered Materials Segment supplies piezoelectric and advanced composites for the communication, navigation, chemical, petrochemical, paper and oil industries, for civilian infrastructure and military applications.

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