Aydin Selected by General Dynamics for CDS Displays

Posted on 10th Aug 2009 @ 9:32 AM

Aydin Selected by General Dynamics for CDS Displays
Tuesday January 20, 2:10 pm ET

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Video Display Corporation (NASDAQ:VIDE announces that its Aydin  Displays Inc. subsidiary has been awarded a multiple-year contract by  General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Fairfax, Va., to supply  the U.S. Navy with 24-inch rugged flat panel monitors for the Common  Displays System (CDS) Program.

The contract will provide Aydin displays for the Navy’s CDS consoles in  support of the DDG and Aegis Modernization. CDS is a family of displays  that will be implemented across platform systems on Navy surface ships,  submarines, and aircraft. CDS is designed to meet open architecture and  open business model requirements with minimized lifecycle costs that  will ensure its interoperability and the ability to handle frequent  updates of the latest technology. The CDS product family consists of a  series of display configurations based on standardized interchangeable  components. The CDS displays also provide a robust capability to meet  the Navy’s current and future needs for open systems, security features  and cost effectiveness. CDS systems have an intended service life of 30  years.

For this part of the CDS program, Aydin will provide General Dynamics  with a 24-inch 4424 Rugged Flat Panel Display, specifically designed to  meet the stringent shock, vibration, EMI, and temperature requirements  of the U.S. Navy while providing superior visual performance under all  conditions. The design and qualification of the displays is scheduled to  be completed in early 2009, with production orders commencing shortly  thereafter.

Art Mengel, president of Aydin Displays Inc., stated, “This multiple  year multi-million dollar award reinforces the company’s position as a  key supplier of rugged shipboard displays for the U.S. Military. Aydin  is pleased that General Dynamics used open architecture combined with an  open business model approach. This approach provided us the opportunity  to showcase our capabilities and win a key role on the CDS program. We  look forward to continuing our support of United States Military  Programs like CDS.”

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of  Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In addition, from  time to time, Video Display Corporation or its representatives have made  or may make forward-looking statements, orally or in writing. Such  forward-looking statements may be included in, but are not limited to,  various filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange  Commission, press releases or oral statements made with the approval of  an authorized executive officer of the Company. Actual results could  differ materially from those projected or suggested in any  forward-looking statements as a result of a wide variety of factors and  conditions, including items discussed in the Company's Form 10-K for the  year ended February 28, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to publicly update  forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,  future events or otherwise.


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