At-Sea Flight Test Mission of Aegis BMD is Successful; Initial PowerStream
7000 is Delivered for the Next Phase of Program Development
CHELMSFORD, Mass., May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mercury Computer
Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) announced its continued involvement with Lockheed
Martin in the successful February 2005 firing mission of the Aegis Ballistic
Missile Defense (BMD) system, and the initial delivery of its next-generation
PowerStream(R) 7000 RapidIO(R)-based multicomputer.
An Aegis Destroyer, USS RUSSELL (DDG_59), participated in the February
firing mission. This ship is equipped with the Aegis combat system, including
the AN/SPY-1D radar. For the test, the SPY-1D radar was augmented by the Aegis
BMD signal processor (BSP). Mercury supplied the 6U RACE++(R) Series VME
integrated signal processing system embedded in the BSP. The processing
capability of the Mercury system enabled the SPY-1D radar to achieve real-time
detection, tracking, analysis and discrimination of several challenging
targets in the BSP's first at-sea participation of a BMD at-sea test campaign.
"Mercury's participation in the Aegis program began in 1999 with a RACE
Series(R) system for Lockheed Martin and has continued through two generations
of our industry-leading multicomputing architecture," said Barry Isenstein,
vice president and general manager of Defense Electronics at Mercury. "Our
customers require the next-generation data bandwidth while securing their
technology investments. With the PowerStream 7000, Mercury provides
breakthrough performance density and scalability to address the pent-up demand
for ever-more power-hungry applications in the confined spaces of military
deployment platforms."
Mercury's systems engineering experts are working closely with Lockheed
Martin's development team on the next phase of the Aegis BMD program. The
initial Lockheed Martin order for the PowerStream 7000 is central to the
development of signal processing applications that are planned for deployment
on Navy warships.
The PowerStream 7000 enables extreme processing density with one TeraFLOPS
or more of total processing power within an air-cooled, deployable chassis. It
is optimized for the deployment of high-end image and digital signal
processing applications in the harsh, confined environments of airborne,
oceangoing, or land-mobile platforms. The PowerStream 7000 represents a new
generation of multicomputers that delivers Mercury's renowned systems
engineering and integration expertise in open, RapidIO-based products. For
more information on the PowerStream 7000, visit Mercury's website at
http://www.mc.com/PowerStream7000 .
About Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) is the leading provider of
commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) embedded digital signal and image processing
computer systems. Mercury's products play a critical role in a wide range of
applications, transforming sensor data to information for analysis and
interpretation. In military reconnaissance and surveillance platforms the
Company's systems process real-time radar, sonar, and signals intelligence
data. Mercury's systems are also used in state-of-the-art medical diagnostic
imaging devices including MRI, PET, and digital X-ray, and in semiconductor
imaging applications including photomask generation and wafer inspection.
Mercury provides advanced 3D image processing and visualization software and
optimized systems to diverse end markets including life sciences, geosciences,
and simulation. The Company also provides radio frequency (RF) products for
enhanced communications capabilities in military and commercial applications.
Based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Mercury serves customers in North
America, Europe and Asia through its direct sales force and a network of
subsidiaries and distributors. Visit Mercury on the web at www.mc.com.
Forward Looking Statement
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, as that
term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
including those relating to the PowerStream 7000, as well as Mercury's
participation in the Lockheed Martin Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense weapon
system and the Aegis BMD signal processor. You can identify these statements
by our use of the words "may," "will," "should," "plans," "expects,"
"anticipates," "continue," "estimate," "project," "intend," and similar
expressions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or
anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,
general economic and business conditions, effects of continued geo-political
unrest and regional conflicts, the success and continued funding of the Aegis
program and the timing of such funding, competition, changes in technology,
delays in completing engineering and manufacturing programs, continued success
in technological advances and delivering technological innovations, market
acceptance of the Company's products, shortages in components, production
delays due to performance quality issues with outsourced components, and as a
U.S. Government contractor, the effect of procurement rules and regulations
and the possible imposition of fines and penalties or the termination of the
Company's contracts if the Company were to violate specific laws or
regulations. These risks and uncertainties also include such additional risk
factors as are discussed in the Company's recent filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Quarterly Report on Form 10-
Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. The Company cautions readers not to
place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on
which such statement is made.
PowerStream, RACE++, and RACE Series are registered trademarks of Mercury
Computer Systems, Inc. RapidIO is a registered trademark of the RapidIO Trade
Association. Product and company names mentioned may be trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of their respective holders.
SOURCE Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.
CONTACT: Kathy Donahue,
Public Relations Manager of Mercury Computer
Systems, Inc.,
+1-978-967-1126,
kdonahue@mc.com
