DEW Engineering and Development Awarded CDN$29.4 Million Contract Award for Canadian M113 Long Term Support Contract

Ottowa, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - DEW Engineering and
Development ULC of Ottawa, Ontario is pleased to announce the award
of a CDN$29.4 Million contract by the Department of National Defence
for the Long Term Engineering and Support Services to the M113 Fleet.

This contract covers a period of four years with two one-year
option periods. The scope of work provides Technical Engineering and
Maintenance Services (TEMS), Integrated Logistics Support (ILS),
Repair and Overhaul (R&O) services and support spares, as well as
Battle Damage Repair, on an as-required-basis for the M113 Family of
Vehicles (FOV).

"This is the corner stone of our strategic plan to work with OEMs
to provide long term support for military fleets in Canada in support
of Canada First Defence Strategy and policy" says DEW President,
Timothy Dear.

BAE Systems Land & Armaments, the M113 vehicle OEM, and DEW have
a teaming agreement that designates DEW as the exclusive
representative to sell M113 FOV products and services for Canada.
Both companies have been working on the M113 Life Extension Program
since 1996 through the Definition Contract (1996 to 2001) and
Production Support Contract (2000-2009). As part of the Production
Contract, a total of 274 vehicles have been upgraded from the M113A2
version to the M113A3 FOV and MTV FOV in nine different variants. A
number of these vehicles are presently deployed in Afghanistan.

"BAE Systems is pleased to help DEW Engineering provide long term
support for Canada's M113s and MTVL fleet, and to help meet Canada's
security requirements, said Joe McCarthy, vice president and general
manager, Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT) Systems for BAE Systems.
"The M113A3 and MTVL are proven systems in a wide variety of threat
environments."

DEW was established in 1978 to provide a vehicle systems
engineering and manufacturing capability for DND and other government
agencies. Today DEW is a growth oriented company employing more than
400 people in Ottawa, Ontario and Miramichi, New-Brunswick. In
addition to providing platform ugrade/re-role services and vehicle or
shelter militarization, DEW is respected globally for providing
innovative armour designs and solutions for vehicle OEMs.

For further information: Guy Carrier, Director Support Programs &
M113LE Program Manager, telephone +1-613-736- 5100 Ext 218 or visit
our website at http://www.dewengineering.com/

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Contact:
CONTACT: For further information: Guy Carrier, Director Support
Programs &M113LE Program Manager, telephone +1-613-736- 5100 Ext 218