AAI completes $10 million purchase

announced yesterday that its wholly-owned subsidiary

completed the acquisition of

(ESL), an electronic warfare (EW) systems company based in the

. The purchase price was approximately $10 million in cash.

Headquartered in Hamble, England, ESL designs and produces electro-optic (EO) test and simulation products for use on flight lines and in aircraft maintenance facilities.

The simulators are used to assess the operational readiness of missile warning and countermeasures self-protection systems used on military aircraft. ESL's EO simulators are also used at military test, evaluation, and training ranges to evaluate the effectiveness of new self-protection systems and to train pilots for combat readiness.

In addition, ESL, which is expected to generate approximately $7 million in sales during the remainder of 2005, specialises in EW related research, study, and in-service support activity for

government agencies and prime contractors both in the

and in the

.