Arcachon, France - Capewell’s Affordable Guided Airdrop System (AGAS) demonstrated outstanding results during its drop demonstration at the second NATO Precision Airdrop Capability Demonstration (PACD). This event showcases technologies and capabilities for precision airdrop in special operations scenarios.

Two AGAS Container Delivery Systems, each with 2,000 pound loads were dropped by a Belgium C-130 from 10,000 feet using a three kilometer horizontal standoff. The loads received their detailed flight path from the solution provided by another Capewell product, the Joint Precision Air Drop System – Mission Planner (JPADS-MP). JPADS* used the latest weather data from the release of dropsondes prior to the release of the AGAS loads.

Both loads received GPS lock and steered towards the desired impact point, making adjustments as required throughout the flight to maintain the objective of reaching the target . Both loads landed safely eight yards apart, at a distance of 35 yards and 27 yards from the desired impact point. The AGAS systems were the most accurate of all the systems demonstrated and proved to the attendees that a round parachute can be steered as well or even better than a parafoil system.

The NATO PACD is organized by the French MoD to improve interoperability between NATO nations and participating aerial delivery industry. This year, aircraft were provided by the USAF (C-130), Belgian AF (C-130), German AF (C-160) and French AF (C-160). Nations that attended included, US, UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Spain, Czech Republic, Poland, Italy, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. Industry was represented by attendees from US and across Europe.

*Capewell is the exclusive international distributor for JPADS manufactured by Qinetiq NA Technology Solutions Group.

Capewell is a world leader in the design and delivery of Life Support and Aerial Delivery solutions for commercial and military aviation. The company was founded in 1881 and has been a supplier to military customers for over 125 years. Today, Capewell is a recognized designer and manufacturer of specialized cargo handling equipment, parachute safety equipment, and precision aerial delivery systems to the U.S. military and to customers around the world.

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For more information on AGAS and JPADS-MP, please contact: Capewell Components Company 105 Nutmeg Road South, South Windsor, CT 06074 USA • 860.610.0700 or Sales@Capewell.com.

Berlin, Germany - The new pallet and net system offers significant advantages to air cargo managers.

Today at the ILA 2008 Berlin Air Show, Capewell Components Company, will introduce its new Advanced Logistics Cargo System. The cargo system features a redesigned 463L Advanced Logistics Pallet and a lightweight Advanced Cargo Net Assembly. Together the pallet and net system offers advantages in weight, performance and life cycle costs. Users of the new system will benefit by improved fuel use, greater range, higher altitude flights and more payload.

Capewell's redesigned 463L Advanced Logistics Pallet features a light-weight polypropylene honeycomb core construction that will reduce the weight and will substantially improve the life cycle costs when compared to conventional balsa wood constructed pallets. When water intrudes a conventional air cargo pallet assembly the pallets often warp or crack and must be replaced. Because of its advanced polypropylene core construction, Capewell’s product does not warp and damage can be repaired locally at significantly lower cost. The Capewell Advanced Logistics Pallet has been designed to meet all of the requirements of conventional air cargo pallets.

The second element of the Capewell Advanced Logistics Cargo System is an Advanced Cargo Net Assembly constructed from Dyneema®, a light weight, super strong polyethylene fiber. The improved cargo net reduces weight by nearly 50% while allowing up to 38% more cargo. These improvements could mean weight savings of 2,000 pounds or an additional 176m3 of cargo and on each C-5 mission. Additional benefits of the new Capewell Advanced Cargo Net Assembly include low water absorbency, improved camouflage, and resistance to abrasion. Capewell’s patented “Sacrifice Sling” design also increases the working life of the net assembly by allowing users to replace damaged hooks in a matter of seconds.

Capewell is a world leader in the design and delivery of Life Support and Aerial Delivery solutions for commercial and military aviation. The company was founded in 1881 and has been a supplier to military customers for over 125 years. Today, Capewell is a recognized designer and manufacturer of specialized cargo handling equipment, parachute safety equipment, and precision aerial delivery systems to the U.S. military and to customers around the world.

The Advanced Cargo Net Assembly was developed in conjunction with Hoffmann Air Cargo Equipment of Germany and DSM Dyneema of the Netherlands.

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For more information, please contact:

Capewell Components Company 105 Nutmeg Road South South Windsor, CT 06074 USA Sales@Capewell.com 860-610-0700 www.capewell.com

South Windsor, CT - Capewell Components Company, LLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael K. Voisine as President of the Capewell Division, located in South Windsor, CT. Most recently, Mr. Voisine ran International Defense Development, a strategic planning consulting business and previously has held a variety of senior management roles of increasing responsibility at Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company and Hamilton Sundstrand. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth (BSEE) and Western New England College (MBA).

“Mr. Voisine’s aerospace engineering, strategic planning and new product development background is vital to Capewell’s continued growth and success,” said Ken MacCormac, President of Capewell Components Co. LLC. “We look forward to having Mike lead us in expanding Capewell’s position as the world’s leader of life support and aerial delivery systems.”

Capewell is a manufacturer of life support and aerial delivery equipment for aerospace and defense customers worldwide. The company has been located in the greater Hartford region since 1881 and now operates divisions in South Windsor and Cromwell, CT.

South Windsor, CT - South Windsor, CT. December 19, 2007: Capewell announced today, they received a $1.6M award from the Royal Australian Air Force for its Joint Precision Air Drop System, JPADS. Australia is the second country outside the United States to acquire this advanced technology Mission Planning (JPADS-MP) system. Capewell is partnered with Planning Systems Incorporated (PSI), who designed and manufactures the system, while Capewell markets JPADS-MP to international customers using its extensive marketing network. The USAF has been using the system in Afghanistan and Iraq since August 2006, dropping an estimated 500,000 pounds of cargo per month, delivering supplies right to soldiers in the field. This system is responsible for saving lives by accurately dropping cargo from high altitudes, eliminating supply convoys and allowing aircrew to fly above ground threats. An estimated 500+ convoys have been kept off the roads by using JPADS-MP. The Joint Precision Air Drop System is used for high altitude precision airdrop ensuring safe re-supply of needed cargo to the warfighter. It provides the means to accurately drop cargo from altitudes as high as 25,000 feet. This cutting edge Mission Planner uses four dimensional assimilation of high resolution weather forecast fields, combined with one kilometer topography plus real time environmental sampling applied to ballistic and guided load models to produce accurate Computed Air Release Point (CARP) coordinates. It is the most sophisticated and accurate system available worldwide.

- The British Air Force is the first in the world, outside the US, to acquire the advanced technology Mission Planning system, JPADS-MP, used for high altitude precision airdrop. Capewell provided the system and training during June 2007. This system, designed and manufactured by Planning Systems Incorporated (PSI), provides the means to accurately airdrop cargo from altitudes as high as 25,000 feet. This cutting edge Mission Planner uses four dimensional assimilation of high resolution weather forecast fields, combined with one kilometer topography plus real time environmental sampling applied to ballistic and guided load models to produce accurate Computed Air Release Point (CARP) coordinates. It is the most sophisticated and accurate system available.

Whether the mission calls for airborne delivery of humanitarian relief or tactical resupply to the Warfighter, the United Kingdom is ready.

- Reston, VA/South Windsor, CT May 1, 2007 – Planning Systems Incorporated (PSI), a leading technology development company, and Capewell Components Company LLC (Capewell), a leading manufacturer of life support and aerial delivery products, have agreed to final terms on a sales agreement worth up to $ 5.5 million for Capewell to market PSI’s Precision Air Drop System (PADS) to overseas non-US users. Developed for the Army and Air Force to improve the accuracy of parachute and guided payloads delivered from high altitudes, PADS is a result of lessons learned during the recent conflicts in Bosnia and Afghanistan.

“Because airborne delivery operations for humanitarian relief and tactical resupply are fundamental tactics in the 21st century military arsenal, we’re pleased to announce that PADS has been successfully tested by the Army and US Air Force and is now being delivered to the Air Force Air Mobility Command,” said Alan Friedman, president & CEO of PSI. “Our agreement with Capewell is another example of how PSI’s technologies are bringing mission critical capabilities to operators.”

“PADS is saving lives by facilitating precision high altitude delivery of cargo and avoiding the use of the vulnerable ground convoys.” said Bill Ehler, Capewell’s Business Manager for Precision Aerial Delivery.

US Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona - In a remote desert location at the Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona, The Affordable Guided Airdrop System, AGAS, "threaded the needle" again; this time from 10,000 feet. The eight AGAS 2000 units achieved a CEP of 50 meters against the Army's requirement of 100m. The international crowd, from 17 countries observed 15 different cargo parachute systems drop from an array of civilian and military cargo aircraft from Germany, Belgium and the United States. Designed to deliver payloads weighing up to 2,200 pounds using standard G-12 Army cargo parachutes and containers, AGAS again had the distinction of being the most accurate, most reliable and least expensive system on display. The key to the consistent accuracy of AGAS is the utilization/incorporation of current wind data into the Airdrop equations. The US Air Force has adopted the Joint Precision Airdrop System Mission Planner, JPADS-MP, as their mission planning tool for high altitude airdrops. This Panasonic CF-29 Tough Book mission planning computer with its ruggedized "high altitude" hard drive is distributed internationally by Capewell. To view the full Press Release click on the link below.

- Capewell Components Company, LLC of South Windsor, CT and Vertigo, Inc. of Lake Elsinore, CA, announced the first purchase of AGAS (Affordable Guided Airdrop System) by the United States Transportation Command (TRANSCOM). These five AGAS units were purchased to complete integration testing with the Air Mobility Command’s (AMC) Precision Aerial Delivery mission planning System (PADS) manufactured by Planning Systems, Inc of Reston, VA. Representatives of the Natick Soldiers Center in Natick, MA and the US Army 82nd Airborne Division expect the AGAS and PADS systems to be employed operationally overseas by the summer of 2005. AGAS is designed to deliver military payloads weighing up to 2,200 lbs. using standard army cargo parachutes and containers, it has proven to be the most accurate, reliable and cost effective system available today and in the future.

- Capewell is extremely pleased to announce that we have been awarded a contract to supply 22 ship sets of our enhanced design aerial delivery Container Delivery System (CDS), Buffer Stop Assemblies (BSA) and Center Vertical Restraint Systems (CVRS) for the UK MoD’s RAF C-130J aircraft. This is the culmination of an extensive and exhaustive evaluation and trial program conducted by the UK MoD. The BSA & CVRS successfully met all of the MoD’s stringent operational requirements. Capewell has also received an order for 2 ship sets of the BSA and CVRS from the Swedish Air Force.

- Capewell is extremely pleased to announce that we have been awarded our first contract to supply 21 of our enhanced design aerial delivery container delivery system (CDS) Towplates to AAR as part of their cargo handling system for the Alenia/LMCO C-27J aircraft. The C-27J has been sold to both the Italian and Greek Air Forces and is in the competition for the US Army and National Guard requirement for up to 150 aircraft.

South Windsor, CT - Capewell Components, Inc. of South Windsor, Connecticut, has licensed from the U.S. Army, a lightweight, retractable grappling hook for scaling walls and buildings, and boarding boats. The device, which Capewell plans to bring to market early in 2005, offers a material edge to first-responders and special operations soldiers. It folds up into a compact, portable cube weighing less than 1.5 pounds, when deployed can support 1,608 pounds, or six 268-pound men. Also, it doesn’t get hung up accidentally while being carried, it can be thrown farther, which offers greater mobility in scaling obstacles, and it affords greater distance in clearing hazards.

Most grappling hooks are large, heavy, bulky, and risky to use because the breaking strength of the metal is largely unknown. To improve the safety of this useful equipment, engineers at the Natick Soldier Systems Center in Massachusetts developed super new lightweight, high-strength materials that cut the weight and bulk by 50 percent over the standard grappling hook. Capewell has licensed this technology and will mass-produce a high-quality retractable grappling hook for diverse markets.

Kingman AZ - Capewell Components Company, LLC of South Windsor, Connecticut and Vertigo, Inc. of Lake Elsinore, California completed a highly successful final test of their jointly developed precision guided parachute system – the Affordable Guided Airdrop System, “AGAS”. The test was conducted during the last week of July on a remote drop zone in northern Arizona.

During this test 11 AGAS units were dropped over a three day period from 13,000 feet MSL with an average distance from the drop zone target of an incredible 48 meters (m). AGAS also achieved a Circular Error Probable (CEP) of 34m. The US Army uses CEP as a measure of accuracy, and requires a CEP of 100m or less to qualify precision guided systems. AGAS also displayed its ability to fly to multiple drop zones when 3 AGAS units were dropped in 1 airdrop pass and each AGAS flew successfully to a different target on the drop zone.


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Yuma, AZ - Capewell Components and Vertigo Inc had tremendous success demonstrating their Affordable Guided Airdrop System (AGAS) at PATCAD, YPG, AZ, Nov 3rd-6th. All six A22 Containers Systems airdropped hit the center of the IPT! AGAS was one of over a dozen cargo parachite systems on display at PATCAD, the Army's biennial Precision Airdrop Technology Conference and Demonstration - a showcase for autopilot-controlled parachute systems from around the world, all designed to deliver critical supplies with pinpoint accuracy from aircraft flying well above the threat posed by man-portable anti-aircraft weapons. Capewell's AGAS was demonstrated six times in three days and performed flawlessly.

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South Windsor, CT - Capewell Components Company of South Windsor, Connecticut and Vertigo, Inc. of Lake Elsinore, California announce the signing of a long-term agreement for the joint development and commercialization of advanced airdrop systems for United States and allied military forces. The first venture of this new corporate partnership will be a "precision-guided" parachute system capable of delivering military payloads weighing up to 2,200 pounds using standard Army cargo parachutes. The sytem, dubbed the Affordable Guided Airdrop System or AGAS, incorprates an inexpensive onboard autopilot designed by Vertigo that uses signals from GPS satellites to send commands to payload-mounted actuators.

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- During the Spring of 2003, the Capewell training team of Gary Jennings and Paul Bradick spent several weeks in Italy training Alenia Aeronautics Company and Italian Air Force personnel in Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) operations and techniques.

Gary is our Training Manager based near Fort Bragg, NC. Paul is our Technical Support Manager based near RAF Lyneham, UK. Gary and Paul are recognized experts within the Aerial Delivery community, and have nearly 50 years experience logged between them during both their military and civilian careers.

The program objective is to complete LAPES military certification of the Lockheed Martin / Alenia joint venture C27J aircraft. LAPES is one of the most difficult and dangerous of all airdrop operations. It involves the parachute extraction of Type V Platform loads whilst flying the aircraft only 10 to 20ft off the ground! Capewell has manufactured and supplied all of the associated equipment for the LAPES program. This is seen as a great opportunity for Capewell to form a strong alliance with both Alenia and the Italian Air Force, who are currently going through a procurement program for both the C130J Hercules and C27J Spartan aircraft. Alenia has recently secured orders from both Brazil and Greece for the C27J, and are actively promoting the aircraft to the US Air Force and Army.