Aitech Defense Systems, Inc. Has Announced that it has Doubled the Size of its Global Headquarters in Chatsworth, CA

Aitech Defense Systems, Inc., a world leader in the development and manufacture of board and system level products for harsh environment defense and aerospace applications, has announced that it has doubled the size of its global headquarters in Chatsworth, CA.

Chatsworth, CA (PRWEB) March 9, 2005 -- Rugged Computer System Builder Aitech doubles size of world headquarters in Chatsworth, CA, Production Capabilies and Engineering Staff.

Aitech Defense Systems, Inc., a world leader in the development and manufacture of board and system level products for harsh environment defense and aerospace applications, has announced that it has doubled the size of its global headquarters in Chatsworth, CA. The newly expanded facility houses increased research/development, design, technical support, production and assembly capabilities. The company also announced that it has doubled its engineering and sales support staff in that facility.

In announcing the facility expansion, Aitech President Roger Rowe commented, this significant increase in the size and scope of our world headquarters here in the United States signals an ongoing commitment to providing our North American customer base with everything it needs in the way of COTS and other harsh environment embedded services support. This expansion includes product and sub-system development, technical support and long-term program and lifecycle management and follow-through.

The expanded Chatsworth facility complements the companys extensive research, design and production capabilities in Israel. The company also has technical support and sales facilities and representatives throughout the world.

Doug Patterson, recently named Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing, commented, we pride ourselves on having truly global reach with very local support. We fully understand that the North American market continues to represent the greatest potential for our unique COTS and harsh environment offerings, including space-qualified product where Aitech has made several successful inroads on Low Earth Orbit satellites, NASAs Space Shuttle and the International Space Station (ISS). This most recent expansion will enable us to respond even more effectively to the crucial North American markets we serve...and will also help fuel our growth abroad."

For more information please call 866-388-0712, visit www.rugged.com, or e-mail sales@rugged.com.

About Aitech

Established in 1983, Aitech offers, military and space-qualified, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products for defense and aerospace applications, radiation tolerant and MIL-SPEC solutions; VMEbus and Compact PCI boards, power subsystems, mass memory, enclosures and hardware subsystem integration along with configuration management services. In addition, Aitech utilizes its broad base of off-the-shelf products and technologies to develop customer-specific solutions, deliver superior cost-performance and reliability, and expedite time to market. Applications for its products range from mission processors, fire control and mission control subsystems for ground vehicles, surface and subsurface naval platforms, tactical and strategic fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, and low- to high-earth orbit space vehicles.

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