October 21, 2015
AAR Chosen as Prime Contractor for U.S. Army Central Operational Command Post Maintenance/Field Support Technicians
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, October 21, 2015 – AAR (NYSE: AIR) announces its Integrated Technologies C4 Systems Division (InTech) has been awarded a four-year prime contract to provide maintenance operations and personnel training services in support of the U.S. Army Central (ARCENT) contingency command post. The one-year contract comes with three option-years and is valued at approximately $2.7 million.
AAR will provide all maintenance necessary to ensure the command post capital assets and systems are in fully mission-capable status at all times and will train all command post personnel to operate, maintain and deploy the command post in support of ARCENT. The primary place of performance is Kuwait City, Kuwait.
AAR InTech provides complete one-stop shop holistic Battle Management Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (BMC4I) system solutions and technical services personnel teams oriented and custom-tailored to achieve the high expectations of our customers. Our core technical services competency is providing Rapid Response "Go-To-War" solutions and deploying fully trained field services personnel teams anywhere in the world within days, versus the months often required by our competitors.
About AAR
AAR is a global aftermarket solutions company that employs more than 6,000 people in over 20 countries. Based in Wood Dale, Illinois, AAR supports commercial aviation and government customers through two operating segments: Aviation Services and Expeditionary Services. AAR’s Aviation Services include inventory management; parts supply; OEM parts distribution; aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul; engineering services and component repair. AAR’s Expeditionary Services include airlift operations; mobility systems; and command and control centers in support of military and humanitarian missions. More information can be found at www.aarcorp.com.
Media contact: Daniela Pietsch, Vice President Corporate Marketing & Communications, at editor@aarcorp.com or +1 630-227-5100.
This press release contains certain statements relating to future results, which are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on beliefs of Company management, as well as assumptions and estimates based on information currently available to the Company, and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated, including those factors discussed under Item 1A, entitled “Risk Factors”, included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2018. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize adversely, or should underlying assumptions or estimates prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described. These events and uncertainties are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many are beyond the Company’s control. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. For additional information, see the comments included in AAR’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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