The pneumatic bleed air systems, consisting of two regulating and seven shut-off valves and a pneumatic system controller, will manage the bleed air from the engines' high and low pressure outputs for temperature and pressure control and maintain anti-ice systems and the aircraft's cargo, cabin and cockpit environments. The controller will manage the system's mechanical fluid control devices, ensuring system safety and integrity.

Ken Guss, President of Meggitt Fluid Controls, is enthusiastic about the contract. "This is a significant win for Meggitt Fluid Controls. It confirms the power of the complementary capabilities and wealth of experience held by the specialist businesses in this Meggitt unit. We are especially excited that our reliable fluid control products and system solutions are playing a part in developing Embraer's executive jets of the future."

The systems will be developed and manufactured in Meggitt Fluid Controls' facilities in North Hollywood and Corona, California. The Legacy 500 will enter service in the second half of 2012 and the Legacy 450 in the second half of 2013.

EDITOR'S NOTES:

1. Meggitt Fluid Controls designs and develops a broad range of fluid control products and systems for commercial and military aircraft and industrial and aircraft fuelling applications.

2. Headquartered in the UK, Meggitt PLC (LSE:MGGT) is an international group operating in North America, Europe and Asia. Known for its specialized extreme engineering, Meggitt is a world leader in aerospace equipment, sensing systems and defense training and combat support system.

3. Embraer (Empresa Brasileira de AeronAiutica SA) (NYSE: ERJ) (Bovespa: EMBR3) is the world's largest manufacturer of commercial jets up to 120 seats, and one of Brazil's leading exporters. Embraer's headquarters are located in SAGBPo JosA(C) dos Campos, SAGBPo Paulo, and it has offices, industrial operations and customer service facilities in Brazil, the United States, France, Portugal, China and Singapore. Founded in 1969, the Company designs, develops, manufactures and sells aircraft for the Commercial Aviation, Executive Aviation, and Defense and Government segments. The Company also provides after sales support and services to customers worldwide. On June 30, 2008, Embraer had a workforce of 23,855 employees and a firm order backlog of US$20.7 billion.

SOURCE: Meggitt Fluid Controls

Meggitt Fluid Controls 
Phil Myers, 310-422-6292 
phil.myers@meggitt.com

The demonstration took place using a non-developmental Telephonics RDR-1700B search, surveillance, tracking and imaging radar system. The flight was the first of several radar demonstrations that will include an over-water search trial.

Fire Scout's adaptable open architecture -- designed, tested and integrated in the laboratories of Northrop Grumman's Unmanned Systems Development Center in San Diego -- proved successful as P6 conducted its first operational test flight in August. Fire Scout demonstrations will continue with a variety of payloads such as a second electro-optical/infrared payload and various U.S. Army payloads. The flights are commanded from a Tactical Control Station (TCS) with software produced by Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems in Falls Church, Va.

Northrop Grumman's MQ-8B Fire Scout will provide unprecedented situational awareness and precision targeting support for future U.S. armed forces. Fire Scout can find tactical targets, track and designate targets, accurately provide targeting data to strike platforms and perform battle damage assessment. With vehicle endurance greater than eight hours, Fire Scout will be capable of continuous operations providing coverage 110 nautical miles from any launch site.

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global defense and technology company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in information and services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to government and commercial customers worldwide.

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SOURCE: Northrop Grumman Corp.

Rene Freeland
          Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems
          (858) 618-7606
          rene.freeland@ngc.com

"The first flight of P6 is a significant milestone showing that the company-owned MQ-8B Fire Scout is ready to support system demonstrations with a variety of payloads. We look forward to the opportunity to use our modular mission payload architecture to accelerate the integration and evaluation of payloads while performing mission demonstrations," said Rick Crooks, Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems P6 program manager.

Near-term plans include integration and flights with a maritime radar, a second electro-optical/infrared payload and various U.S. Army payloads. The P6 demonstration program will follow rigorous systems engineering processes to ensure success. Payload integration for all demonstrations will take place at Northrop Grumman's Unmanned Systems Development Center in San Diego. Demonstration flights will continue at Webster Field, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., and at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz.

The 20-minute first flight of P6 followed Fire Scout's routine Fully Autonomous Functional Flight (FAFF) mission plan of vehicle start, takeoff, flight, landing and shutdown. Upon command, the vehicle launched and proceeded to hover at the first pre-designated waypoint. The vehicle transitioned to forward flight, climbed out and moved through a series of waypoints. After capturing the final waypoint, the vehicle descended to a preprogrammed hover/hold position. Following the land command, the vehicle landed on the designated touchdown point. The successful mission concluded with an autonomous shutdown.

The flight was commanded from a Tactical Control Station (TCS) with software produced by Raytheon Systems Corporation in Falls Church, Va. Other key Fire Scout industry team members and contributors include: Cubic Defense Applications, FLIR Systems, Inc., GE Fanuc, GE Aviation, Kearfott Inc., Lockheed Martin Corporation, Rockwell Collins, Kell-Strom, Crater Industries, Swift Engineering, Red Barn Machine, Rolls-Royce Corporation, Sierra Nevada Corporation and Schweizer Aircraft Corporation.

Northrop Grumman's MQ-8B Fire Scout will provide unprecedented situational awareness and precision targeting support for Armed Forces of the future. Fire Scout can find tactical targets, track and designate targets, accurately provide targeting data to strike platforms and perform battle damage assessment. With vehicle endurance greater than eight hours, Fire Scout will be capable of continuous operations, providing coverage 110 nautical miles from any launch site.

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Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global defense and technology company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in information and services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to government and commercial customers worldwide.

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SOURCE: Northrop Grumman Corp.

Rene Freeland
          Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems
          (858) 618-7606
          rene.freeland@ngc.com

"The Cavotec PCAir System is unlike any other air-based technology on the market, expanding dry compressed air to produce 100 cubic metres of pre-conditioned air per minute, at minus 25 degrees Celsius," adds Popesco.

Pilots tend to run on board auxiliary power units (APUs) to cool parked aircraft, as conventional systems are often ineffective. APUs can burn between 200 and 600 litres of fuel per hour, generating pollution at airports and consuming costly fuel that could be used to fly aircraft -- not cool them on the ground. Cavotec's PCAir system provides the dual benefits of reducing pollution and reducing costs. This makes the PCAir system beneficial to all airport constituencies: airlines, airport operators, and communities surrounding airports. The culmination of in-house testing and the two-week trials at Airbus proved that the Cavotec PCAir systems operates effectively, having successfully delivered --25a^C 'dry air' in environments with ambient temperatures of up to 48a^C. Most importantly, the PCAir system cooled Airbus' largest wide body aircraft, the A380, in less than 30 minutes, proving the system's adaptability for the entire Airbus fleet.

Cavotec has enjoyed a long-standing partnership with Airbus, supplying in-ground supply systems for production hangars and delivery positions, including those for the A380 programme. Earlier this year, Cavotec won an order to supply 12 in-ground utility systems for the new Airbus A320 Final Assembly Line in Tianjin, China. In addition, Cavotec has supplied delivered in-ground supply systems for the Airbus A400M production hangars in Seville, Spain, and produces a full range of tow bars for all Airbus aircraft types.

The PCAir System is scheduled to go on sale during the second half of 2009.

Cavotec is a global leader in innovative and environmentally friendly engineering solutions, supplying fully integrated systems to the maritime, airport, mining, and general industry sectors throughout the world.

To find out more about the Cavotec Group, please visit out website at www.cavotec.com.

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SOURCE: Cavotec

Cavotec MSL 
Michael Scheepers, Corporate Communications Manager 
michael.scheepers@cavotec.com.