EADS North America Defense Test & Services Is Chosen for the Karta Technologies Team for the Design Engineering Support Program (DESP) II San Antonio, TX, November 28, 2005 - EADS North America Defense Test & Services (formerly Racal Instruments) today announced its membership on the Karta Technologies team competing for portions of a United States Air Force contract worth up to $1.9 billion over the next five years. The purpose of the contract is to provide rapid, high quality engineering and technical services to United States Department of Defense agencies. "We are very honored, pleased, and excited about working with the Karta Team, an incredible group of companies that offers solutions well beyond what the companies can offer individually," commented Terry Smith, Vice President and General Manager, San Antonio Operations. "We were chosen, because of our demonstrated test hardware and software development, integration, and support capabilities, especially evident with our performance on the U.S. Navy jet engine and shaft engine test programs." For the DESP II program, program management, engineering, and technical services work will be centered in the San Antonio, TX facility with support being offered from both the St. Louis, MO facility and the corporate headquarters in Irvine, CA. About EADS North America Defense Test & Services EADS North America Defense Test & Services is a subsidiary of EADS North America Defense Company. It designs, manufactures, sells, and services electronic test and measurement equipment, systems, and software to leading high-technology customers throughout the world. The company works with core customers to define test requirements and deliver support solutions by providing general purpose ATE products, designing and building unique ATE, enhancing and integrating software offerings, and establishing nationwide OEM and military test engineering services. Among the key market sectors the company serves are Military, Aerospace, Marine, Medical, Telecommunications, Semiconductor, and Commercial Manufacturing. Press Contacts and Complete List of Press Releases