Our businesses include tactical unmanned aircraft systems for the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and allied armed forces, as well as training and simulation systems, automated aircraft test and maintenance equipment, armament systems, aviation ground support equipment, and logistical, engineering, and supply chain management services.

AAI became an operating unit of Textron Systems Corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc. in late 2007. United Industrial Corporation, AAI’s parent company, was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange until its acquisition by Textron in late 2007.

Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Md., AAI has more than 621,000 square feet of facilities and manufacturing space. We also have key facilities in Charleston, S.C.; Choctaw, Miss.; Sierra Vista, Ariz.; Huntsville, Ala.; Austin, Texas; and Orlando, Fla.; as well as numerous field offices around the country that support various defense industry customer bases and requirements. We are more than 2,600 employees strong, and our annual sales in 2007 were $663 million.

AAI Services Corporation, formerly AAI Engineering Support Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of AAI. Also headquartered in Hunt Valley, AAI Services was founded in 1981 and provides training, engineering and logistical support, and supply chain management services for its customers’ systems, facilities, and equipment on a worldwide basis.

Our strategic acquisitions in recent years include electronic warfare systems company ESL Defence Limited of the United Kingdom, Australian unmanned aircraft systems developer Aerosonde Pty Ltd, and functional test systems manufacturer Symtx Inc. of Austin, Texas.

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