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STATEMENT
ACS Program Cancellation
Sao Jose dos Campos, January 13, 2006 - A Lockheed Martin-led team, of which
Embraer is part, has been working to provide the best overall solution to the
requirements of the next generation battlefield surveillance system for the U.S.
Army known as the Aerial Common Sensor (ACS).
The ERJ 145 originally chosen for the ACS platform met all requirements at the
time of contract award, but system issues were identified during the development
program that pointed to moving to a larger platform.
While Embraer is disappointed with the current situation after having won the
original competition, we remain fully confident of our product line capabilities
and best-value contribution to the customer. We intend to pursue U.S. government
opportunities with the same determination and spirit of cooperation that has
characterized our activities to date.
Embraer continues to view Cecil Commerce Center as the location of choice for
its defense-related activities in North America. However, because our ability to
occupy and staff the facility depends on contracts, Embraer's plans for
assembling aircraft in Jacksonville, as announced in June 2003, are on hold.
Note to Editors
Embraer (Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. - NYSE: ERJ; Bovespa: EMBR3 and
EMBR4) is the world's leading manufacturer of Commercial jets up to 110 seats
with 36 years of experience in designing, developing, manufacturing, selling and
providing after sales support to aircraft for the global Airline, Defense and
Business jet markets. With headquarters in Sao Jose dos Campos, state of Sao
Paulo, the Company has offices and customer service bases in the United States,
France, Portugal, China and Singapore. Embraer is among Brazil's leading
exporting companies. As of September 30, 2005, Embraer had a total workforce of
17,046 people, and its firm order backlog totaled US$ 10.4 billion.
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