Exhibit 99.1

                           MOOG ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION

    EAST AURORA, N.Y., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A
and MOG.B) announced today that it has acquired the stock of Kaydon
Corporation's Power and Data Transmission Products segment for $72.4 million.
The segment manufactures complex electrical and fiber optic products used in
demanding aerospace, defense, industrial, security, medical, and marine
applications. Products include slip rings and slip ring assemblies, video and
data multiplexers, and fiber optic rotary joints.

    The segment has three locations, the largest of which is in Blacksburg,
Virginia, and the other two plants are in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Reading,
England, employing approximately 350 people in total. FY '04 sales for the
segment were $37.1 million and its most recent 1st quarter '05 sales were $9.9
million.

    The company used an existing bank credit facility to make the purchase and
expects the acquisition to be slightly accretive to earnings within the first
full year. The new business will be reported as part of the company's Components
segment.

    "This acquisition is compelling on two fronts," said R.T. Brady, Chairman
and CEO. "First, it will broaden the spectrum of slip rings that we're able to
offer our customers, both in terms of higher transmission rates and in terms of
size and complexity. Secondly, our shared customer base will offer immediate
opportunities for synergies in terms of marketing and product development."

    Moog Inc. is a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and integrator of precision
control components and systems. Moog's high-performance systems control military
and commercial aircraft, satellites and space vehicles, launch vehicles,
missiles, automated industrial machinery, and medical equipment. Additional
information about the company can be found on its website, http://www.moog.com.

SOURCE  Moog Inc.
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    /CONTACT:  Susan Johnson of Moog Inc., +1-716-687-4225/
    /Web site:  http://www.moog.com /