Innovation in Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Sensors and Robotics Technology Drives Military Market

Released on = October 5, 2006, 9:47 am

Press Release Author = Econ Corporate Services, Inc

Industry = Defense

Press Release Summary = HomelandDefenseStocks.com - Recent Upward Momentum Seen in
the Price of Several Homeland Security Stocks

Press Release Body = Innovation in Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Sensors and
Robotics Technology Drives Military Market

HomelandDefenseStocks.com - Recent Upward Momentum Seen in the Price of Several
Homeland Security Stocks

POINT ROBERTS, Wash., October 5, 2006 - www.HomelandDefenseStocks.com (HDS), a
global investor and industry news portal for the homeland defense and security
sector, takes a look at the growing military market
through, "Innovation in Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Sensors and Robotics
Technology Drives Military Market."
Battlefield operations have become a hotbed for technological innovation as the
nation strives to protect and improve its military advantage. Garnering significant
attention in recent years has been surveillance and reconnaissance, sensors and
robotics technology, along with products that assist in safeguarding military
personnel and equipment.

While the summer months saw lower stock performance from many companies within this
sector, the past several weeks have shown upward momentum in the price of several
Homeland Security stocks. As Scott Sacknoff, Manager of the SPADE Defense Index
describes, \"Whereas the SPADE Defense Index has been relatively flat throughout the
month of September, a number of homeland security companies have outperformed the
benchmark from anywhere to 0.5% to nearly 8%.\"

DRS Technologies (NYSE: DRS) is a leading supplier of integrated products, services
and support to military forces, intelligence agencies and prime contractors
worldwide. The DRS Unmanned Technologies division has developed Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle models, the NeptuneT and Sentry®, which provide surveillance in areas too
dangerous to send troops into for intelligence and target acquisition missions. As
Patricia M. Williamson, Vice President, Corporate Communications & Investor
Relations for DRS, describes, "Our UAVs are in demand by the Army, Navy and Air
Force, as well as special operations. Beyond our UAVs, we continue to see strong
demand for our infrared technologies applied in surveillance and target detection
missions on major U.S. Army and Marine Corps ground vehicles assets, helicopters and
other aircraft, Navy ships and in night vision sighting devices that equip
individual soldiers."

Surveillance technology that includes sensors as well as reconnaissance devices has
been a military segment that has experienced considerable evolution as innovators
work with government to address battlefield and combat area requirements.

Argon ST (NASDAQ:STST) is a systems engineering and development company providing
command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance solutions. According to Argon ST's Jeffrey Brown, Strategic Business
Development, "There is a need for persistent and pervasive surveillance in extremely
demanding asymmetric battle spaces and demand by our military customers for
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