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Frequency Electronics Announces Military Satellite Contract

Aug 1, 2006
Frequency Electronics Announces Military Satellite ContractMITCHEL FIELD, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2006--Frequency Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEIM - News), has been awarded contracts aggregating $1.5 million for a Department of Defense secure communications satellite system. These initial contracts for the next phase of this important military satellite program call for the Company to procure long-lead materials and to develop time and frequency generation payload assemblies. In the previous phases of this program, the Company supplied only the master timing systems. The Company's potential revenues from the next phases of this satellite program can reach or exceed $10 million over the next several years.

Commenting on this award, Martin Bloch, President and CEO, said: "This is a very significant award for us because for the first time we will be building a much larger portion of the payload than we have provided for military satellites in the past. Frequency will build both the master timing systems and the microwave frequency sources. Adding the frequency sources increases our potential revenue for military satellites five-fold. Providing a larger portion of the military satellite payload parallels our recent experience in commercial satellites where we are now supplying the master timing systems and RF microwave sources within the range of one to 42 gigaherz."

About Frequency Electronics

Frequency Electronics, Inc. is a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of high precision timing, frequency control and synchronization products for space and terrestrial applications. The Company's products are used in commercial, government and military systems, including satellite payloads, missiles, UAVs, piloted aircraft, GPS, secure radios, SCADA, energy exploration and wireline and wireless communication networks. The Company has received over 60 awards of excellence for achievements in providing high performance electronic assemblies for over 120 space programs. The Company invests significant resources in research and development and strategic acquisitions world-wide to expand its capabilities and markets. The Company's Belgium-based Gillam-FEI subsidiary provides the Company with expertise in wireline network synchronization, management and SCADA. FEI-Zyfer in Anaheim, CA, provides GPS and secure timing ("SAASM") capabilities for critical military and commercial applications. The Company has an affiliate in St. Petersburg, Russia which supplies high-quality, cost effective quartz oscillators and components. Additionally, the Company operates a modern manufacturing facility in Tianjin, China through its wholly-owned subsidiary, FEI-Asia. Additional information is available on FEI's website: www.frequencyelectronics.com

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The Statements in this press release regarding the future constitute "forward-looking" statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, inability to integrate operations and personnel, actions by significant customers or competitors, general domestic and international economic conditions, consumer spending trends, reliance on key customers, continued acceptance of the Company's products in the marketplace, competitive factors, new products and technological changes, product prices and raw material costs, dependence upon third-party vendors, competitive developments, changes in manufacturing and transportation costs, the availability of capital, and other risks detailed in the Company's periodic report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release.



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Frequency Electronics, Inc.
Alan Miller or Joseph P. Franklin, 516-794-4500

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