24 November 2003

The Challenger 2 NavPAC order will exceed $10 million including add-on orders for Integrated Logistics Support and system spares. With the addition of the planned spares, the Challenger 2 NavPAC quantity is expected to approach 400 systems. The systems are manufactured at the Smiths facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan with production deliveries currently taking place until 2006.

The Challenger 2 P-BISA Land Navigation System with Precision Attitude Capability (NavPAC) configuration consists of an Inertial Reference Unit (IRU), Distance Measurement Unit (DMU) and DMU coupler.

The Challenger 2 NavPAC order is part of a combination of Smiths LNS programs that will total more than 1,500 systems within the next five years. Smiths has been selected for more than 25 world-wide applications to date for heading/pointing and land navigation systems. Smiths current applications include main battle tanks, light armored vehicles, infantry fighting vehicles, air defense system land vehicles, ADS radar vehicles, anti-armor HMMWVs, reconnaissance vehicles, command post vehicles and unmanned ground vehicles.