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Atair Aerospace presents its Flocking/Swarming and Collision Avoidance technology at the AIAA GN&C Conference in San Francisco

BROOKLYN, NY – August 15, 2005

Daniel Preston, chief executive and lead engineer, along with Dr. Anthony Calise, senior scientist and guidance, navigation, and control expert for Atair Aerospace (Atair AS) will present, “Flocking/Swarming and Collision Avoidance for Mass Airdrop of Autonomous Guided Parafoils” at the 2005 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) Conference. The presentation will focus on enabling technologies which led to Atair AS’s recent achievement in becoming the first company in history to develop and demonstrate Flocking/Swarming and Collision Avoidance capabilities.

The AIAA GN&C Conference and Exhibit assembles the world’s leading aeronautics and astronautics experts, scientists, and engineers to discuss the latest developments and practical applications of GN&C technology. Technical presentations at this year’s conference will include such topics as, autonomous and unmanned systems, aircraft GN&C, and intelligent control in aerospace applications. The event will be held in San Francisco August 15-18.

Headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, Atair AS is a high-technology defense contractor dedicated to modernizing military, government, and corporate logistics by creatively solving complex aerospace and engineering problems that integrate the state-of-the-art in parachute designs and guidance, navigation, and control systems.

For more information, contact Rick Zaccari at PR@atair.com or visit the Atair Aerospace website at www.atair.com.

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August 15, 2005