Air Industries Group Secures Two Contracts worth $3.3 Million for Landing and Arresting Gear for the US Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
BAY SHORE, N.Y. – Air Industries Group (“Air Industries”) (NYSE American: AIRI), a leading manufacturer of precision components and assemblies for large aerospace and defense prime contractors, today announced that it has received two contracts worth approximately $3.3 million for landing and arresting gear components for the US Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. These orders support both the Production of new aircraft and Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) of aircraft in the fleet. Renowned for its superior technology and global performance the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye was ranked by the US Navy as one its top five acquisition programs in 2023 and again in 2024.
Lou Melluzzo, Chief Executive Officer of Air Industries Group commented: “The E-2D is the premier Airborne Command and Control surveillance platform in the world and has been a very stable and growing platform for Air Industries Group for many years. We are the sole supplier of landing gear components for the aircraft. These two orders underscore the critical role that Air Industries plays supporting the US Navy and the war fighter on this platform.
“With over 70 aircraft operating worldwide, there is a large demand for after-market product. One of these two contracts supports Production of new aircraft and the other supports after-market MRO sustainment of aircraft. This aircraft is expected to remain in service into at least the 2040’s, the E-2D will be flying for many years to come.”
ABOUT AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP
Air Industries Group is a leading manufacturer of precision components and assemblies for large aerospace and defense prime contractors. Its products include landing gears, flight controls, engine mounts and components for aircraft jet engines, ground turbines and other complex machines. Whether it is a small individual component or complete assembly, its high quality and extremely reliable products are used in mission critical operations that are essential for the safety of military personnel and civilians.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA, a Non-GAAP financial measure as defined by the SEC, as a supplemental profitability measure because management finds it useful to understand and evaluate results, excluding the impact of non-cash depreciation and amortization charges, stock based compensation expenses, and nonrecurring expenses and outlays, prior to consideration of the impact of other potential sources and uses of cash, such as working capital items. This calculation may differ in method of calculation from similarly titled measures used by other companies and may be different than the EBITDA calculation used by our lenders for purposes of determining compliance with our financial covenants. This Non-GAAP measure may have limitations when understanding performance as it excludes the financial impact of transactions such as interest expense necessary to conduct the Company’s business and therefore are not intended to be an alternative to financial measure prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company has not quantitatively reconciled its forward looking Adjusted EBITDA target to the most directly comparable GAAP measure because items such as amortization of stock-based compensation and interest expense, which are specific items that impact these measures, have not yet occurred, are out of the Company’s control, or cannot be predicted. For example, quantification of stock-based compensation is not possible as it requires inputs such as future grants and stock prices which are not currently ascertainable.
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