VDC Display Systems provides its customized, visual projection
solutions to the military and industrial training, command and
control, design centers, planetariums and 3-D virtual reality markets."
The Kissimmee Airport static display showcases the EADS CASA C-295
and CN-235 military airlifters, which are being offered for the U. They offer no-risk, combat-proven
solutions for the Army's FCA requirement with aircraft that are in
full-scale production for a growing international customer base.

EADS North America Subsidiaries and Operating Companies: EADS
North America Defense, Arlington, VA; ARC Information Assurance
Institute, San Antonio, TX; American Eurocopter LLC, Grand Prairie,
TX; EADS Aeroframe Services, LLC, Lake Charles, LA; EADS CASA North
America, Chantilly, VA; Socata Aircraft , Inc.

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----EADS North America
has a high-profile presence at this year's Army Aviation Association
of America (AAAA) annual convention, highlighting the company's broad
range of solutions that meet requirements of U.
The AAAA meeting is being held through May 11 at Orlando,
Florida's Coronado Springs Resort Convention Center, and features a
large EADS North America exhibit stand (booth #324 ) with products and
services from its various business units. A static display of EADS
transport aircraft and helicopters also has been set up at the nearby
Kissimmee Airport. Crosby, Jr. military services and creating
new job opportunities for American workers.S.
Among the mission systems displayed on the EADS North America AAAA
exhibit are the HELLAS obstacle avoidance and cable warning system for
helicopters, the MiSAR miniature all-weather synthetic aperature radar
for helicopters and tactical unmanned aerial vehicles, and the
Mini-FLITS (minimized front-line integrated test system ) from Racal
Instruments, a Test and Services business unit of EADS North America
Defense.

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Systems, a division of Video Display Corporation (NASDAQ:VIDE),
reports a record backlog having received additional orders in excess
of $7M dollars from The Boeing Company for delivery over the next
24-month period.

About Video Display Corporation

Video Display Corporation designs, develops and manufactures
unique solutions for display requirements for military, medical and
industrial uses with emphasis on high-end training and simulation
applications.videodisplay .
"Our participation at the AAAA convention underscores how EADS
North America is committed to contributing to national defense and
homeland security, and to expanding our industrial presence and
investment in the U. With 11 operating companies
located in 31 cities and 16 states, EADS North America offers a broad
array of advanced solutions to its customers in the commercial,
homeland security, aerospace and defense markets.

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With the recent acquisition of the E+S ESCP(TM) product line, the
Company has become a major worldwide supplier of calligraphic
projectors for civil, military and commercial aviation.

S. The displayed C-295
and CN-235 are currently performing a month-long U. As a leader
in all sectors of defense and homeland security, EADS North America
and its parent company, EADS, contribute over $6 billion to the U.

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tour to
demonstrate their capabilities for the FCA mission.

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EADS North America Highlights Its Military Mission Capabilities at the 2005 Army Aviation Convention

Business Editors/Government Writers
2005 AAAA Annual Convention

ORLANDO, Fla.," said EADS North America Chairman and CEO
Ralph D.
EADS North America's exhibit stand at the AAAA convention center
location features displays of EADS aerial targets for threat
simulation and air defense training.

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S. For more
information, visit the Company's web site at
http://www.S. military and
homeland security customers.S.

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Video Display
Corporation operates eleven design and manufacturing plants plus eight
sales facilities throughout the United States and Europe.com

This press release contains forward-looking statements as that
term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Such statements are based on management 's current expectations
and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties which could
cause actual results to differ materially from those described herein. "From military airlifters and helicopters to
aerial targets and mission systems, EADS North America is dedicated to
providing the best value for the U.eadsnorthamerica.

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VDC Display Systems Achieves Record Backlog with Receipt of Boeing Co. Orders

The advanced projection display systems ordered by
The Boeing Company are for use in the U. Air Force F-15E Mission
Training Center (MTC) provide for a full range of training maneuvers -
from formation flight, air refueling, weapons delivery, air-to-air and
air-to-ground combat, emergency procedures, and take-off and landings. Its custom
products include the industry's highest rated ruggedized visual
display system that has been used in all mission-critical shipboard
applications on US Navy carriers, Aegis class cruisers and destroyers
since the mid-1990s. Its product offerings include ruggedized CRT and AMLCD
displays as well as complete projection display systems utilizing
VDC 's Marquee(TM) and ESCP(TM) line of projectors. This product line includes the
DO-DT 25 target drone for simulation of missile and unmanned aerial
vehicle (UAV) threats, as well as the DO-DT 35 high -speed target
system for advanced air defense training.
economy annually and support more than 100,000 American jobs through
its network of suppliers and services.

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Both the C-295 and its shorter -fuselage CN-235 version are
produced by EADS CASA - the industry leader in the light and medium
military transport aircraft sector.
The C-295 and CN-235 are joined at Kissimmee Airport by the
American Eurocopter EC-145 and EC-135 helicopters, which are
candidates for the Army's Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) Mission., Pembroke Pines, FL;
EADS Sogerma Barfield, Inc.

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Business Editors

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.com

EADS North America is the North American operations of EADS, the
second largest aerospace and defense company in the world., Miami, FL; Fairchild Controls
Corporation, Frederick , MD; Racal Instruments, Irvine, CA; EADS Supply
+ Services, Rockville, MD; TYX, Reston, VA.

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Army 's Future Cargo Aircraft (FCA) acquisition.
These multi-mission rotary-wing aircraft from EADS North America's
American Eurocopter business unit have the lowest operating and
support costs in their category, and are proven in demanding missions
worldwide.

About EADS North America (www.S .