Conversion Solutions Holdings (fka CSHD)

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CVSU/AISS: KEY COLLABORATORS
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Collaborators include major defense contractors, national research centers, federal agencies, and vendors along the supply chain: Boeing, Coalescent Technologies, Concurrent Technology Corporation, Dimensions International, Diversified Machining Services, EDS Corporation, General Dynamics, Ingersoll Milling Machines, MSC Software, Northrop Grumman, Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Sikorsky, and SSAI. (See Primary Market; Other Key Markets)


LOCKHEED MARTIN: MENTOR-PROTÉGÉ

Lockheed Martin and Georgia Aerospace (Co-founding Corporation) have a long-standing relationship under the Department of Defense's Mentor-Protégé Program. The program was established by Washington's National Defense Authorization Act as a mechanism for assisting small businesses in qualifying for Pentagon contracts. Lockheed Martin, the nation's largest defense contractor, chose a subsidiary of Georgia Aerospace as its protégé in 1992. Under those auspices, Georgia Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Pratt 6 Whitney have worked closely on the world's most technologically-advanced fighter during the Engineering and Manufacturing (EMD) phase. Lock­heed Martin has provided invaluable technical training and management support to American International Smart Structure threw its relationship with Georgia Aerospace. As such, the relationship has been an enduring source of knowledge, competencies, and insights that form the basis of existing products and constitute a competitive advantage for American International Smart Structure. (See Preferred Access; Board of Directors).


OPERATIONS

American International Smart Structure has identified two facilities to house its administrative, technology, engineering and manufacturing activi­ties - F/A-22 (Georgia) and F-35 (Texas). The Warner Robins, Georgia facility is a former Boeing operation located in close proximity to Lockheed Aeronautical F/A-22 assembly line. The area has a highly-motivated pool of non-union workers with specialized engineering, information technology, technical skills and security clearances within the aerospace, defense, and information technology industries. Many area workers have been previously employed by Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, or the Warner-Robins Air Force Base. The nearby Middle Georgia College trains and certifies workers in aircraft technology and laboratory operations. The business is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.


PRIMARY MARKET: MILITARY AEROSPACE AND ARMAMENTS

Military demand is expected to remain buoyant (over the next 5-10 years) due to heavy spending on (1) force transformation, (2) modernization, and (3) wartime missions necessitated by post-Cold War instability. American International Smart Structure expects to benefit from this trend, along with the secular shift towards composite materials, and market share gains in ancillary markets over the forecast period. Below are anticipated spending levels and compound annual growth rates for the investment accounts - procurement and RDT&E (Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation).

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DEFENSE BUDGET OUTLAYS ($ B N)
FY2004E
FY200SE
FY2006E
FY2007E
FY2008E
FY2009
TOTALS
CAGR

1 AIRCRAFT
22.4
23.4
24.2
26.6
29.8
34.5
138.5
9.02%

2 MISSLES
6.7
7.4
8.6
9.6
10.6
11.6
47.8
11.60%

3 TRACKED VEHICLES
2.2
2.0
1.8
1.8
2.3
3.4
11.3
9.10%

4 SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION
10.6
11. 7
11.2
10.1
11.1
12.0
56.1
2.51%

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OUTLAYS
77.7
82.8
83.0
85.4
90.6
100.1
442.0
5.20%

TOTAL RDTE OUTLAYS
60.6
67.5
70.2
71.1
71. 7
71.5
352.0
3.36%

TOTAL INVESTMENT ACCOUNT OUTLAYS
138.8
150.3
153.2
156.5
162.3
171. 6
794.0
4.41%






SOURCE: DEPARTMNENT OF DEFENSE GREENBOOK




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