Stevenage, UK October 2004 - Aeroflex Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARXX) has scooped the Test Solution of the Year award at the Electronics Design Industry Awards 2004, with the Aeroflex 3000 Series, a PXI-based modular test suite for mobile phone and general-purpose wireless test. The 3000 Series beat other short-listed products from National Instruments, DiagnoSYS, VMETRO and XJTAG to take first place at the ceremony in the Copthorne Hotel, Gatwick, UK.

"We were absolutely delighted to be the outright winner with the 3000 Series and receive this coveted Award", said Bill Burrows, Product Marketing Director. "Aeroflex was the first company to bring to market high-performance RF test capability for wireless applications in a PXI-based chassis, so a 'first for a first' seems entirely appropriate."

With a long history in systems development, Aeroflex now extends its vast systems experience into the PXI instrumentation market. The Aeroflex 3000 series encompasses four PXI modules and supporting applications for signal generation and signal analysis that meet the specific requirements for GSM/EDGE and WCDMA/UMTS mobile phone testing. Applications include automated measurement of parametric performance of terminal transmitter and receiver characteristics; terminal TX and RX alignment and performance characterisation for manufacturing; and research and development. In addition, the Aeroflex 3000 series expands PXI’s speed and modularity into the realm of general-purpose wireless testing. For example, the new high-performance 3020 2.5 GHz signal generator can be used for general-purpose continuous wave (CW) and digital signal generation for wireless device testing and characterisation.

The first in a series of PXI modules from Aeroflex, the 3000 series is designed to reduce the cost of test and provide fast, accurate and flexible test capability to the wireless market. A PXI-based test system allows customers to buy only the capability they need and upgrade to new standards in the future.

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About Aeroflex

Aeroflex Incorporated is a global provider of high technology solutions to the aerospace, defense and broadband communications markets. The Company’s diverse technologies allow it to design, develop, manufacture and market a broad range of test, measurement and microelectronic products. The Company’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol ARXX and is included in the S&P SmallCap 600 index. Additional information concerning Aeroflex Incorporated can be found on the Company’s website: www.aeroflex.com.