FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts:   Jeffrey R. Hogue
            Systems Technology, Inc.
            310/679-2281, ext. 52
            jeffhogue@systemstech.com
            http://www.stiparasim.com

HAWTHORNE, Calif., February 28, 1996 -- Systems Technology, Inc. (STI) today announced that the U.S. Marine Corps is converting from traditional round to higher performance ram-air parachutes, which require proportionately increased flight training costs and risks. They solved this problem by acquiring training simulator systems from Systems Technology, Inc. of Hawthorne, California.

Flight training simulations have been found very effective for initial training and proficiency maintenance with forestry firefighters (smokejumpers) parachutists. Skillful flight control has dramatically minimized injuries from downwind landings and obstacle collisions.

The Marine Corps has recently converted from MC-1 round parachutes to Para-Flite static-line deployed MC-5 ram-air parachutes. Ram-air parachutes fly much faster and farther than round parachutes, and so require much more flight training to achieve proficiency. Traditionally, training could only be done with actual jumps, which are very expensive, difficult, and hazardous (especially to novices) for the military to provide. With their flight simulators, the Marine Corps solves these problems by screening and training their personnel to proficiency before their first jump.

These systems will deployed at the end of the summer 1996 by the US Marine Corps at Quantico VA, Camp Lejune NC, Camp Pendelton CA, and in Okinawa.

Systems Technology, Inc. is an employee-owned research, consulting engineering, and product development firm located in Hawthorne, California. They specialize in vehicle dynamics and control and related human factors. For almost forty years they have been involved in research and design related to a wide range of aerospace, automotive, and marine vehicles. Their work in aerospace and defense has involved dynamic analysis, flight control system design, and flying qualities of fighters, transports, VSTOL, rotorcraft, the space shuttle, rockets, and missiles. Their automotive work has involved vehicle dynamics, handling qualities, transportation safety, driver behavior, and forensic engineering. They have performed this research and developed performance specifications for customers including the US Department of Defense, Department of Transportation, NASA and many of the major aerospace and automotive firms. Their research has also led to the development and marketing of specialized analytical software as well as low cost simulators and human performance assessment devices. STI is a PIA member. For more information about Systems Technology, Inc., visit the company's Website at http://www.systemstech.com.