Executive Biography

     Michael A. Boden is executive vice president of operations for AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems Corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc.

     In this position, Mr. Boden is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of AAI’s business units including unmanned aircraft systems, test systems, training systems, advanced programs, and AAI Services. He is also responsible for manufacturing, engineering, materiel, and information technologies. He leads the Business Operations Process Team (BOPT), focusing primarily on internal execution.

     Before being named to his current position in January 2005, Mr. Boden served as president of AAI Services Corporation, an AAI subsidiary. Mr. Boden joined AAI in 1984 as an engineer, and later transferred to AAI Services where he led a successful proposal team selected in 1997 to provide maintenance trainer systems for U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III heavy-lifter aircraft. He then established and managed the company’s new engineering and final assembly facility in Summerville, S.C., for the design and delivery of the sophisticated aircraft trainers.

     In March 2001, Mr. Boden was promoted to vice president of operations for AAI Services. Returning to the Hunt Valley headquarters, he assumed responsibility for all prime programs and functional support operations.

     In addition to his AAI career, Mr. Boden has been a member of the Maryland Air National Guard for 26 years. He holds the rank of lieutenant colonel and is commander of the 135th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, composed of eight C-130J airlifters.

     Mr. Boden earned a bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland in 1983, as well as a master of science degree in engineering management from The George Washington University in 1994. In 1999, he received AAI’s President’s Award of Excellence for his leadership in establishing the C-17 maintenance trainer facility in South Carolina.

     AAI Corporation designs, produces, and supports aerospace and defense systems through its direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, AAI Services Corporation, Aerosonde Pty Ltd, ESL Defence Limited, and Symtx, Inc. Its high-technology products and services include unmanned aircraft systems, training and simulation systems, automated aerospace test and maintenance equipment, armament systems, aviation ground support equipment, and logistical, engineering, and supply chain services. More information is available at www.aaicorp.com.