Executive Biography

     Thomas R. Kubik is vice president of strategy and planning for AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems Corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc.

     Mr. Kubik joined AAI in 1995 as general manager of its Visual Systems operation in Research Triangle, N.C. He was named vice president of planning for AAI in 1997, relocating to the company’s Hunt Valley, Md., headquarters.

     Before joining AAI, Mr. Kubik was president of Midas Technologies Inc., a computer networking provider of software and hardware systems to hospital and healthcare markets.

     Mr. Kubik spent 12 years in the aerospace and defense industry in a variety of financial, strategic planning, and program management positions at McDonnell Douglas Corporation and General Dynamics Corporation.

     For four years, he served as a project manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, designing and constructing harbors and environmental remediation projects on the Great Lakes.

     Mr. Kubik earned a master’s degree in business administration from the Harvard Business School, and a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Michigan State University.

     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.