Environmental Tectonics Corporation's Simulation Division Awarded Contract by Adayana Government Group to Deliver the Advanced Disaster Management Simulator (ADMS) to the United States Air Force

SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Environmental Tectonics Corporation's (OTC Bulletin Board: ETCC) ("ETC" or the "Company") Simulation Division announced today that, following thorough market research and selection process, the United States Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, has decided to implement an advanced simulation training tool, the Advanced Disaster Management Simulator (ADMS), into their fire officer training program at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense (DoD) Fire Training Academy located at the 312th Training Squadron at Goodfellow Air Force Base (AFB), San Angelo, Texas. For this contract, ETC will team with the Adayana Government Group who will provide project management and associated consulting services.

The ADMS simulator will include a virtual replica of Norma Brown AFB, staffed vehicles, and a variety of scenarios including aircraft incidents and structural fires. Norma Brown is a tabletop model of a fictitious air force base that has been used by the Fire Academy for three decade to provide incident command training. ADMS will bring Norma Brown AFB to life by creating a complete environment, and dynamic, interactive scenarios. Fire officers will be trained using ADMS to invoke higher-order thinking to enhance decision making, problem solving, and communications in their roles as incident commanders according to the National Incident Management System.  The capstone training exercise using ADMS includes formal evaluations as part of the curriculum. The first simulator will have three Commander Positions for the Incident Commander, Operations Chief and Safety officer, and an Exercise Control Station for the Instructor/Facilitator. The complete system is portable and will be used in-residence and deployed with Mobile Training Teams for on-site training.

Adayana will conduct the analysis and develop the design documentation in conjunction with ETC who will develop the Incident Management Simulator that will be part of the customized solutions.  Both companies will assist in the integration and testing, delivery, and training of the Academy personnel.

The mission of the DoD Fire Academy is to produce mission ready emergency responders. The Fire Academy services all aspects of the Department of Defense; including Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Civil Service employees. Fire Protection Specialists from numerous foreign countries are also instructed at the Academy. The Academy has state-of-the-art training assets including live fire training facilities. ADMS will further enhance the array of Fire Academy training assets, and enable them to train commanders providing all relevant incident factors such as staffed vehicles, fires, spills, exploding ordinance, damage to buildings, collapses, casualties, evacuation, taxiing aircraft, traffic, etc.

This purchase confirms today's need for complete training solutions through implementation of advanced simulation for training. Many organizations are confronted with environmental and severe budget constraints, and at the same time are being held accountable for the performance of their organizations. In these circumstances, ADMS provides a complete and economical training solution, combined with an objective performance evaluation capability to address such concerns and mitigate the associated risks.

"The Norma Brown Incident Management System simulator was originally constructed in 1979 to enhance fire department Incident Command, while providing the ability to mitigate large-scale emergencies," said DoD Fire Academy faculty member Retired Master Sergeant TC Sirmans. "For the past 30 years, this trainer has been utilized to teach command and control across the Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services spectrum. During this time it has evolved into the foremost simulator in DoD Command and Control training. Now, with assistance from Adayana Corporation and Environmental Tectonics Corporation, 'Norma Brown' is set to become a virtual reality city, thus carrying on its legacy as the preeminent incident command emergency trainer in the DoD and possibly the world."

Marco van Wijngaarden, President of ETC Simulation: "This purchase is a very important one. It shows how ETC and ADMS support the demanding simulation requirements from the US Department of Defense. The US Military is a leading entity in application of simulation, and we are proud that we can meet those requirements. The DoD Fire Academy is a center of excellence in fire training, renowned for their curriculum and assets. We look forward to a long-term relationship with DoD Fire Academy and are determined to provide world class simulation. A purchase by the US government is an important factor for foreign purchasers. I expect other Fire Academies to follow this example, and decide to implement advanced simulation to meet their training needs."

"We are excited to be given the opportunity to support the Department of Defense fire and emergency services community by providing ETC's leading-edge simulation solution tailored to meet the Fire Academy's specialized needs," stated Jeff Kidwell, Adayana Government Group President.   "Adayana is extremely proud to be a partner in this important technological advance in incident command training and evaluation."

About ADMS

ADMS™ is a Virtual Reality Simulation Training Stage that houses multiple products to include Incident Command training from technical to strategic level (ADMS™-Command), driver training and vehicle operation (ADMS™-ARFF and Drive) and Police Coordination Center (ADMS™-Police). A unique level of immersion is achieved by ETC's signature technology, blending physics-based simulation, embedded artificial intelligence, accurate animations, photo-realistic graphics, ambient sounds, vehicle controls, and motion platforms. ADMS enables first responders and emergency managers to train and rehearse at all levels of response, in a safe, economical and green way.

Similar ADMS systems have recently been installed at New York City Office of Emergency Management, Community College of Aurora, Saudi Arabia Civil Defense, and the Netherlands Institute for Safety. ADMS is now in use at over 35 locations worldwide and thousands of trainees are trained annually.  

About Adayana

Adayana (www.adayana.com) is a global human capital development and organizational performance improvement provider who serves clients in the federal government, automotive, agribusiness, healthcare and food and beverage vertical markets. Through its vertical market approach, Adayana provides industry expertise and solutions in Learning Solutions & Delivery, Managed Learning Services, Strategy & Management Consulting, Branding & Strategic Communications, and Performance Technologies.

About ETC

ETC was incorporated in 1969 in Pennsylvania and last year we celebrated our 40th anniversary. Our core technologies include the design, manufacture and sale of Training Services (TSG) which includes (1) software driven products and services used to create and monitor the physiological effects of flight; (2) high performance jet tactical flight simulation, and; (3) driving and disaster simulation systems, and Control Systems (CSG) which includes: (1) steam and gas sterilization; (2) testing and simulation devices for the automotive industry, and; (3) hyperbaric and hypobaric chambers. Product categories included in TSG are Aircrew Training Systems (ATS) and flight simulators, disaster management systems and entertainment applications. CSG includes sterilizers, environmental control devices and hyperbaric chambers along with parts and service support.

Depending on the product, customer, location and the application or use, some of our aeromedical products require an export license from the U.S. Commerce or State Department.  We have an Export License Compliance Program which covers all key aspects of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations ("ITAR"), as issued by the U.S. Department of Defense Trade Controls, a division of the U.S. Department of State.

This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based on ETC's current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about ETC's and its subsidiaries that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements include statements with respect to the Company's vision, mission, strategies, goals, beliefs, plans, objectives, expectations, anticipations, estimates, intentions, financial condition, results of operations, future performance and business of the company, including but not limited to,( i) projections of revenues, costs of materials, income or loss, earnings or loss per share, capital expenditures, growth prospects, dividends, capital structure, other financial items and the effects of currency fluctuations, (ii) statements of our plans and objectives of the Company or its management or Board of Directors, including the introduction of new products, or estimates or predictions of actions of customers, suppliers, competitors or regulatory authorities, (iii) statements of future economic performance, (iv) statements of assumptions and other statements about the Company or its business, (v) statements made about the possible outcomes of litigation involving the Company, (vi) statements regarding the Company's ability to obtain financing to support its operations and other expenses, and (vii) statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words, "may," "could," "should," "looking forward," "would," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "plan," or the negative of such terms or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties which are subject to change based on various important factors.  Some of these risks and uncertainties, in whole or in part, are beyond the Company's control. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a material difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10K  for the fiscal year ended February 26, 2010, in the section entitled "Risks Particular to Our Business."  Shareholders are urged to review these risks carefully prior to making an investment in the Company's common stock.

The Company cautions that the foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive. Except as required by federal securities law, the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.

SOURCE Environmental Tectonics Corporation

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