Minerva Engineering Announces the Opening of It's Intelligence and Defense Systems Group Office in Linthicum, MD

Linthicum, MD - September 15, 2005

Minerva Engineering announced today the opening of its Intelligence and Defense Systems Group office in Linthicum, MD. The 3,500 square foot facility, located within minutes of key customer locations, contains a spacious conference room, lab area, guest offices, and an engineering bay.

Robert La Bella, Minerva Engineering's President and the Manager of the Intelligence and Defense Systems Group commented that "opening an office close to our government and prime contractor customers is key to supporting our expansion in this geographic area".

Part of the attraction of this particular office space was the conference room. This facility is large enough to hold significant customer meetings and provide them with all the expected modern features of a sophisticated conference setting including projectors, internet access, accomodations for visitors’ portable computers, etc. "We wanted our customers to feel like they could come to our office and hold meetings or get focused time to work on specific projects. We are very much aware of the limited conference room space at our customers' facilities and want our customers to feel as if they have an alternative" noted Mr. La Bella.

Minerva Engineering plans to announce an open house in the coming months. "We'd like an opportunity to show our current and potential customers that we are interested in investing in our future in the area" commented Mr. La Bella. "An open house is a great opportunity to showcase some of the other aspects of Minerva Engineering that our customers may not be aware of."

Minerva Engineering provides systems engineering, software engineering and electro-mechanical integration and prototyping services for government space systems and C4ISR tactical systems and components. Minerva Engineering is a private company founded in 1997 and maintains its corporate headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, with offices in Washington DC and Huntsville, AL.

Athena Technical Services will offer Partnering Benefits such as:

• Rapid access to professionals with knowledge and experience
• Minimal start up time and on site project management
• Access to professionals without having to bear the full loaded annual payroll costs
• HR issues handled by Athena Technical Services (turnover, recruiting, etc.)
• Ability to use geographically dispersed resources to limit travel costs
• Increased flexibility to react to unplanned projects and special project needs

Minerva Engineering, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, provides systems engineering, software engineering, and electro-mechanical integration and prototyping services for government space systems and C4ISR tactical systems and components. Minerva Engineering is a private company founded in 1997 and maintains its corporate headquarters in Tempe, Arizona, with offices in Linthicum, MD, Huntsville, AL, Bristow, VA and Colorado Springs, CO.