YLA Receives Unprecedented Third Northrop Grumman Gold Quality Award

Company honored for continued product excellence by aerospace leader

BENICIA, California, April 11, 2006 -- YLA, Inc., a recognized global leader in the development and manufacture of high performance, lightweight composite materials for a broad range of commercial and military aerospace applications, today announced that the company has been honored with an unprecedented third "Gold Supplier" award – making YLA the only advanced composites manufacturer to do so.

YLA, Inc. develops and manufactures high performance composite materials for extreme temperature and environmental exposure, offering the industry’s most comprehensive selection of advanced composite materials and custom. The world’s largest manufacturers of aerospace, satellite, aircraft, naval/marine structures and other major industries rely on YLA to develop their precise advanced composite formulations.

Northrop Grumman’s Space Technology sector’s rigorous Supplier Rating Program requires suppliers and subcontractors to participate in an ongoing performance assessment. Gold suppliers are selected annually on the basis of a scorecard that rates each supplier's management, quality, technical, schedule and financial performance. Awards were presented during Northrop Grumman’s recent Supplier Recognition Conference.

The awards are designed to recognize suppliers and subcontractors for developing and delivering a broad variety of complex parts, processes and assemblies, from satellite buses to optical and radio-frequency payloads and components. Gold suppliers are selected on the basis of a scorecard that rates each supplier's management, quality, technical, schedule and financial performance. Earning Gold status for the third time places YLA in an elite group of Space Technology suppliers.

ABOUT YLA, INC.
YLA, Inc. is a recognized global leader in the development and manufacture of high performance, lightweight composite materials for satellites, aerospace, commercial and military aircraft, defense, naval/marine, radomes, industrial, thermal management and recreational applications. Headquartered in Benicia, California, YLA’s 50,000 square foot facility houses research, development and manufacturing for a full line of advanced composite materials. YLA’s multiple production lines provide the flexibility to accommodate extremely large production requirements as well as smaller developmental run, assuring customers of receiving the most cost-effective production value possible. Learn more about YLA, Inc. by calling the company at (707) 747-2750, or by visiting www.ylainc.com.

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