Eyes In The Sky: BAI Aerosystems To Demonstrate Unmanned Aerial Vehicles At Washington College, October 22

Talk on Small Business Defense Contracting to Follow

Chestertown, MD, September 29, 2003 — The J.C. Jones Seminar in American Business at Washington College presents “SOLDIERS IN THE SKY: AERIAL DRONES,” a lecture and demonstration by BAI Aerosystems president Richard Bernstein, Wednesday, October 22. A public demonstration of BAI's unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will be held at 4 p.m. on the College's Athey Athletic Field. A follow-up lecture is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Hynson Lounge. These events are free and the public is invited to attend.
BAI Aerosystems was founded in 1985 to address the needs of the emerging UAV market for lightweight, low-cost composite aircraft components. Since then, BAI's focus as a small business defense contractor has expanded to a complete line offering UAVs, flight control systems, datalinks, sensors, field support and training. Over the last 18 years, BAI has supplied UAVs for military and commercial airborne reconnaissance, surveillance, targeting and remote sensing.
BAI's president and CEO, Richard Bernstein, acquired the company in 1990 and moved it from Rockville to Easton, MD, to be nearer his home. Holding professional licenses in manufacturing management and commercial aircraft piloting, Mr. Bernstein attended the Virginia Military Institute, earned an undergraduate degree from Salisbury University, and received his MBA from Purdue University. He has more than 30 years of experience in the development and manufacturing of electronic components and sub-systems for the microwave industry. In addition to BAI, Bernstein founded K & L Microwave (now owned by the Dover Corporation) and oversees BAI's affiliates Lorch Microwave and Filter Networks. Mr. Bernstein serves on the Board of Visitors and Governors of Washington College, the Dean's Advisory Committee of Purdue University's Krannert School of Management, the Foundation Board of the Virginia Military Institute, and the national Advisory Boards of the U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Department of Commerce. He and his wife, Ellen, reside in Oxford, MD, and have eight children and five grandchildren.
The talk is sponsored by the J. C. Jones Seminar in American Business, established in honor of the late James C. Jones, Jr., a Baltimore businessman and 1947 graduate of Washington College who remained active throughout his life in alumni affairs and served on the Board of Visitors and Governors of the College.

Maryland Entrepreneur Named Trustee Of Washington College

Chestertown, MD, July 19, 2002 — Richard Bernstein, a business leader who brought electronics manufacturing to Maryland's Eastern Shore, has been appointed to Washington College's Board of Visitors and Governors. Bernstein is president and CEO of BAI Aerosystems, Inc. in Easton and CEO of Lorch Microwave in Salisbury. He also owns and operates Salisbury Pewter, a company of artisans that produces decorative arts and silverwork. As a Trustee of Washington College, Bernstein will work with other members of the College's Board to oversee the administrative, academic and financial operations of the 220-year-old college. His six-year term began July 1, 2002.

BAI is a leading supplier of low-cost unmanned aerial vehicles used for surveillance, radio relay links and jamming in applications where the use of manned aircraft would put human lives at risk. Lorch Microwave, a subsidiary of BAI Aerosystems, manufactures RF, microwave and ceramic filters along with a range of specialized electronic components that are used in the wireless markets. Prior to acquiring BAI, Bernstein was the founder of K&L Microwave, the electronics manufacturing industry that provided jobs for more than 2,000 employees on the Shore.

Bernstein studied engineering at the Virginia Military Institute. He earned his undergraduate degree at Salisbury State University and a master's in business administration from Purdue University. He has received several professional honors and awards, including being named among INC. Magazine's Top 500 privately-held corporations.