Allied Defense Group (The)

The Allied Defense Group, Inc. (“Allied” or the “Company”) owns and manages a strategic portfolio of defense and security businesses, with presence in worldwide markets. Allied was incorporated as a Delaware corporation in 1961 under the name Allied Research Associates, Inc. Allied changed its corporate name to Allied Research Corporation in 1988 and subsequently changed its name to The Allied Defense Group, Inc. effective January 2, 2003. Allied’s strategic defense and security businesses are conducted through MECAR S.A. (“MECAR”), a group of Belgian corporations acquired in 1994, 1995 and 1999 consisting of VSK Electronics N.V., Télé Technique Générale, S.A., Intelligent Data Capturing Systems, S.A. and VIGITEC, S.A. (collectively, the “VSK Group”), News/ Sports Microwave Rental Inc. (“NS Microwave”), Titan Dynamics Systems, Inc. (“Titan Dynamics”), and SeaSpace Corporation (“SeaSpace”). In late 2003, the Company organized MECAR USA, Inc.