Mercury Computer Systems Inc., (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mc.com), a trusted provider of commercially developed application-ready ISR subsystems for defense prime contractors, announced that it will participate in the Needham & Company 14th Annual Growth Conference to be held January 10-12, 2012, at The New York Palace Hotel in New York City. Management will present an overview of the Company's business on Tuesday, January 10th, at 1:30 pm EST.

An audio webcast and archive of the event will be available beginning on Tuesday, January 10th, 2012, simultaneous with the Company's presentation, through the Company's website at mc.com/investor under "Financial Events." A replay of the webcast will be archived for three months on the Company's website under "Financial Events."

Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. - Where Challenges Drive Innovation®

Mercury Computer Systems (www.mc.com, NASDAQ: MRCY) is a best-of-breed provider of open, commercially developed, application-ready, multi-INT subsystems for defense prime contractors. With over 30 years of experience in embedded computing, superior domain expertise in radar, EW, EO/IR, C4I, and sonar applications, and more than 300 successful program deployments including Aegis, Global Hawk, and Predator, Mercury's Services and Systems Integration team leads the industry in partnering with customers to design and integrate system-level solutions that minimize program risk, maximize application portability, and accelerate customers' time to market.

Mercury is based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and serves customers worldwide through a broad network of direct sales offices, subsidiaries, and distributors.

Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.
Robert Hult, 978-967-1990
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