KVH Industries Builds 25,000th Fiber Optic Gyro, Meeting Growing Demand for Guidance...

KVH Industries Builds 25,000th Fiber Optic Gyro, Meeting Growing Demand for
Guidance and Stabilization Products

KVH's Tinley Park, IL facility recently doubled in size and capacity with 50%
increase in staffing to support strong growth in FOG business

TINLEY PARK, Ill., June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- KVH Industries, Inc.,
(Nasdaq: KVHI) reached a major landmark recently as it built its 25,000th
Fiber Optic Gyro (FOG), an illustration of the rapid growth of the company's
guidance and stabilization business. KVH's FOGs and integrated navigation
systems offer an outstanding blend of performance, reliability, size, and
price, making them well-suited for both military and commercial applications.
Sales of these systems have increased more than 70% year-over-year in each of
the last two quarters as a result of expanding demand and additions in
manufacturing capacity made in anticipation of strong growth and the need to
supply product at a much higher rate.

"We have invested continuously in research and development over the last 10
years, believing that our FOG business would hold long-term value, both
through the enhancement of our existing products as well as in unique guidance
and stabilization applications," explains Martin Kits van Heyningen, KVH's
chief executive officer. "This has clearly been the case as FOG sales have
become an increasingly valuable revenue stream for KVH. Expanding this part of
our business is one of our primary -- and quite successful -- strategic
initiatives."

KVH's FOG research, development, and manufacturing take place in the company's
Tinley Park, IL, facility, which underwent a major factory expansion in 2008
that included doubling its floor space to support new contracts and long-term
business opportunities. Monthly production capacity of FOGs also more than
doubled, and staffing increased 50%, including the addition of a second shift.
While the renovation included the implementation of new, automated
manufacturing, precision FOG optical circuit manufacturing relies on KVH's
highly trained operators.

"The Tinley Park facility is growing rapidly and contributing to KVH's overall
success by building reliable products that bring precision guidance and
stabilization technology to a wide variety of commercial applications and help
keep private security, government, and military personnel safe," says Jeff
Brunner, KVH's vice president of operations for military and fiber optic
products. "We are very excited about the growth we are experiencing, and it's
wonderful to be doing work that we are proud of, building over 25,000 pieces
of equipment that will enhance commercial applications and help keep U.S. and
allied armed forces personnel safe."

The recent launch of KVH's new CNS-5000 single-enclosure GPS/IMU is bringing
KVH's technology to the forefront of commercial applications. This
self-contained navigation system combines FOG-based inertial measurement
technology from KVH with global positioning system (GPS) technology from
leading GPS manufacturer NovAtel. The system has been a success, generating
$1.9 million in new sales during the first few months of 2009 alone. It is
becoming an integral component in a wide range of applications, such as
autonomous unmanned ground vehicles (AUGVs) like those built by Frontline
Robotics.

Remote Weapons Station (RWS) applications are also an increasingly important
part of KVH's FOG business, bringing in more than $15 million in new product
orders in recent quarters. The RWS systems, including Kongsberg's Protector,
substantially improve crew safety and weapon accuracy by allowing gunners to
operate, aim, and fire the weapon from inside the safety of their vehicles,
taking the gunners out of turret positions where they are exposed to hostile
fire. In this application, KVH's FOGs provide precise stabilization and weapon
recoil control while ensuring that the RWS stays on target whether the vehicle
is stationary or on the move.

Please visit www.kvh.com/FiberOpt for more information about KVH's FOG
products.

Visit www.kvh.com/whitepapers to download KVH's case study, "Frontline
Robotics Turns to CNS-5000 to Keep Unmanned Security Vehicles On Track" as
well as other information about KVH's FOG products.

Note to Editors: High-resolution, press-ready photos of KVH's guidance and
stabilization products are available at http://press.kvh.com for download and
editorial use.

About KVH Industries, Inc.
KVH Industries (www.kvh.com) is a leading manufacturer of solutions that
provide global high speed Internet, television and voice services via
satellite to mobile users at sea, on land, and in the air. KVH is also a
premier manufacturer of high performance sensors and integrated inertial
systems for defense and commercial guidance and stabilization applications.
The company is based in Middletown, RI, with facilities in Tinley Park, IL,
and Kokkedal, Denmark.

This release may contain certain forward-looking statements that involve risks
and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include, for example, the
functionality, characteristics, quality and performance of KVH's products and
technology; anticipated innovation and product development; and customer
preferences, requirements and expectations. The actual results could differ
materially. Factors that may cause such differences include, among others,
those discussed in KVH's most recent Form 10-Q filed with the SEC. KVH does
not assume any obligation to update its forward-looking statements to reflect
new information or developments.

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