Markland Technologies Leverages Open $40 Million US Navy Contract for Chemical Detector Product Subsidiary to Increase Sales in Homeland Security Sector


RIDGEFIELD, Conn., Oct. 23, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Markland Technologies, Inc. (Other OTC:MKLD), an integrated homeland security company, (www.marklandtech.com) is pleased to provide a marketing and sales update subsequent to the October 21, 2003 announced acquisition of Virginia-based Science and Technology Research, Inc (STR).

Markland has implemented a multi-faceted marketing strategy to increase and accelerate sales of the STR subsidiary's Shipboard Automatic Chemical Agent Detection and Alarm System (ACADA) within the various Federal and Military Departments. Presently the US Navy has an active open $40 million dollar contract with STR to produce up to 1,000 ACADA units.

The US Navy deploys the "man-portable" point detection system to detect all classic nerve and blister agents as well as other chemical warfare agent (CWA) vapors. STR www.str-inc.com is currently the sole producer of the U.S. Navy's Shipboard ACADA.

Markland's management is focused on marketing the product to:



 - Other military users such as the US Coast Guard and The
   Department of Homeland Security for use within facilities
   they need to protect against potentially harmful
   gas or vapor attacks.

 - Foreign Military Agencies, which are friendly to the United
   States, through the US government's longstanding Foreign
   Military Sales program.  The program assists in placing
   sophisticated DOD equipment into the hands of friendly
   foreign militaries that are in need of selected
   capabilities that can be filled by United States-based
   DOD contractors.

 - State and Local Municipalities, which are responsible to
   protect large facilities that could be attractive to a
   potential terrorist.

Markland will leverage their existing relationships within these groups. The Company projects STR will deliver approximately 250 ACADA units to the US Navy along with associated spares and logistics support services within the next six months.

Markland Chairman Robert Tarini stated, "The platform to increase sales by a factor of two or three for the ACADA product exists. The US Navy has created a foundation that we intend to build upon for additional worldwide sales. We are manufacturing product and are in the process of developing new designs and licensing arrangements in parallel to help accelerate the penetration of the ACADA unit in to the global marketplace. We are very pleased by the financial metrics of our STR acquisition and excited about growing the business in the very near term."

About Markland Technologies:

Markland Technologies is committed to helping secure America by providing innovative emerging technologies and expert services to meet the country's needs to protect our people, our borders and our infrastructure assets.

The Company is a Board member of the Homeland Security Industries Association and is the featured Company on http://www.Homelanddefensestocks.com

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