CHELMSFORD, Mass., Jan. 6, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mercury Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:MRCY) (www.mrcy.com), a best-of- breed provider of commercially developed, open sensor and Big Data processing systems for critical commercial, defense and intelligence applications, announced that it will participate in the Needham & Company 16th Annual Growth Conference to be held January 14-16, 2014, at The New York Palace Hotel in New York City. Management will present an overview of the Company's business Tuesday, January 14th, at 10 a.m. EST.

The presentation will be webcast live and may be accessed from the investor section of Mercury's website at http://ir.mrcy.com/events.cfm. A replay of the webcast will be available for 90 days.

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