2012 Maneuver Warfighting Conference

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Intevac, Inc. (Nasdaq:IVAC) announced today that the company will participate in the 2012 Maneuver Warfighting Conference. Intevac Photonics will showcase their innovative digital night vision products and high-resolution display systems.

Intevac will feature products with direct applications for unmanned air/ground, ground combat vehicles and war fighters, which include the E3010M and E5011 modules, along with the E3010C, M611, and M506 LIVAR® cameras. Product demonstrations of the Night Portâ„¢ portable hand-held digital night vision system and the family of I-Portâ„¢ high resolution displays will take place in the booth.

Intevac Booth #1218 will be located at the Iron Works Convention Center in Columbus, Georgia. The booth hours are Tuesday and Wednesday, September 18th and 19th, from 7:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

About the Maneuver Conference

The Annual U.S. Army Maneuver Warfighting Conference is hosted by the U.S. Maneuver Center of Excellence (Ft. Benning) with input from the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), which has played a large part in our nation's warfighting efforts. The 2012 event is expected to attract nearly 4,000 key players, including senior level officers, end-users, and procurement officials.

About Intevac

Intevac was founded in 1991 and has two businesses: Equipment and Intevac Photonics.

In our Equipment business, we are a leader in the design, development and manufacturing of high-productivity, vacuum process equipment solutions. Our systems are production-proven for high-volume manufacturing of small substrates with precise thin film properties, such as those required in the hard drive and solar cell markets.

In the hard drive industry, our 200 Lean® systems process approximately 60% of all magnetic disk media produced worldwide. In the solar cell manufacturing industry, our LEAN SOLARâ„¢ platform, with applications including deposition, texture etch and ion implant, increases the conversion efficiency of silicon solar cells.

In our Photonics business, we are a leader in the development and manufacture of leading-edge, high-sensitivity imaging products and vision systems as well as materials identification instruments utilizing Raman technology. Our products primarily address the defense markets in addition to the industrial, medical and scientific industries.

For more information call 408-986-9888, or visit the company's website at www.intevac.com.