Merrimac Awarded $740,000 Order For Military Surveillance Aircraft Application

WEST CALDWELL, N.J., November 2, 2006: Merrimac Industries, Inc. (AMEX: MRM), today announced that it has received an order for $740,000 to continue to provide a suite of products for use in military surveillance aircraft that are equipped with an extensive array of sophisticated intelligence gathering equipment, enabling military specialists to monitor the electronic activity of adversaries. Deliveries are scheduled for 2007.

Chairman and CEO Mason N. Carter commented, “Merrimac is pleased to continue our long-term relationship with our defense customer in supporting their current and future requirements. Initially, Merrimac designed and started shipping production units in the year 2000 and, over the years, has been supplying integrated platform solutions for this mission-critical military airborne application.”

Mr. Carter continued, “Our portfolio of military products has positioned us to continue to support this program and many other airborne solutions now and in the future. We look forward to supplying these products as upgrades in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance continue.”

About Merrimac

Merrimac Industries, Inc. is a leader in the design and manufacture of RF Microwave signal processing components, subsystem assemblies, and Multi-Mix® micro-multifunction modules (MMFM®), for the worldwide Defense, Satellite Communications (Satcom), Commercial Wireless and Homeland Security market segments. Merrimac is focused on providing Total Integrated Packaging Solutions® with Multi-Mix® Microtechnology, a leading edge competency providing value to our customers through miniaturization and integration. Multi-Mix® MMFM® provides a patented and novel packaging technology that employs a platform modular architecture strategy that incorporates embedded semiconductor devices, MMICs, etched resistors, passive circuit elements and plated-through via holes to form a three-dimensional integrated module used in High Power, High Frequency and High Performance mission-critical applications. Merrimac Industries facilities are registered under ISO 9001:2000, an internationally developed set of quality criteria for manufacturing operations.

Merrimac Industries, Inc. has facilities located in West Caldwell, NJ, San Jose, Costa Rica and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and has approximately 230 co-workers dedicated to the design and manufacture of signal processing components, gold plating of high-frequency microstrip, bonded stripline and thick metal-backed Teflon (PTFE) micro-circuitry and subsystems providing Total Integrated Packaging Solutions® for wireless applications. Merrimac (MRM) is listed on the American Stock Exchange. Multi-Mix®, Multi-Mix PICO®, MMFM®, System In A Package®, SIP® and Total Integrated Packaging Solutions® are registered trademarks of Merrimac Industries, Inc. For more information about Merrimac Industries, Inc. and its Canadian subsidiary Filtran Microcircuits Inc., please visit http://www.merrimacind.com and http://www.filtranmicro.com .

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