United Defense Announces 4th Quarter 2003 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Information

ARLINGTON, Va.--Jan. 20, 2004--United Defense Industries, Inc. announced today that it will release its earnings for 4th quarter 2003 and year ended December 31, 2003 on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 before the open of the market.

In conjunction with this release, United Defense will host a conference call on the same day at 10:00 AM ET, which will be simultaneously broadcast live over the Internet. Tom Rabaut, President and Chief Executive Officer, Buzz Raborn, Chief Financial Officer, and Jayne Schmitt, Vice President - Investor Relations, will host the call.

Listeners may access United Defense's quarterly conference call live at 10:00 a.m. ET, Jan. 27 over the Internet, through a link in the Investors section of United Defense's Web site at http://www.udlp.com/ir/webcast.htm. The dial-in-number to access this operator-assisted call is toll free 800-915-4836 or toll (International): 973-317-5319. Please allow fifteen minutes prior to the call to visit the site to download and install any necessary audio software.

If you are unable to listen to the live call, please access www.uniteddefense.com or call 1-800-428-6051, passcode 331476, at any time beginning after 2:00 pm on the release day through Oct. 3, 20030, 2003 to listen to a replay of the web cast. International callers may access the rebroadcast at 973-709-2089 using the same pass code.

About United Defense Industries, Inc.

United Defense designs, develops and produces combat vehicles, artillery, naval guns, missile launchers and precision munitions used by the U.S. Department of Defense and allies worldwide, and provides non nuclear ship repair, modernization and conversion to the U.S. Navy and other U.S. Government agencies.