Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. (“IS&S” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ISSC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Major General Garry Dean to its Board of Directors as an independent director, effective immediately. Maj. General Dean will stand for election at the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier, death, disqualification, resignation, or removal. With Maj. General Dean’s appointment, the IS&S Board has been expanded to five directors.

Maj. General Dean retired as the Director of the National Guard Bureau (NGB) Joint Staff in the Pentagon, supporting Army and Air National Guard policy, missions and operations in the 54 US states, territories and the District of Columbia. A graduate of the US Air Force Academy and a former F-15 pilot, Maj. General Dean had a distinguished military career including commanding and leading a combat deployment of the 142 Fighter Wing in Portland Oregon. Maj. General Dean is rated as a command pilot and has over 4,000 flight hours in the T-37, T-38 and F-15 airframes. Maj. General Dean currently serves as President of Peduzzi Associates, Ltd., Senior Advisor to Vita Inclinata Technologies, and Vice-Chair of the Community Oversight Board of the Arlington County Police, Virginia.

“We are honored to welcome an industry veteran of Major General Dean’s caliber to the IS&S Board,” said Glen Bressner, Chairman of the Board. “His appointment demonstrates IS&S’s commitment to ensuring our board is composed of directors with relevant skills and expertise to oversee the execution of IS&S’s strategy, and we are confident he will be a valuable addition to the board.”

Dr. Shahram Askarpour, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer said, “I have great respect for Garry’s experience and expertise in military aviation and government relations, and all of us on the board are looking forward to working with him.”

About Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc.

Headquartered in Exton, Pa., Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. (www.innovative-ss.com) is a systems integrator that designs and manufactures flight guidance and cockpit display systems for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and retrofit applications. The Company supplies integrated Flight Management Systems (FMS), Auto-Throttle Systems and advanced GPS receivers for precision low carbon footprint navigation.

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