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Arotech's Electric Fuel
Battery Subsidiary Receives Follow-On Micro Air Vehicle -Mav- Contract
Contract from Israeli Defense
Agency continues similar 2002 & 2003 grants
April
2, 2004 - Arotech Corporation (NasdaqNM: ARTX) announced today
that its Electric Fuel subsidiary has received a follow-on contract
from an Israeli security agency. Under the terms of the contract,
Electric Fuel will continue developing prototype zinc-air cells
for Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAV) that can maintain flight for extended
periods of time.
In June last year, a zinc-air
battery developed under the previous contract, powered a Micro Aerial
Vehicle in test flights. The Electric Fuel zinc-air powered flight
was longer than that achieved with the same MAV using a High Performance
Lithium Ion Polymer battery.
Electric Fuel's cutting-edge zinc-air
cells for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and MAVs are high-power,
lightweight versions of its most advanced zinc-air cells. The Company
believes Electric Fuel's zinc air batteries have the potential to
greatly extend the mission duration of these reconnaissance aircraft.
"MAVs and other unmanned
ground and airborne vehicles need advanced power sources,"
said Robert S. Ehrlich, Arotech Chairman and CEO. "Our zinc-air
battery can significantly increase mission time for these vehicles."
About Arotech Corporation
Arotech Corporation (www.arotech.com) provides
quality defense and security products for the military, law enforcement
and homeland security markets, including advanced zinc-air and lithium
batteries and chargers, multimedia interactive simulators/trainers
and lightweight vehicle armoring.
The Battery and Power Systems Division includes
Electric Fuel Battery Corporation (www.electric-fuel.com) and Epsilor
Electronic Industries (www.epsilor.com). The Simulation, Training
and Consulting Division includes IES Interactive Training (www.ies-interactive.com),
FAAC Incorporated (www.faac.com) and Arocon Security Consulting
(www.arocon-security.com). The Armored Vehicle Division includes
MDT Armor Corp. (www.mdt-armor.com) and MDT Protective Industries
Ltd. (www.mdtisrael.com).
Arotech is incorporated in Delaware, with corporate
offices in New York, and research, development and production subsidiaries
in Alabama, Colorado, Michigan and Israel.
Except for the historical information herein, the
matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements,
as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, as they are subject to various risks and uncertainties
that may cause actual results to vary significantly. These risks
and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks relating
to: product and technology development; the uncertainty of the market
for Arotech’s products; changing economic conditions; delay,
cancellation or non-renewal, in whole or in part, of contracts or
of purchase orders; and other risk factors detailed in Arotech’s
most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2003 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Arotech assumes no obligation to update the information
in this release. Reference to the Company’s website above
does not constitute incorporation of any of the information thereon
into this press release.
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