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Arotech Subsidiary FAAC
Inc. Gets $1 Million Order for Bus Driver Training Simulator Complex
in Flint, Michigan
Arotech’s Backlog exceeds
$25 million, most from Defense contracts
April
15, 2004 - Arotech Corporation (NasdaqNM: ARTX) announced today
that its subsidiary FAAC Incorporated has been awarded a contract
for $1 million from the Mass Transportation Authority of Flint Michigan
for the production of a bus driver training simulator complex. The
Flint system includes two full mission MB-2000 Bus Simulators as
well as associated peripheral software, hardware and service contract.
With this order, Arotech’s
backlog exceeds $25 million, most of which is related to its core
defense and security business.
This program is the first transit
simulator application featuring interchangeable driving stations.
MTA will be able to train drivers of three different vehicle types
– 40 ft transit bus, 30 ft transit bus, and paratransit van
– using highly realistic cabs. Additional driving stations
for different vehicle types may be added if the need develops.
“With the system we are providing
them, the Flint MTA can make a radical change in the driving environment
by simply swapping cabs, which can be completed within 10 minutes,”
said Alan Jordan, President of FAAC. “This will provide Flint
MTA with a great deal of training flexibility while maintaining
a high level of fidelity.”
“FAAC’s commercial
business is rapidly developing alongside its defense business,”
said Robert S. Ehrlich, Arotech’s Chairman, President and
CEO. “Both product lines draw on FAAC’s state of the
art simulation technology.”
About FAAC
FAAC
Incorporated has been providing high fidelity training and simulation
products to it's military and commercial customer base for over
30 years. FAAC supplies driving simulators for training operators
of automobiles, trucks, police/fire/EMS vehicles, bus drivers, light
rail operators, and airport ground vehicles. Over 80,000 drivers
have been trained on FAAC's installed base of 173 driving simulators.
FAAC also provides pilot decision-making support software for the
F-15, F-18, and JSF aircraft as well as simulation models for the
ACMI/TACTS air combat training ranges.
About Arotech Corporation
Arotech Corporation
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
and Epsilor Electronic Industries.
The Simulation, Training and Consulting Division includes IES
Interactive Training, FAAC Incorporated
and Arocon Security Consulting.
The Armored Vehicle Division includes MDT
Armor Corp and MDT Protective
Industries Ltd.
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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