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Arotech Awarded $3 Million in
Orders For Armored Vehicles
Orders received at both Arotech
MDT units, in Israel and in the US
August
11, 2005 - Arotech Corporation (NasdaqNM: ARTX) announced today
that its Armor Division has received new orders valued at approximately
$3 million to supply armored vehicles. Arotech’s MDT vehicle
armoring subsidiaries were chosen to provide armored Toyota Land
Cruisers, Chevrolet Suburbans, Land Rover Defenders and ambulances
to various customers.
“Our armored vehicles have saved
the lives of passengers under the most extreme conditions,”
said Robert S. Ehrlich, Chairman and CEO of Arotech Corporation.
“Just recently, one of our armored Toyota Land Cruisers was
attacked by a side bomb just outside Baghdad and was hit by dozens
of pieces of shrapnel that did not penetrate the vehicle. As a result,
the lives of all three passengers were saved. We will continue to
serve our customers with quality products required to protect their
passengers.”
About Arotech's Armor Division:
Arotech’s Armor Division is an innovative leader in lightweight
armoring for vehicles. The Armor Division has years of battlefield
and commercial protection experience and has provided life saving
protection under the most extreme conditions. In addition to armoring
vehicles for military and commercial customers, Arotech manufactures
armor kits for military vehicles, aviation armor both for helicopters
and for fixed wing aircraft, marine armor, personnel armor and fragmentation
blankets.
The Armor Division consists of MDT Armor Corporation,
MDT Protective Industries Ltd. and Armour of America Incorporated.
About Arotech Corporation
Arotech Corporation is a leading provider of quality defense and
security products for the military, law enforcement and security
markets, including multimedia interactive simulators/trainers, lightweight
armoring and advanced zinc-air and lithium batteries and chargers.
Arotech operates through three major business divisions: Armor,
Simulation and Security and Batteries and Power Systems.
Arotech is incorporated in Delaware, with corporate offices in Auburn,
Alabama, and research, development and production subsidiaries in
Alabama, Colorado, Michigan, California 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, 2004, as amended, 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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