Seymour Jones, Professor of Accounting at NYU, Elected to Arotech’s Board of Directors

Professor Jones to Head Arotech Audit Committee

July 12, 2005 - Arotech Corporation (NasdaqNM: ARTX) announced today the election of New York University Stern School of Business accounting expert Professor Seymour Jones, to its Board of Directors.

Professor Jones joins Arotech’s Board with a rich history in the fields of accounting and economics. For the past ten years, he has been with the New York University Stern School of Business, and is currently a clinical professor of accounting, teaching courses in auditing, tax and legal aspects of entrepreneurship, international accounting and forensic accounting. Professor Jones is also the Associate Director of the Ross Institute of Accounting Research at Stern School of Business. His primary research areas include audit committees, auditing, entrepreneurship, financial reporting, and fraud.

Professor Jones has been the principal author of numerous books, including Conflict of Interest, The Cooper & Lybrand Guide to Growing Your Business, The Emerging Business and The Bankers Guide to Audit Reports and Financial Statements. Prior to joining NYU Stern, Seymour Jones, a certified public accountant in New York State, was senior partner at Coopers & Lybrand and at S.D. Leidesdorf & Co. . He received a B.A. in economics from City College, City University of New York, and an M.B.A. from NYU Stern.

“We are delighted to welcome Professor Jones to our Board of Directors,” said Robert S. Ehrlich, Chairman and CEO of Arotech. “In these days of increased accounting scrutiny, we look forward to having the benefits of his expertise in our efforts to comply with all of the new regulations and enrich our accounting and auditing processes.”

Commenting on his appointment, Professor Jones said: “I am very impressed by Arotech’s transformation in recent years. Arotech has established a solid portfolio of leading edge products that are well-suited to the world’s demanding defense and security requirements, particularly in the wake of recent terror events. I look forward to the opportunity to being part of this dynamic Company.”

About Arotech Corporation

Arotech Corporation is a leading provider of quality defense and security products for the military, law enforcement and homeland 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, 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.