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Arotech Awarded $1.3 Million
Order For Aircraft Armor
Armour of America to Provide
Kits for U.S. Military Aircraft Flight-Decks
July
21, 2005 - Arotech Corporation (NasdaqNM: ARTX) announced today
that its Armour of America (AoA) subsidiary belonging to its Armor
Division received a new $1.3 million order to provide armor kits
for U.S. military aircraft flight-decks. Delivery of the armor kits
is expected to be completed within sixty days.
“This order reflects the continued demand
for high quality armor solutions by U.S. armed forces,” said
Robert S. Ehrlich, Chairman and CEO of Arotech Corporation. “As
a leading provider of ballistic armoring products for fixed wing
and rotary aircraft, we have vast experience in providing easily
deployable armor solutions for aircraft that operate in hostile
environments. We are committed to continuing to provide solutions
that will give our troops and aircrew the ballistic protection they
deserve.”
About Arotech's Armor Division:
Arotech’s Armor Division is an innovative
leader in lightweight armoring for vehicles and ballistic armoring.
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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