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Arotech Simulation And Training
Division Announces
$4.5 Million In New Orders For Driver Training Simulators
September
11, 2006 - Arotech Corporation (NasdaqGM: ARTX) announced today
that its Simulation and Training Division, through its FAAC Incorporated
subsidiary, has received over $4.5 million in new orders for driver
training simulators since the end of the second quarter. The orders
represent 16 simulators sold to 6 different customers.
“Represented in these orders
are our latest generation bus, military truck, military police,
and civilian truck simulators from customers including municipal,
military, transportation, and educational/research organizations,”
said Kurt Flosky, FAAC Executive Vice President. “Simulation-based
driver training has been proven to save lives and we are honored
to be selected by these leading organizations to become an integral
part of their training curriculum.”
About Arotech’s Simulation
and Training Division
Arotech’s Simulation and Training Division
develops, manufactures, and markets advanced high-tech multimedia
and interactive digital solutions for use-of-force and driver training
of military, law enforcement, security, municipal and private industry
personnel. The division’s fully interactive driver-training
systems feature state-of-the-art vehicle simulator technology enabling
training in situation awareness, risk analysis and decision making,
emergency reaction and avoidance procedures, and conscientious equipment
operation. In addition, the division’s use-of-force training
products and services allow organizations to train their personnel
in safe, productive, and realistic environments. The division also
provides pilot decision-making support software for the F-15, F-16,
F-18, and JSF aircraft, as well as simulation models for the ACMI/TACTS
air combat training ranges.
Arotech’s Simulation and Training Division consists of FAAC
Incorporated and IES Interactive Training Inc.
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 Training and
Battery and Power Systems.
Arotech is incorporated in Delaware,
with corporate offices in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and research, development
and production subsidiaries in Alabama, 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, including the results of our restructuring program.
Forward-looking statements reflect management’s current knowledge,
assumptions, judgment and expectations regarding future performance
or events. Although management believes that the expectations reflected
in such statements are reasonable, 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 materially. 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; dilution
resulting from issuances of Arotech’s common stock upon conversion
or payment of its outstanding convertible debt, which would be increasingly
dilutive if and to the extent that the market price of Arotech’s
stock decreases; and other risk factors detailed in Arotech’s
most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2005, 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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