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Arotech’s Armor Division
Receives Over $3 Million In New Orders For Military Armored Vehicles
Arotech’s Armor backlog
reaches $18.8 million
June
3, 2008 - Arotech Corporation (NasdaqGM: ARTX) announced today
that its Armor Division has recently received an additional $3.0
million order for its military armored vehicles and accessories
to be supplied from the MDT plants in the US and in Israel.
“We are delighted to have received additional
orders for our military vehicles used for combat missions and designed
for the urban low intensity conflict,” said Robert S. Ehrlich,
Chairman and CEO of Arotech Corporation. “Our vehicles have
proven ideal for operating in urban and other densely populated
areas and these new orders are a testament to capabilities of the
vehicles. The adaptable design allows for various armor options,
seating arrangements and equipment installations that are all designed
to meet specific operational tasks,” added Ehrlich. “The
new order of vehicles will bolster our backlog, as we have now transitioned
our production process to the new model year. Beginning as of this
month, June 2008, we are now operating at full produc¬tion in
our facilities,” concluded Ehrlich.
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 Protective
Industries Ltd., MDT Armor Corporation 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 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, Training and Simulation, 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. 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; and other risk factors detailed in Arotech’s
most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007, 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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