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Arotech’s FAAC Incorporated
Weapon Simulation Group Continues Strong 2009 with $8.6 Million
in New Orders since June
Company Backlog is now at a
Record $58.0 Million
December
2, 2009 - Arotech Corporation (NasdaqGM: ARTX) announced today
that the FAAC Incorporated Weapon Simulation Group of Arotech’s
Training and Simulation Division has closed sales recently totaling
$8.6 million since June, continuing a record pace. This includes
significant sales of its SimBuilder product internationally. SimBuilder
provides the capability to export weapon simulations that can be
used as the basis for aircraft combat training solutions worldwide.
With these orders, Arotech’s backlog now
stands at a record $58.0 million.
“Our position as the pre-eminent supplier
of validated high-speed weapon simulations has provided the opportunity
to continue our support of the USAF/USN air combat community while
opening new markets to export our training solutions to allied countries,”
said Randy Houston, FAAC Director of Military Operations.
“The reputation and performance of our
Training and Simulation Division and our corporate focus on developing
this division has resulted in unprecedented organic growth,”
noted Robert S. Ehrlich, Arotech’s Chairman and CEO. “We
are dedicated to supporting all of our divisions as they grow and
we look forward to continuing this successful trend,” concluded
Ehrlich.
About Arotech’s Training and Simulation
Division
Arotech’s Training and Simulation Division (ATSD) provides
world-class simulation based training solutions. ATSD develops,
manufactures, and markets advanced high-tech multimedia and interactive
digital solutions for engineering, use-of-force, and driver training
simulations for 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. The division’s use-of-force
training products and services allow organizations to train their
personnel in safe, productive, and realistic environments. The
division provides consulting and developmental support for engineering
simulation solutions. The division also supplies pilot decision-making
support software for the F-15, F-16, F-18, F-22, and F-35 aircraft,
as well as simulation models for the ACMI/TACTS air combat training
ranges.
Arotech’s Training and Simulation Division
consists of FAAC Incorporated (www.faac.com), IES Interactive Training
(www.ies-usa.com), and Realtime Technologies, Inc. (www.simcreator.com).
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:
Training and Simulation, Armor, 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. For more information
on Arotech, please visit Arotech’s website at www.arotech.com.
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; 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, 2008 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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