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Arotech and Israel Military
Industries Ltd (IMI) to Jointly
Market the David
The Land Rover-based armored
David is widely used by Israel’s military
October
6, 2009 - Arotech Corporation (NasdaqNM: ARTX) announced today
that its Armor Division has signed a agreement with Israel Military
Industries Ltd (IMI) to jointly market the MDT David in markets
worldwide. IMI’s Land Systems Division has been specializing
in development, integration and production of combat proven systems
for Main Battle Tanks (MBT) and Armored Personnel Carriers to the
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and selected customers around the world.
Drawing on its worldwide armor marketing network, IMI will now also
be able to offer a lightweight combat vehicle with extensive IDF
experience – The David.
The David is a lightweight armored vehicle based
on a Land Rover heavy duty Defender platform. The David has been
selected by the Israel Defense Force (IDF) as its standard armored
reconnaissance and patrol vehicle, and is operating hundreds of
them already.
The David has been involved in numerous terror
attacks, withstanding assault weapons and various explosive devices,
saving lives of its occupants.
The Agreement does not cover areas were MDT
is currently actively involved, such as the US, India and Israel.
The Agreement was signed yesterday at the Arotech display at the
Annual Meeting of the Association of the US Army (AUSA) in Washington
DC. Arotech’s Armor Group’s AUSA display includes the
David and other armor products.
“The David has proven itself time and
again,” said Robert Ehrlich, Arotech’s Chairman and
CEO. “With this joint marketing program we will be able to
offer the David to customers worldwide.”
About Israel Military Industries Ltd (IMI)
IMI is located in Ramat Hasharon, Israel and provides a broad range
of vehicle protection system solutions. IMI is a diversified, high-technology
company specializing in the development, manufacturing and deployment
of wide range of state-of-the-art combat-ready solutions. More information
about IMI can be found at www.imi-israel.com
IMI's armor solutions are on display at IMI stand #3624, at the
Annual AUSA Convention in Washington DC October 4-7, 2009
About Arotech's Armor Division
Arotech’s Armor Division is an innovative leader in lightweight
armoring for vehicles, aircraft and their operators. The Armor Division
has years of battlefield and commercial protection experience and
has provided life saving protection under the most extreme conditions.
Arotech’s Armor Division consists of MDT
Armor Corporation (www.mdt-armor.com), M.D.T. Protective Industries,
Ltd. (www.mdtisrael.com), and Armour of America (www.aoa-usa.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. Arotech provides 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 Batteries 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 effect of any share re-purchases by Arotech.
Forward-looking statements reflect management’s current knowledge,
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or events. Although management believes that the expectations reflected
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are subject to various risks and uncertainties that may cause actual
results to vary mate-rially. 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 Se-curities 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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