Arotech's MDT Receives Over $1.5 Million in Orders for Armored Combat Vehicles; Vehicles Will Be Armored at MDT Protective Industries in Israel.

AUBURN, Ala. -- Arotech Corporation (NasdaqNM: ARTX) announced today that its Armor Division has recently received over $1.5 million in orders for armoring various combat vehicles. Delivery of these vehicles, which will be armored in Israel, is expected to take place over the next 4 months.

"We are now making our first steps into the market for military armored combat vehicles," said Robert S. Ehrlich, Chairman and CEO of Arotech Corporation. "We believe that this market holds significant new potential for MDT."

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 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; Arotech's ability to remain listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market in accordance with the Nasdaq's $1.00 minimum bid price and other continued listing standards; 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, 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.