Arotech Simulation and Training Division Receives $6 Million in New Simulator Orders; Orders include follow on order for law enforcement simulators from German Police.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Arotech Corporation (NasdaqNM: ARTX) announced today that its simulation and training division has recently received new contracts for simulators from multiple sources totaling more than $6 million. The orders include a follow on order for IES law enforcement simulators from the largest regional division of the German Police. IES received the original order from Germany in the beginning of 2003. Arotech's FAAC FAAC Freeware Advanced Audio Coder FAAC Ford Amateur Astronomy Club FAAC Family Allergy and Asthma Care FAAC Functional Area Agreement Coordinator (USAF) FAAC Fatal Accident Assessment Committee subsidiary received orders from multiple customers for 14 simulators, and is now under contract for production of 60 driving simulators to 11 different customers. "We plan to ship and install over $7.5 million of our current backlog before the end of the year" said Al Jordan, FAAC President. "The current orders represent a real cross section of our driving simulator customer base - military, transit, trucking, police, and airport." "Both units in our simulation and training division continue their leadership position in the military and law enforcement markets," said Robert S. Ehrlich, Arotech Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Sales of our interactive training simulators continue to grow rapidly." About The Simulation and Training Division The Arotech Simulation and Training Division includes FAAC Inc. and IES Interactive Training Inc. FAAC Incorporated (www.faac.com) has been providing high fidelity high fidelity n. The electronic reproduction of sound, especially from broadcast or recorded sources, with minimal distortion. high training and simulation products to its military and commercial customer base for over 30 years. FAAC supplies driving simulators for training operators of automobiles, trucks, police/fire/EMS vehicles, bus drivers, rail operators, and airport ground vehicles. Over 90,000 drivers have been trained on FAAC's installed base of 185 driving simulators. FAAC also provides pilot decision-making support software for the F-15, F-18, and JSF (JavaServerFaces) A standard framework of components for building rich user interfaces for Java applications. JavaServer Faces run on the server, but are displayed on the client. JSF - JavaServer Faces aircraft as well as simulation models for the ACMI/TACTS air combat training ranges. IES Interactive Training (www.ies-usa.com), a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Arotech Corporation, is a manufacturer of interactive digital training solutions to corporations, government agencies, military and law enforcement professionals around the globe. By providing unique judgment-driven systems designed by an experienced team of professionals, IES sets the standard for interactive simulation training. Flagship products include the Range 3000 XP4, a multimedia simulator; the Range FDU FDU Fairleigh Dickinson University FDU Fudan University (Shanghai, China) FdU Fratelli Dell'Uomo FDU Force Design Update FDU Fleet Diving Unit (Canadian Forces) , advanced firearm diagnostics unit; and the A2Z Classroom Trainer for interactive, real-time learning. About Arotech Corporation Arotech Corporation provides quality defense and security products for the military, law enforcement and homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States markets, including advanced zinc-air and lithium batteries and chargers, multimedia interactive simulators/trainers and lightweight armoring. The Battery and Power Systems Division includes Electric Fuel Battery Corporation and Epsilor Electronic Industries Ltd. The Simulation, Training and Consulting Division includes IES Interactive Training, FAAC Incorporated and Arocon Security Consulting. The Armoring Division includes MDT MDT abbr. Mountain Daylight Time MDT (in the US and Canada) Mountain Daylight Time MDT n abbr (US) (= mountain daylight time) → Armor Corp., MDT Protective Industries Ltd. and Armour of America, Incorporated. Arotech is incorporated in Delaware, with corporate offices in New York, 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 The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and 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; and other risk factors detailed in Arotech's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 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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