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Electric Fuel Battery, a Subsidiary of Arotech Corporation, Earns ISO 9001 'Top Quality Standard' Certification.


Energy Editors/Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2003

Arotech Corporation (NasdaqNM:ARTX) announced today that its Electric Fuel Battery subsidiary has successfully gained accreditation to ISO (1) See ISO speed.

(2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI.
 9001:2000, the customer focused international quality standard recognized all over the world.

Electric Fuel facilities in Auburn, Alabama Auburn is a city in Lee County, Alabama. It is the largest city in eastern Alabama with a 2006 population of 51,906 (according to the U.S. Census estimates).[1]  and Bet Shemesh, Israel, recently underwent a comprehensive audit by Det Norske Veritas Det Norske Veritas or DNV is a Norwegian company established in 1864. DNV is an independent foundation whose its objectives are "Safeguarding life, property, and the environment" and is a leading provider of services for managing risk.  (DNV DNV Det Norske Veritas
DNV Dirección Nacional de Vialidad (Argentina)
DNV District of North Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada)
DNV Der Norske Veritas
) to verify its quality management system was in compliance with ISO 9001:2000. DNV evaluated how the Company guarantees product quality throughout the product and business cycle. During the quality system upgrade process, the management team involved employees at all levels of the organization. The result is more efficient processes and greater customer focus.

"We are delighted to have achieved the standard ahead of schedule," said 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.  Robert S. Ehrlich. "This high quality standard certification is due to the commitment of all our staff members to providing a superior product and to the quality of our new management system. By involving our staff at all levels, we believe we will further enhance our overall performance significantly."

Electric Fuel is currently the sole supplier of BA-8180/U zinc-air batteries to the US Army's Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM CECOM Communications Electronics Command (US Army)
CECOM National Center for Communications of the Civil Protection Agency
).

The BA-8180/U is a 12/24 Volt, 800 Watt-hour non-rechargeable battery pack, approximately the size and weight of a notebook computer. In extensive field-testing, the BA-8180/U battery typically provided 4 to 6 times the run time of a BA-5590, a primary lithium battery pack widely used in the military. Zinc-air batteries are also safer and more environmentally friendly than lithium batteries.

About Arotech Corporation

Arotech's corporate mission is to provide quality defense and security products for the military, law enforcement and homeland security markets, including advanced zinc-air batteries, multimedia interactive simulators/trainers and lightweight armoring.

Arotech Corporation (www.arotech.com) operates two business divisions: Electric Fuel Batteries -- developing and manufacturing zinc-air batteries for military and homeland security applications and developing electric vehicle batteries for zero emission public transportation; and Arotech Defense -- consisting of IES Interactive, which provides advanced high-tech multimedia training systems for law enforcement and paramilitary organizations, and MDT MDT
abbr.
Mountain Daylight Time


MDT (in the US and Canada) Mountain Daylight Time

MDT n abbr (US) (= mountain daylight time) →
 Armor, which provides vehicle armoring for the military, industrial and private sectors.

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 of purchase orders; significant future capital requirements Capital requirements

Financing required for the operation of a business, composed of long-term and working capital plus fixed assets.
; 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, 2002 and other filings (under the name Electric Fuel Corporation) 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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