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Arotech Develops New Armored Vehicle
The C8 LWAV was developed for Concord, Arotech’s
Joint Venture in India
Auburn, Alabama, July 22, 2009 –Arotech
Corporation (NasdaqGM: ARTX) an-nounced today that its Armor Division
has developed a new armored vehicle, aimed at the de-fense market in India.
Arotech’s joint venture in India – Concord Safety Systems
– is conducted with MKU, India’s leading armor materials supplier,
and the JN Group, India’s leading automotive body-builder.
Concord was invited to participate in a tender for
armored vehicles for the Indian Army. Arotech’s Armor Division developed
the new vehicle, the C8 Light Weight Armored Vehicle Solution (LWAV).
The first prototypes were built at Concord’s facility in Dehradun,
India. The vehicles are currently undergoing testing at the Northern Command
unit of the Indian Army. The vehicles are slated to be available to paramilitary
and police forces in two months’ time.
The C8 was designed using experience gained in the
development of the David, MDT’s lightweight armored vehicle selected
by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as its standard armored reconnaissance
and patrol vehicle. The Concord C8 is a cost-effective armored vehicle,
based on an Indian 4X4 platform, and will be marketed to other Asian markets
as well. The light weight and rugged C8 4X4 can be viably operated on
all types of terrain, and permits the transport of six soldiers in full
combat gear with their loads and a driver. The vehicle is ideally suited
for counter-insurgency operations for patrol, logistics, reconnaissance
and convoy protection, and search and rescue missions. A special feature
of the C8 LWAV is its high power-to-weight ratio, enabling transport of
extra combat loads while offering full ballistic protection of the crew
com-partment, engine and fuel tank, thus increasing safety of the crew
inside the vehicle.
“Our partnership in Concord is strategic to
MDT,” said Robert Ehrlich, Arotech’s Chair-man and CEO. “We
see significant potential for military products in the region, and are
now beginning to offer armored vehicles to this market.”

About Concord Safety Solution Pvt. Ltd.
Concord is a joint venture between three reputable
enterprises that have joined forces to manufacture state of the art armored
vehicles in India. MKU Pvt. Ltd. is Asia’s largest manufacturer
and exporter of armored solutions with over 25 years of experience in
the defense industry. MDT Armor Corporation, located in Auburn, Alabama,
is a trusted and experienced global leader in the production of lightweight
armored vehicles for tactical and military use. JN Group is a leading
automotive body builder in India.
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
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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
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thereon into this press release.
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