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Arotech's Armor Division Receives $1 Million Order for Armored Land Rover Defenders; Vehicles Will Be Supplied This Quarter

NEW YORK--Aug. 2, 20043, 2004--Arotech Corporation announced today that its MDT Armor vehicle-armoring subsidiary has received orders in the US for armored Land Rover Defenders valued at $1 million. Vehicles are expected to be delivered to customers during this quarter.

"Our armored Land Rover Defender has proven itself in numerous occasions," said Robert S. Ehrlich, Arotech Chairman and CEO. "It is a rugged platform designed for heavy duty missions."

About MDT

MDT (www.mdt-armor.com) is a leader in state-of the art, lightweight armoring of vehicles. MDT's vehicle armoring business has years of battlefield experience and has provided life-saving protection under the most extreme conditions, which include assault rifles and bomb blasts. MDT armors a variety of vehicles: SUV's such as the Toyota Land Cruiser, the Land Rover Defender and the GM Suburban; vans and buses - from an 8 passenger Ford Econoline to a 16 passenger Mercedes bus; ambulances and other specialty vehicles.

About Arotech Corporation

Arotech Corporation provides quality defense and security products for the military, law enforcement and homeland security markets, including advanced zinc-air and lithium batteries and chargers, multimedia interactive simulators/trainers and lightweight vehicle armoring.

The Battery and Power Systems Division includes Electric Fuel Battery Corporation and Epsilor Electronic Industries. The Simulation, Training and Consulting Division includes IES Interactive Training and FAAC Incorporated. The Armored Vehicle Division includes MDT Armor Corp and MDT Protective Industries Ltd.

Arotech is incorporated in Delaware, with corporate offices in New York, and research, development and production subsidiaries in Alabama, Colorado, Michigan and Israel.