Armor Holdings, Inc. Receives $649 Million Order for Additional FMTV Trucks

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 4, 2006 -- Armor Holdings, Inc. , a leading manufacturer and distributor of military vehicles, vehicle armor systems and life safety and survivability systems serving military, law enforcement, homeland security and commercial markets, announced today the receipt of a $649 million order for production of additional Family of Medium Tactical Vehicle (FMTV) trucks from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM). The Company advised that the award is made under the existing multi-year FMTV production contract, with work to be performed in 2007 and 2008 by the Aerospace & Defense Group at its facilities located in Sealy, Texas.

Robert Schiller, President of Armor Holdings, stated "This award represents continued increases in production rates for significant quantities of FMTV trucks, which are vital to our Armed Forces' capability. We are extremely proud that the U.S. Army continues to demonstrate confidence in Armor Holdings' ability to respond to the increasing demands of today's defense environment and look forward to anticipated additional FMTV awards as we increase our production capacity to meet even greater demand."

About Armor Holdings

Armor Holdings, Inc. is a diversified manufacturer of branded products for the military, law enforcement, and personnel safety markets. Additional information can be found at http://www.armorholdings.com/.

Certain matters discussed in this press release constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. The Company may use words such as "anticipates," "believes," "plans," "expects," "intends," "future," and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3, its 2005 Form 10-K and amendments thereto and most recently filed Forms 8-K and 10-Q.

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