Tempe Defense Contractor Wins $5.8M Contract
KPHO Phoenix
4/28/2004

(WASHINGTON) - Congressman J.D. Hayworth announced Tuesday that Tempe-based ArmorWorks is being awarded a $5.849,655 contract to supply small arms protective inserts in vests worn by Marines in combat.

The ceramic plates are inserted into the front and back of the protective vests to increase a soldier's capability to defeat small arms rifle fire.

Work will be performed in Tempe and is expected to be completed by August 2004.  The Marine Corps Systems Command is the contracting agency.

ArmorWorks also manufactures body, aircraft, vehicle and energy absorbing armor systems for other branches of the U.S. armed services.  A Humvee equipped with protective ceramic plates by ArmorWorks will be on display in Washington on Wednesday during a news conference with Congressman Hayworth.
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