U.S. TROOPS GAIN ADDITIONAL BODY ARMOR PROTECTION FROM SIDE IMPACT

Tempe-based ArmorWorks to supply U.S. Army with Enhanced Side Ballistic Inserts


Contact:
Bob Codney
ArmorWorks
rcodney@armorworks.com
480.517.1150

Melissa Stoloff
E.B. Lane Public Relations
602.416.3608
mstoloff@eblane.com


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TEMPE, Ariz. – July 7, 2006 – Tempe-based ArmorWorks has received a contract from the United States Army for Enhanced Side Ballistic Inserts (ESBIs), protecting U.S. troops’ sides with ceramic and composite armor technology. The Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract represents $543 million in ceramic body armor production for U.S. troops worldwide.

“We are pleased to provide U.S. soldiers at home and abroad with this new technology that increases their armor coverage and protection,” said Bill Perciballi, CEO and President of ArmorWorks. “We’re committed to developing technology and delivering a quality product that saves soldiers’ lives.”

The Enhanced Side Ballistic Inserts use the same advanced armor technologies as the ArmorWorks Small Arms Protective Inserts (SAPIs), and are made for the Interceptor body armor system.

ArmorWorks currently supplies the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Marine Corps with body armor and aircraft armor. The company is also supplying its lightweight add-on armor kits for trucks and HMMWVs to protect these vehicles against improvised explosive devices and other enemy threats.

About ArmorWorks
ArmorWorks designs and manufactures lightweight body, vehicle and aircraft armor to protect United States service men and women. Founded in 1996 in Tempe, Arizona, ArmorWorks utilizes next-generation ceramic and composite armor technology that is objectively evaluated and tested to assure its performance in extreme environments. ArmorWorks products are currently being used by the Department of Defense, local law enforcement agencies, and manufacturers worldwide. For more information, visit www.armorworks.com.