Armor Holdings, Inc. Receives $11.6 Million Order for Ceramic Body Armor Inserts

Category: Defence Industry

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Armor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AH), a leading manufacturer of security products and vehicle armor systems serving military, law-enforcement, homeland security and commercial markets, announced today that it has received a contract modification from the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command.

The new delivery order, which is drawn from a $66 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract announced previously, includes approximately $11.6 million for additional quantities of protective ceramic body armor plates to be delivered through 2006. Work under this contract will continue to be performed by the Armor Holdings Aerospace & Defense Group at its Phoenix, Arizona facilities.

Robert Schiller, President of Armor Holdings, Inc., said, "We are extremely pleased with this additional order for our light-weight body armor from the U.S. Marine Corps. This additional order demonstrates the U.S. Marine Corps' continued confidence in the performance of our light-weight body armor system and in our ability to deliver that performance when and where it is required."

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