Armor Holdings, Inc. Receives $25.5 Million U.S. Army Body Armor Order

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Armor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AH) , 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 new delivery order under an existing contract valued at $25.5 million from the U.S. Army Research Engineering and Development Command, Aberdeen. The Company stated that the new order is for the continued production of Enhanced Small Arms Protective Inserts (ESAPI) with work to be performed in 2007 by the Armor Holdings Aerospace and Defense Group at its facility located in Phoenix, Arizona.

Robert Schiller, President of Armor Holdings, Inc., said, "We are pleased that the U.S. Army is continuing to call on Armor Holdings to provide this important soldier protection equipment, and we are continuing to invest in product development for this life saving body armor."

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Armor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AH) 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/.

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