JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 6 - Armor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AH), a leading manufacturer and distributor of security products and vehicle armor systems serving military, law enforcement, homeland security and commercial markets, announced today receipt of an order valued at $34.4 million under a modification to its existing multi-year contract with the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command for production of M1114 Up-Armored HMMWVs. The Company advised that the new work will provide additional armored vehicles for the U.S. Army and that production will be performed during 2006 at the Armor Holdings Aerospace and Defense Group facilities in Fairfield, Ohio.
Robert Schiller, President of Armor Holdings, Inc., said, "We are gratified by our customer's continued confidence in us and proud to contribute toward improved protection for our soldiers. By increasing our backlog for 2006, we are better able to increase our investment where necessary in order to deliver quickly additional world-class vehicle armor systems. We are honored to play our part in the U.S. Army's role in the Global War on Terrorism."
About Armor Holdings, Inc.
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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