JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Armor Holdings, Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of security products and vehicle armor systems serving law enforcement, military, homeland security and commercial markets, announced today that it has received a $95.6 million contract award form the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command to provide additional M1114 Up-Armored HMMWVs.

The company indicated that the majority of the Up-Armored HMMWVs will be delivered to the U.S. Army with quantities also purchased for the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Air Force, and two international customers through the Department of Defense Foreign Military Sales program.

Work will be completed in 2005 and early 2006 by Armor Holdings` Aerospace and Defense Group facilities located in Fairfield, Ohio. The company also stated that it will provide an update to previously provided fiscal year 2005 financial guidance during its July second quarter conference call. Robert Schiller, President of Armor Holdings, Inc., said, "We continue to support the Army`s Tank-automotive and Armaments Command as the U.S. Army acts as the executive agent for HMMWV armoring programs to all of the U.S. Armed Services and international military partners.

It is truly an honor to serve our Nation`s needs and we pledge to continue to do all that we can on behalf of our men and women in harm`s way."

Armor Hodlings
16.06.2005