ArmorSource LLC has Been Secured a Four-Year Order for the Supply of its Lightweight Advanced Ballistic Helmets to NAMSA of NATO

09:17 GMT, March 18, 2010 HEBRON | ArmorSource LLC of Hebron Ohio, one of four U.S. DOD approved vendors of Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH) to the U.S. Army; recently successfully completed the delivery of 110,000 ACH's and has just been awarded a new four-year contract for the supply of lightweight ballistic helmets to NATO, through its procurement department of NAMSA at Europe. Final quantity has not yet been determined.

"This order proves that ArmorSource is effectively a leading vendor of advanced ballistic solutions, not only to the U.S. Government, but also to its allies," said Yoav Kapah, ArmorSource President.

ArmorSource has submitted NATO its new, ultra- lightweight solution: the 'AS-501'. "The AS-501 is designed to exceed the ballistic fragmentation resistance as defined and determined by most Armies, but with a significant weight reduction of approximately 30%, which means 0.5 pounds (quarter Kg) on the soldier's head as compared to the standard ACH," adds Yoav Kapah.

The awarded solution will weight only 2.2 pounds (1.0 Kg) for large size in full MICH shape. Though ultra-lightweight, the 'AS-501' provides a full NIJ level IIIA protection and a high fragmentation protection of V50 > 720 m/s.

"This is great news for ArmorSource international marketing," says Shachar Bernhard, ArmorSource V.P. for Marketing. "NATO defined an ultra-lightweight helmet mainly for use by Special Forces and Special Command units. We were not totally surprised to be awarded the contract because we knew NATO professional teams would be impressed with the extraordinary performance of the AS-501. We believe our solution is the lightest Advanced Combat Helmet equivalent available on the market at present."

"One of the main ArmorSource assets is its unique intellectual property relating to both lightweight protection platforms and gained ballistic performance," concluded Larry Dickson, ArmorSource CEO. According to Mr. Dickson, the ArmorSource policy is to constantly invest in research and development (R&D) even when other players in the industry are reducing R&D activities.