12:10 GMT, May 5, 2009 Israel | Bental Industries, Ltd., Israel’s defense industry leading motion and power systems supplier and its preferred source for special military and commercial motion solutions, announces the signing of a new cooperation agreement with ATERMES, via Goldtec Technologies Ltd Israel, sole distributor for Bental's products in France and Belgium. This agreement will expand sales of Bental's products globally, by enabling ATERMES to sell, these products, including MicroBAT stabilized payload system in additional international markets.

"This cooperation agreement is an important part of our efforts to integrate Bental products on a broader range of platforms and systems worldwide." Says Bental's VP Marketing & Sales, Michael Armon. He goes on to say that, "ATERMES makes for an excellent partner since its expertise and experience both with its own products and with integration and partnerships designed to benefit specific client needs are consistent with our own."

Under this agreement, ATERMES will be able to globally expand its sales of Bental's innovative products, among them stabilized gimbal systems, a variety of purpose made sophisticated motors, generators, electronic drives, controllers, and more, as well as its venerable MicroBAT series. MicroBAT is a small and lightweight stabilized payload system specifically designed to meet the complex challenges presented by surveillance, reconnaissance, and observation mission requirements onboard mini and micro UAV platforms.