JWF Defense Awarded another Contract from Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace

Johnstown, PA – JWF Defense Systems, LLC has received over $8.8 million in new contract awards from Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace for CROWS, ACV-30, MADIS and NMESIS weapons systems platforms components. JWF and Kongsberg have a long-standing partnership launched in 2007. JWF is pleased to support Kongsberg on their Remote Weapon Station Platforms, with more than $146 million in completed orders over the past 19 years.

JWF CEO and Chairman of the Board, William C. Polacek said, “This relationship started the day Kongsberg representatives came to Johnstown, and has resonated into a strategic relationship to win work for all of our employees and our community. These follow on contracts retain 12 highly skilled, family-sustaining jobs. Being awarded another contract is a strong vote of confidence in our team and our capabilities and we are proud to support important defense and aerospace programs and to contribute components that play a role in mission success. Our JWFamily takes great pride in the work we do every day, and we remain committed to delivering precision, quality, and reliability for our customers. The Work Fighters Supporting the War Fighters®.””

JWF Defense Systems is part of JWF Industries, a process-based, metal centric product manufacturer with a wide array of capabilities in metal manufacturing located in Johnstown, PA for over 39 years. The company has over 1,300,000 square feet of manufacturing space in six locations. JWF Defense has been supporting prototypes, low volume, and high volume build-to-print production on a variety of programs both nationally and internationally by designing, developing, and integrating programs for the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies. Additional information can be found at www.jwfi.com.

For Additional Information Contact:

Shawn Koontz; 814-539-6922, ext. 116

Email: jtrabold@jwfi.com