Allen-Vanguard awarded Counter-IED services contract worth up to $7.5 million for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

Allen-Vanguard today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Hazard Management Solutions Inc. (HMS), has been awarded a contract to provide Crew Vehicle Receiver/Jammer (CREW) training and operational support to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). The initial contract carries a base-year value of approximately $2.1 million. The program provides for two optional years totaling $5.4 million, for a potential three-year value of approximately $7.5 million. All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.

"We are very pleased to contribute vital support to the warfighter in the ongoing effort against the lethal hazard of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)," said David E. Luxton, President and CEO of Allen-Vanguard.

"This contract award today recognizes our highly specialized capability in Counter-IED and reflects the expectation of ongoing demand for solutions to the IED threat, which continues to be described as persistent, global and evolving."

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About Allen-Vanguard

Allen-Vanguard Corporation supports the mission of military and homeland security forces around the world with leading proprietary solutions for protection and counter-measures against hazardous devices of all kinds, whether chemical, biological, radiological or explosive (CBRNE), including improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and remotely controlled IEDs (RCIEDs). Allen-Vanguard equipment is in service in more than 120 countries. Products include Electronic Counter-Measures ("ECM") equipment for jamming remote detonation of terrorist devices, specialty security equipment for Explosive Ordnance Disposal ("EOD"), remote intervention robots for hazardous applications, and personal protective wear for use in dealing with explosive and bio-chemical agents. Allen-Vanguard is the developer and/or sole, worldwide licensee of proprietary technologies such as the Med-Eng bomb suit, the Defender(TM) and Vanguard(TM) Mk2 bomb disposal robots, and the Universal Containment System and CASCAD Foam system for blast mitigation and decontamination of bio-chemical warfare agents. Professional services encompass counter-IED intelligence, training and advisory services, including the Triton(TM) Report on terrorist incidents around the world. The Company operates globally through its wholly-owned subsidiaries under the names "Allen-Vanguard", "Med-Eng" and "Hazard Management Solutions". Head office operations are located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, with manufacturing operations in Stoney Creek and Pembroke, Ontario; Ogdensburg, New York; Tewkesbury, U.K.; and Cork, Ireland; The Company has professional services operations in Shrivenham, UK, Canada and in the U.S. in Arlington, Virginia, plus sales offices in Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and Asia. Allen-Vanguard's shares are listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol "VRS".

To find out more about Allen-Vanguard Corporation (TSX: VRS), visit our website at www.allenvanguard.com.

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