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USAF Awards SBIR Phase II Contract to DHi

Arlington, VA (February 23, 2007)—The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $400K Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Defense Holdings, Inc. (DHi)

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Signs of the Times

Annapolis, MD (February 9, 2007)—The signage business is picking up for DHi’s AfterGlow™  Photoluminescent Safety Solutions™ unit. Big time.

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Arlington Defense Firm Appoints New VP for Special Projects

Arlington, VA (December 22, 2006)—Defense Holdings Inc. (DHi) has appointed Roger B. Neighborgall as the company's new Vice-president for Special Projects.  Mr. Neighborgall’s extensive business background has included over 50 years in senior leadership positions with organizations such as Page Communications, Inc., Computing and Software, Inc., Sperry Corp., Diagnostic Retrieval Systems, Inc., and the Federal government. He is also an experienced Congressional lobbyist.

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DHi Named Anne Arundel County Tech Innovator for 2006

Annapolis, MD (November 1, 2006)—DHi was honored by the Anne Arundel Technology Council this evening as the organization’s 2006 Tech Innovator of the Year.

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DHi Awarded PL Installation Contract at USUHS

Annapolis, MD (October 25, 2006)—DHi announced today that it has been awarded a contract to install emergency photoluminescent (PL) low-level exit path markings (LLEPM) in 8 buildings housing the Uniformed Service University of the Health Sciences (USUHS).

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DHI Nominated for Anne Arundel Tech Innovator Award

Annapolis, MD (October 13, 2006)— The Anne Arundel Tech Council, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and enriching the area's growing technology industry, has announced that DHi’s Annapolis unit is one of four finalists for its 2006 Tech Innovator Award.  The Council sponsors four additional award categories.

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Highlights from Richard Martin's Jones County Speech

Manassas, VA (October 10, 2006)—Addressing a large assembly of residents, business leaders, and county and state officials at the Jones CountyCivic Center last week, DHi’s President and CEO, Richard J. Martin outlined the company’s ambitious future plans for its new Operations and Technology Development Center in Trenton, North Carolina.

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DHi Breaks Ground for New North Carolina Facility

Trenton, NC (October 5, 2006)—Defense Holdings, Inc. (DHi) jointly announced today that a new multipurpose facility would be built in the Jones County Industrial Park in Trenton to house the company’s Operations and Technology Development Center (OTDC).

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AfterGlow Technologies and Jalite USA Announce New Agreement

New York, NY (October 3, 2006)—AfterGlow Technologies, Inc. and Jalite USA, LLC, have jointly announced today a new, comprehensive agreement covering the sales, distribution, and installation of Jalite’s line of photoluminescent (PL) safety products.  This agreement appoints AfterGlow as an authorized dealer of Jalite products in the commercial and residential real estate markets in the five boroughs of New York City as well as in Boston, Massachusetts.

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NC Gov. Mike Easley Announces $100K Grant to DHi

Raleigh, NC (October 11, 2006)— North Carolina Governor Mike Easley announced late last week that Defense Holdings Inc. (DHi) will open a new facility in Jones County, made possible in part by a $100,000 One North Carolina Fund grant.

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