For Additional Information Contact:

William Polacek, President & CEO: (814) 532-4116

Email: jtrabold@jwfi.com

JWF Defense Awarded another Contract from

Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace

Johnstown, PA – JWF Defense Systems, LLC has received over $3.6 million in new contract

awards from Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace for Low Profile Remote Weapon Station

hardware and mechanical parts, and for Technical Refresh Upgrade components for various

CROWS Weapons systems platforms. 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 $135 million in completed orders over the past 17 years.

JWF President and CEO William 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 retains 12 highly skilled,

family sustaining jobs.”

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 37 years. The company has over 1,300,000 square feet of manufacturing space in

seven 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.jwfds.com.