AirBoss-Defense, a division of AirBoss of America Corp. has received its first major order for chemical warfare agent protective overboots from the US Joint Services. The order is worth approximately $9.8 million and will be manufactured starting in the fourth quarter of 2006 and delivered during the following 12-month period.

AirBoss-Defense holds two contracts as the sole supplier of chemical/biological protective footwear (AFS overboots) and hand wear (JB2, Type II gloves) to the US Joint services.