Costa Mesa-based Ceradyne Inc. has landed $14.6 million in military orders for its ceramic body armor gear, the company said Tuesday.
Ceradyne received a $12 million order to supply “certain elite U.S. fighting units” and another $2.6 million for Marines. Shipments are slated to begin next month and continue through August 2006.
The orders are separate from the $461 million Army contract that was announced in August 2004.
“I am pleased that the orders for ceramic armor being received by Ceradyne represent not only potential growth but also the addition of new customers,” said Joel Moskowitz, chief executive of Cerdayne.
Ceradyne shares closed at $32.42 in trading Tuesday.
