Exhibit 99

  The Allied Defense Group Announces Leadership Change at SeaSpace Corporation



 Bruce Waddell Succeeds Linda Bernstein as President of SeaSpace Corporation


    VIENNA, Va., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Allied Defense Group,
Inc. (Amex: ADG) announces the appointment of Bruce Waddell as President of
SeaSpace Corporation, and the planned retirement of current President, Linda
Bernstein.  SeaSpace manufactures TeraScan(R) hardware and software products
that provide customers with timely and accurate satellite-derived weather and
environmental information.  The transition is effective December 1, 2003.

    Mr. Waddell has been Allied's Vice President for Strategic Planning and
Corporate Development since January 2001 and is a former Director. Previously,
he was an executive with GE and Avery Dennison.  He led the effort to bring
SeaSpace into the Allied organization in 2002.

    Linda Bernstein, current President of SeaSpace Corporation, will retire
after a distinguished sixteen-year career with the firm, as she requested when
Allied acquired SeaSpace in July of 2002.  SeaSpace founder Dr. Robert L.
Bernstein will remain as Chief Technical Officer as planned.

    Major General (Ret.) John G. Meyer, Jr., The Allied Defense Group's Chief
Executive Officer, said, "Linda Bernstein has our gratitude for her leadership
and the smooth transition of SeaSpace into the Allied family.  Mrs. Bernstein
served the industry creatively and tirelessly for nearly two decades.  Under
her co-leadership, SeaSpace garnered a number of industry firsts and
government recognition for exceptional performance.

    Major General (Ret.) Meyer continued, "Mr. Waddell brings the strategic
vision and business acumen to carry on the tradition of excellence and propel
the SeaSpace organization to even greater achievements.  Bruce's talents and
leadership skills are the right fit for this business at the right time.
Allied acquired SeaSpace Corporation as an anchor in the Environmental
Security and Safety Segment and anticipates further growth in this segment."

    Mr. Waddell said, "I have high confidence in, and expectations for, the
SeaSpace team at this dynamic time in our industry.  The market is loaded with
both opportunity and challenge.  The SeaSpace team is a world class group,
and, with Allied's backing, fully capable of capitalizing on those
opportunities and addressing the challenges that exist.  Under the leadership
of Linda and Robert Bernstein, SeaSpace has established a reputation as a
world leading provider of remote-sensing ground stations and industry standard
software.  Their TeraScan(R) systems support satellites such as RADARSAT,
TERRA, AQUA, DMSP, NOAA and GOES.  Allied made an important investment in
SeaSpace and intends to provide the team with an opportunity to continue to
lead the segment and break new ground.  I'm honored to have the opportunity to
work with Robert Bernstein and the SeaSpace team."


    About The Allied Defense Group, Inc. (formerly Allied Research
Corporation)

    The Allied Defense Group, Inc. is a diversified international defense and
security firm which: develops and produces conventional ammunition marketed to
defense departments worldwide; designs, produces and markets sophisticated
electronic and microwave security systems principally for European and North
American markets; manufactures battlefield effects simulators and other
training devices for the military; and designs and produces state-of-the-art
weather and navigation software, data, and systems for commercial and military
customers.

    For more Information, please visit the Company web site:
www.allieddefensegroup.com


    Certain statements contained herein are "forward looking" statements as
such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Because statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ
materially from those expressed or implied and include, but are not limited
to, those discussed in filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.


    CONTACT:  Crystal B. Leiderman (Bedwell), Manager, Investor Relations,
+1-800-847-5322, or Jim Drewitz, Investor Relations, +1-972-355-6070, both of
The Allied Defense Group, Inc.



SOURCE  The Allied Defense Group, Inc.
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    /CONTACT:  Crystal B. Leiderman (Bedwell), Manager, Investor Relations,
+1-800-847-5322, or Jim Drewitz, Investor Relations, +1-972-355-6070, both of
The Allied Defense Group, Inc./
    /Web site:  http://www.allieddefensegroup.com/
    (ADG)

CO:  Allied Defense Group, Inc.; SeaSpace Corporation; Allied Research
     Corporation
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