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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 31, 2009

AROTECH CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-23336	95-4302784
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

1229 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan	48108
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 281-0356

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 31, 2009, Arotech Corporation (the “Registrant”) publicly disseminated a press release (the “Release”) in respect of the denial of the Registrant’s motion to dismiss as a matter of law the class action case brought against it in Federal District Court for the Eastern District of New York . A copy of the Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

As described above, the following Exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated March 31, 2009

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

AROTECH CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By:	/s/ Yaakov Har-Oz
	Name:	Yaakov Har-Oz
	Title:	Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Dated:March 31, 2009

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

	Corporate News
Investor Relations Department                       Phone: 1-646-290-6400                           www.arotech.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AROTECH ANNOUNCES COURT DENIAL

OF MOTION TO DISMISS CLASS ACTION CASE

__________

Case will move to discovery phase next

Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 31, 2009 – Arotech Corporation (NasdaqGM: ARTX),a provider of quality defense and security products for the military, law enforcement and security markets, announced that its motion to dismiss as a matter of law the class action case brought against it in Federal District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Akerman v. Arotech Corporation et al., 07 CV 1838 (RJD)) has been denied.

“We are obviously very disappointed that our motion was denied,” said Arotech Chairman and CEO Robert S. Ehrlich. “We intend to continue to defend ourselves vigorously in this matter,” continued Ehrlich. “In this connection, it is important to reiterate that this claim is covered by insurance up to the limit of our coverage, which is $25 million, and that we have already booked the charge for the policy deductible,” concluded Ehrlich.

About Arotech Corporation

Arotech Corporation is a leading provider of quality defense and security products for the military, law enforcement and homeland security markets. Arotech provides multimedia interactive simulators/trainers, lightweight armoring and advanced zinc-air and lithium batteries and chargers. Arotech operates through three major business divisions: Armor, Training and Simulation, and Batteries and Power Systems.

Arotech is incorporated in Delaware, with corporate offices in Ann Arbor, Michigan and research, development and production subsidiaries in Alabama, Michigan and Israel.

CONTACT:

Victor Allgeier, TTC Group, (646) 290-6400, vic@ttcominc.com

Except for the historical information herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including the effect of any share repurchases by Arotech. Forward-looking statements reflect management’s current knowledge, assumptions, judgment and expectations regarding future performance or events. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such statements are reasonable, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as they are subject to various risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to vary materially. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks relating to: product and technology development; the uncertainty of the market for Arotech’s products; changing economic conditions; delay, cancellation or non-renewal, in whole or in part, of contracts or of purchase orders; dilution resulting from issuances of Arotech’s common stock upon conversion or payment of its outstanding convertible debt, which would be increasingly dilutive if and to the extent that the market price of Arotech’s stock decreases; and other risk factors detailed in Arotech’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, as amended, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Arotech assumes no obligation to update the information in this release. Reference to the Company’s website above does not constitute incorporation of any of the information thereon into this press release.

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