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Ceradyne Inc. has received a $31.5 million order for ceramic body armor from the U.S. Army's Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.
The order is for what are called enhanced side ballistic inserts, to be delivered from September to November.
The armor is made by Ceradyne plants in Lexington and in Costa Mesa, Calif. U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan wear them as protection against bullets and explosive devices.
Ceradyne's stock trades on Nasdaq as CRDN.
