AS&E’s Parcel and Mobile Cargo

Inspection Products and Services are Certified as Qualified

Anti-Terrorism Technology by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

BILLERICA, Mass.–(EMWNews)–American Science and Engineering, Inc.

(NASDAQ: ASEI) (AS&E^®),

a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray inspection solutions,

announced today that it has received SAFETY (Support Anti-terrorism by

Fostering Effective Technology) Act Certification from the U.S.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for a range of cargo and parcel

X-ray inspection products and associated services. All of these products

and services are in-use around the world by the U.S. Government.

Certification provides legal liability protection to customers and users

of AS&E’s certified products related to

an act of terrorism. AS&E is one of a small number of companies to pass

the stringent standards set forth in the DHS SAFETY Act.

Anthony R. Fabiano, President and CEO, commented, “Receiving

SAFETY Act Certification for our product and services marks an important

product reliability and risk management milestone. AS&E’s

inspection systems are in-use at high-threat facilities, military

facilities, ports, borders, and airports around the world for superior

detection of a wide range of terrorist threats including plastic

explosives, plastic weapons, liquid explosives, dirty bombs, and nuclear

devices. This Certification validates AS&E’s

critical role in the fight against terrorism and demonstrates that AS&E’s

products have been developed to meet the highest possible quality

standards for protecting people, assets, and critical infrastructure.”

AS&E received this exclusive Certification after meeting the

qualifications outlined in the SAFETY Act of 2002. Established as part

of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the SAFETY Act provides incentives

for the development and deployment of anti-terrorism technologies. As a

result of receiving Certification, AS&E’s

products and services have been placed on the DHS Approved Products List

for Homeland Security. AS&E parcel X-ray inspection products certified

by the DHS as an anti-terrorism technology include the Gemini^™

system, the Model 66Zplus^™,

101Z^™, 101ZZ^™,

101XL^™, 101GT^™,

and 101Z Van^™. In

addition, AS&E cargo X-ray inspection products certified include the Z

Backscatter Van^™ (ZBV^™)

and MobileSearch^™

system. Attendant services, including, installation, training, warranty,

maintenance, spare parts and technical manuals have also been certified.

More information and the complete list can be found at www.safetyact.gov.

About AS&E^®

American Science and Engineering, Inc. (AS&E) is the leading worldwide

supplier of innovative X-ray inspection systems. With 50 years of

experience, the Company manufactures and sells a complete range of

sophisticated x-ray inspection products to protect high-threat

facilities and help combat terrorism, trade fraud, drug trafficking,

weapons smuggling, and illegal immigration. AS&E’s

complete range of products include large cargo

inspection systems for screening trucks, cars, pallets and air

cargo, mobile Z-backscatter

systems for screening vehicles at a security checkpoint or border

crossings, baggage

and parcel screening systems for screening of parcels, baggage and

mail, and personnel

and passenger screening systems for screening of threats hidden on a

person. Its product lines utilize technologies including patented

Z Backscatter technology, Radioactive

Threat Detection (RTD), high energy and dual energy transmission

X-ray for superior detection of plastic explosives, plastic weapons,

liquid explosives, dirty bombs and nuclear devices. AS&E systems protect

leading government agencies, border authorities, military bases,

airports and corporations worldwide, including the U.S. Department of

Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), U.S. Customs

and Border Protection (CBP), Royal Thai Police, HM Revenue & Customs

(U.K.), Hong Kong Customs, and Abu Dhabi Customs. For more information

on AS&E products and technologies, please visit www.as-e.com.

Safe Harbor Statement. The

foregoing press release contains statements concerning AS&E’s financial

performance, markets and business operations that may be considered “forward-looking”

under applicable securities laws. AS&E wishes to caution readers of this

press release that actual results might differ materially from those

projected in any forward-looking statements. Factors which might cause

actual results to differ materially from those projected in the

forward-looking statements contained herein include the following:

significant reductions or delays in procurements of the Company’s

systems by the United States and other governments; disruption in the

supply of any source component incorporated into AS&E’s products;

litigation seeking to restrict the use of intellectual property used by

the Company; potential product liability claims against the Company;

global political trends and events which affect public perception of the

threat presented by drugs, explosives and other contraband; global

economic developments and the ability of governments and private

organizations to fund purchases of the Company’s products to address

such threats; and the potential insufficiency of Company resources,

including human resources, capital, plant and equipment and management

systems, to accommodate any future growth, and future delays in federal

funding. These and certain other factors which might cause actual

results to differ materially from those projected are detailed from time

to time in AS&E’s periodic reports and

registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange

Commission, which important factors are incorporated herein by

reference. AS&E undertakes no obligation to update forward looking

statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of

unanticipated events, or changes in future operating results, financial

condition or business over time.

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