CONTRACT AWARD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23 MAY 2007

                              CHEMRING GROUP PLC                               

          ALLOY SURFACES AWARDED US$20 MILLION ORDER FROM THE UK MOD           

Chemring Group PLC ("Chemring") is pleased to announce that its US subsidiary,
Alloy Surfaces Company, Inc. ("Alloy Surfaces"), based in Chester Township,
Philadelphia, has been awarded a US$20 million contract to supply ASD BOLIR
Special Material Decoys to the UK Royal Air Force. The contract allows for
additional option quantities of up to US$20 million over the life of the
contract.

Dr David Price, Chief Executive of Chemring, commented: "With this new contract
Alloy Surfaces' order book is now in excess of US$160 million, a firm base on
which to grow the business organically."

Chemring is an international leader in defensive countermeasures and energetic
materials. The countermeasures division comprises Alloy Surfaces Company, Inc.
and Kilgore Flares Company LLC in the US, and Chemring Countermeasures in the
UK.

For further information:

Dr David Price Chief Executive, Chemring Group PLC 01489 881880

Paul Rayner Finance Director, Chemring Group PLC 01489 881880

Rupert Pitman Cardew Group 0207 930 0777