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For Immediate Release

Argon ST, Inc. Announces Financial Results for First Quarter Fiscal 2007

FAIRFAX, VA – February 8, 2007 Argon ST, Inc. (NASDAQ: STST), a leading systems engineering, development and services company providing full-service C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) systems and services to a wide range of defense and intelligence customers, today announced revenues and earnings for its first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2006.

The company reported first quarter net income of $5.2 million ($0.23 per diluted share), compared to $5.6 million ($0.27 per diluted share) in the first quarter of fiscal year 2006. Revenues for the first quarter were $60.4 million, compared with revenues of $68.1 million for the same quarter in the prior year. Net cash used by operations for the first quarter was $2.3 million, compared to net cash used by operations of $11.4 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Terry Collins, Chairman, CEO and President, stated: “We are generally pleased with our performance in the first quarter, as we continue to have good execution on our programs and are seeing a much better contract flow this year when compared to last year. This good contract flow has continued in the second quarter, highlighted with the award of the SSEE Increment E follow-on production option.”

About Argon ST, Inc.

Argon ST, Inc. designs, develops, and produces systems and sensors for the Command and Control Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) markets including SIGINT (Signals Intelligence), ESM (Electronic Support Measures), EW (Electronic Warfare), imaging, and acoustic systems serving domestic and worldwide markets.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements under the provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1955. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are based upon numerous assumptions about future conditions that could prove not to be accurate. Forward looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, and our actual results could differ materially as a result of such risks and other factors. In addition to those risks specifically mentioned in the reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006), such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the availability of U.S. and international government funding for the Company’s products and services; changes in the U.S. federal government procurement laws, regulations, policies and budgets (including changes to respond to budgetary constraints and cost-cutting initiatives); the number and type of contracts and task orders awarded to the Company; the exercise by the U.S. government of options to extend the Company’s contracts; the Company’s ability to retain contracts during any rebidding process; the timing of Congressional funding on the Company’s contracts; any government delay in award or termination of the Company’s contracts and programs; difficulties in developing and producing operationally advanced technology systems; the timing and customer acceptance of contract deliverables; the Company’s ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, including technical personnel and personnel with required security clearances; charges from any future impairment reviews; the future impact of any acquisitions or divestitures the Company may make; the competitive environment for defense and intelligence information technology products and services; general economic, business and political conditions domestically and internationally; and other factors affecting the Company’s business that are beyond its control. All of the forward-looking statements should be considered in light of these factors. Investors should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.

Contact:

Victor F. Sellier, Chief Financial Officer
vic.sellier@argonst.com
URL: www.argonst.com

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ARGON ST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In Thousands)

                         
ASSETS   December 31, 2006           September 30, 2006
    (unaudited)                
CURRENT ASSETS
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 30,508             $ 33,498  
Accounts receivable, net
    85,220               86,842  
Inventory
    4,294               3,954  
Income taxes receivable
                  23  
Deferred project costs
    63               5,597  
Deferred income tax asset
    2,283               2,083  
Prepaids and other
    1,270               1,481  
 
                       
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
    123,638               133,478  
Property, equipment and software, net
    16,646               16,726  
Goodwill
    148,771               148,719  
Intangibles, net
    12,624               13,200  
Other assets
    1,466               1,408  
 
                       
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 303,145             $ 313,531  
 
                       
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                       
CURRENT LIABILITIES
                       
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $ 10,373             $ 19,124  
Accrued salaries and related expenses
    9,739               10,678  
Deferred revenue
    4,091               13,053  
Income taxes payable
    1,626                
Other liabilities
    389               452  
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
    26,218               43,307  
Deferred income tax liability, long term
    3,401               2,937  
Deferred rent and other liabilities
    1,601               1,591  
Commitments and contingencies
                   
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                       
Common stock:
                       
$.01 Par Value, 100,000,000 shares 
                       
authorized, 22,391,159 and 22,313,709 shares 
                       
issued at December 31, 2006 and September 30, 2006 
    224               223  
Additional paid in capital
    213,655               212,610  
Treasury stock at cost, 126,245 shares
    (534 )             (534 )
Retained earnings
    58,580               53,397  
 
                       
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
    271,925               265,696  
 
                       
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  $ 303,145             $ 313,531  
 
                       

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ARGON ST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

                 
    For the Fiscal Quarter Ended
    December 31, 2006   January 1, 2006
CONTRACT REVENUES
  $ 60,405     $ 68,107  
COST OF REVENUES
    45,754       52,752  
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
               
EXPENSES
    6,943       6,108  
 
               
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
    7,708       9,247  
INTEREST INCOME, NET
    330        
 
               
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    8,038       9,247  
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
    2,855       3,644  
 
               
NET INCOME
  $ 5,183     $ 5,603  
 
               
EARINGS PER SHARE (Basic)
  $ 0.23     $ 0.27  
EARNINGS PER SHARE (Diluted)
  $ 0.23     $ 0.27  
WEIGHTED- AVERAGE SHARES
               
OUTSTANDING
               
Basic
    22,228       20,382  
Diluted
    22,724       21,103  

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ARGON ST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW (unaudited)
(In Thousands)

                                         
                            Fiscal Quarter Ended
                            December 31, 2006   January 1, 2006
Cash flows from operating activities
                               
   Net income
                  $ 5,183     $ 5,603  
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
                       
      (used in) operating activities:
                       
      Depreciation and amortization
            1,893       1,373  
      Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
            276       (68 )
      Stock-based compensation
            390       368  
      Bad debt expense
            30        
      Loss on sale of equipment
            2        
      Change in:
                       
         Accounts receivable
    1,528       (9,764 )
         Inventory
    (340 )     (311 )
         Prepaids and other
    5,534        
         Deferred project costs
    211       (281 )
         Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (8,786 )     (11,108 )
         Accrued salaries and related expenses
    (939 )     (150 )
         Deferred revenue
    (8,962 )     (202 )
         Income taxes payable
    1,649       3,180  
 
                                       
      Net cash used in operating activities
            (2,331 )     (11,360 )
Cash flows from investing activities
                               
   Acquisitions of property, equipment and software
            (1,242 )     (729 )
   Cash acquired in Radix acquisition
            -       1,107  
   Deposits and other assets
                    (60 )     299  
   Proceeds from sale of equipment
            5       -  
 
                                       
      Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
    (1,297 )     677  
Cash flows from financing activities
                               
   Repayment on line of credit, net of borrowings
            -       (11,000 )
   Payment on note payable
                          (56 )
   Payments on capital leases
                    (18 )     (3 )
   Tax benefit on stock option exercises
            231       530  
   Proceeds from exercise of stock options
            425       606  
   Proceeds from secondary offering
            -       46,768  
 
                                       
      Net cash provided by financing activities
    638       36,845  
   Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
            (2,990 )     26,162  
   Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
            33,498       4,064  
 
                                       
   Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
          $ 30,508     $ 30,226  
 
                                       
   Supplemental disclosure
                               
      Income taxes paid
          $ 699     $  
 
                                       
      Interest expense paid
          $ 2     $ 127  
 
                                       

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