Exhibit 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                      SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

In connection with the Quarterly Report of The Allied Defense Group, Inc.
(formerly Allied Research Corporation) ("Allied") on Form 10-Q of the period
ending March 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
the date hereof (the "Report"), I, the undersigned, J. H. Binford Peay, III as
Chief Executive Officer and Charles A. Hasper as Chief Financial Officer of
Allied, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the consolidated financial condition and result of
          operations of Allied.


      /s/ Charles A. Hasper                    /s/ J. H. Binford Peay, III
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Charles A. Hasper                          J. H. Binford Peay, III
Chief Financial Officer                    Chief Executive Officer
May 13, 2003                               May 13, 2003







A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to The Allied Defense Group, Inc. and will be retained by The Allied
Defense Group, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or
its staff upon request.