BlastGard International Receives First Significant Order Valued at Around $735,000 from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

BlastGard Has Produced The World's First Trash Receptacle That Effectively Mitigates Blast Force, Captures All Fragmentation And Instantly Extinguishes Fireballs

June 28, 2005 -- Tampa, FL and Washington, DC -- BlastGard International, Inc. (OTCBB: BLGA), the creator of blast mitigation products and services, today announced receipt of a formal purchase agreement for 190 BlastGard MTR blast mitigated trash receptacles valued at around $735,000 from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro). BlastGard's blast mitigating trash receptacles will be installed throughout the Washington, DC area in MetroRail stations. Metro plans to take initial delivery and installation of the trash receptacles this summer, and the remaining installations will be completed by the end of the third fiscal quarter.

BlastGard MTR blast mitigated trash receptacles, Models MTR 91 and MTR 101, produced in conjunction with Centerpoint Manufacturing, Inc., have undergone the most stringent testing to date by the company, including extensive testing by the Redstone Technical Test Center at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL and by the Explosive Technology Center at DEMEX International in Picayune, Mississippi. The test reports established that the BlastGard MTR series of blast mitigated trash receptacles addresses all of the lethal threats of an improvised explosive device (IED) - fragmentation, shock and blast pressures, the fireball and even after-burn threats and reflected pressures. The BlastGard MTR series even reduces the pressure exerted by a very large charge from 60.47 PSI (100% fatal) to 7.5 PSI (eardrum damage) at ten feet.

Jim Gordon, Chairman of BlastGard commented "Trash Receptacles, which are a necessity for waste management, pose a serious threat to Public Safety considering how easily they can conceal an explosive device planted by a terrorist. Our BlastGard MTR series of blast mitigated trash receptacles effectively deals with all aspects of the detonation of an IED explosion - primary and secondary fragments, mechanical (shock/blast pressure), thermal (fireball), afterburn threats and reflected pressure. Heinous acts of terrorism have caused all of us to be more cognizant of our safety and nowhere is that concern greater than in government and public facilities."

About BlastGard International, Inc.

BlastGard International, Inc. creates designs, develops, manufactures and markets proprietary blast mitigation materials. The Company's patent-pending BlastWrap® technology effectively mitigates blast effects and suppresses post-blast fires. This unique technology is being used to create new, finished products or to retrofit to existing products. BlastWrap® is a market leading product from which blast protection solutions are built to save lives and reduce damage to valuable assets from explosions. Additional information on BlastGard can be found at http://www.blastgardintl.com.

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