Exhibit 3.1

Articles
of Incorporation as Amended to Date

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

|I                                |  | The name of this corporation is:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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|NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
|II                               |  | The purpose of this corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of California other than the banking business, the trust company business or the practice of a
profession permitted to be incorporated by the California Corporations Code.
|III                              |  | The name and address in the State of California of this corporation's initial agent for service of process is:                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|                                 |  | Mr. Lloyd Blonder
                            24007 Ventura Blvd.
                            Calabasas, California 91503                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|IV                               |  | The number of authorized shares of this corporation is 22,000,000 shares, 20,000,000 shares of which shall be Common Stock, and 2,000,000 shares of which shall be Preferred Stock.                                                                                                                                              
|V                                |  | The liability of the directors of this corporation for monetary damages shall be eliminated to the fullest extent permissible under California law.                                                                                                                                                                              
|VI                               |  | This corporation is authorized to provide indemnification of agents (as defined in Section 317 of the Corporations Code) to the fullest extent permissible under California law.                                                                                                                                                 
|VII                              |  | Any repeal or modification of the provisions of Articles V or VI or this Article VII by the shareholders of the corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director or agent of this corporation existing at the time of
such repeal or modification.                                                   
|VIII                             |  | No holder of any class of stock of this corporation shall be entitled to cumulate votes at any election of directors of this corporation.                                                                                                                                                                                        

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