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Force Protection, Inc. (Force Protection) provides survivability solutions to support the armed forces of the United States and its allies. The Company designs, manufactures, tests, delivers and supports its blast- and ballistic-protected products. Its specialty vehicles are designed to protect their occupants from landmines, hostile fire, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). In addition, it develops, manufactures, tests, delivers and supports products and services aimed at further enhancing the survivability of its users against additional threats. The Company is a provider of the United States military?s Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle program, and have sold and delivered over 3,000 vehicles under this program. The Company offers four vehicle platforms aimed at fulfilling different operational or mission requirements: the Buffalo, Cougar, Cheetah and Ocelot.

11:30:00 AM 7/27/2010
Force Protection and SNC-Lavalin Announce Partnership
LADSON, S.C., Jul 27, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Force Protection Industries, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Force Protection Inc. (FRPT), a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of survivability solutions and provider of total life cycle support for those products, and SNC-Lavalin Defense Contractors, Inc. (SNC), a Canadian-based provider and one of the leading engineering and construction groups in the world, today announced the formation of a strategic partnership to collaborate on the solution for the Canadian Government's Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle ("TAPV") program.

2:07:00 PM 7/22/2010
Force Protection to Announce Second Quarter Fiscal 2010 Results
LADSON, S.C., Jul 22, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Force Protection, Inc. (FRPT) today announced that it will release financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2010, on Tuesday, August 3, 2010, after the market close. A conference call to discuss those results will be held at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time that same day and will include comments from Michael Moody, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Charles Mathis, Chief Financial Officer; and, Randy Hutcherson, Chief Operating Officer. A question and answer session will follow the management commentary portion of the call.

3:43:00 PM 7/20/2010
Force Protection Selected to Continue in Canadian TAPV Program
LADSON, S.C., Jul 20, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Force Protection, Inc. (FRPT), a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of survivability solutions and provider of total life cycle support for those products, today announced it has received notification from the Government of Canada that it has been selected to continue in the procurement for the Tactical Armored Patrol Vehicle Project ("TAPV"). Force Protection responded to the Solicitation of Interest and Qualification (SOIQ) phase with their Cougar 4x4 and 6x6 variants in June 2010. In addition to the two Cougar variants, seven vehicles from other equipment manufacturers have been selected in the TAPV program to now move into the Request for Proposal ("RFP") phase. The procurement is for up to 600 vehicles and related long term support services. Contract award to the final selected bidder is expected in 2011.

6:00:00 AM 6/25/2010
Force Protection Receives $19.6 Million Award for Additional Field Service Support
LADSON, S.C., Jun 25, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Force Protection, Inc. (FRPT), a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of survivability solutions and provider of total life cycle support for those products, today announced it has received a modification to contract M67854-07-D-5031 from the United States Marine Corps Systems Command for additional field service support. The $19.6 million firm fixed-price contract modification provides for 216 field service representatives and associated support for continued installation of Independent Suspension System ("ISS") kits on the Cougar Mine Resistant Ambush Protected ("MRAP") vehicle fleet at the MRAP Sustainment Facility in Kuwait. Work is scheduled to begin on July 1, 2010 and be completed by September 30, 2010.

10:27:42 PM 6/23/2010
BRIEF: Force Protection gets $15 million job
Jun 23, 2010 (The Post and Courier - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Ladson-based armored vehicle maker Force Protection Inc. said today it has been awarded more work under an existing contract with the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command.

10:21:00 AM 6/23/2010
Force Protection Receives $15.4 Million Award for Additional Field Service Support Related to Ongoing Modernization of Cougar Fleet
LADSON, S.C., Jun 23, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Force Protection, Inc. (FRPT), a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of survivability solutions and provider of total life cycle support for those products, today announced it has received a modification to contract M67854-07-D-5031 from the United States Marine Corps Systems Command for additional field service support. The contract modification provides for 43 field service representatives and associated support for installation of modernization kits and to conduct general maintenance for Cougars located in Afghanistan and Iraq. The modification has a firm fixed price value of $15.4 million and is scheduled for completion by June 2011.