LADSON, S.C. -- Force Protection, Inc. today announced that it has received an additional order under contract W56HZV-08-C-0028 for the delivery of 27 Buffalo A2 route-clearance vehicles.

The undefinitized contract modification carries a dollar value not to exceed $26.2 million and fulfills an urgent operational need. These vehicles are to be delivered prior to June 2009.

Michael Moody, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Force Protection, commented, “We are very pleased to be in a position to respond to incremental needs for the vitally important Buffalo route clearance vehicle. We believe that the unique nature of the vehicle and the importance of the missions it performs will enable us to continue at current rates of production well into the future.”

Force Protection, Inc. is a leading American designer, developer and manufacturer of life saving survivability solutions and equipment, predominantly ballistic- and blast-protected wheeled vehicles currently deployed by the U.S. military and its allies to support armed forces and security personnel in conflict zones. The Company also is the developer and manufacturer of ForceArmor an armor package providing superior protection against explosively formed projectiles (EFPs) now available for a wide range of tactical-wheeled vehicles.

The Company is one of the original developers and primary providers of vehicles for the U.S. military’s Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, or MRAP, vehicle program.

Force Protection
28.10.2008