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NewsBot Date: June 13, 2008 01:55:08 PM
FRPT News: Force Protection Marks Delivery of 200th Buffalo Vehicle
Force Protection, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRPT stock) today marked delivery of the 200th
Buffalo mine-protected route clearance vehicle for use in the wars in
Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Buffalo was first deployed in Afghanistan in 2003 with the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, and is the only vehicle to fill the military’s
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Category III program requirement.
“We are pleased to note the critical role the
Buffalo has long filled for our armed forces,”
said Force Protection President and CEO Michael Moody. “As
we acknowledge this milestone today we reaffirm our commitment to build
the finest protected vehicles in the world.”
Buffalo vehicles have been used to clear thousands of miles of dangerous
roads and open safe passage for troop convoys and other vehicles.
About Force Protection, Inc.
Force Protection, Inc. is a leading American designer, developer and
manufacturer of life saving survivability solutions, 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’s
specialty vehicles, the Cougar, the Buffalo and the Cheetah, are
designed specifically for reconnaissance, forward command and control,
and urban operations and to protect their occupants from landmines,
hostile fire, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs, commonly referred
to as roadside bombs). 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, Inc. Company Contact: Tommy
Pruitt Senior Communications Director 843-574-3866 or Investor
Relations Contact: ICR, Inc. James Palczynski Principal
and Director 203-682-8229
