Force Protection Inc
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| Type | Public (NASDAQ: FRPT) |
| Founded | Ladson, SC (1996) |
| Headquarters | Ladson, SC |
| Key people | Gordon McGilton, CEO |
| Products | mine- and blast- protected vehicles |
| Employees | over 1000 [1] |
| Website | www.forceprotection.net |
Force Protection, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRPT) is a manufacturer of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAP), which have been used in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo and other hot spots around the world.
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[edit] Company
Partnering agreements with other defense industry manufacturers such as Armor Holdings and BAE Systems, as well as a joint venture company with General Dynamics ("Force Dynamics"), were made to merge Force Protection's proprietary designs with the manufacturing capacity thought necessary to meet increasing demand. Force Protection received several contracts as part of the MRAP program, supplying blast resistant vehicles to American forces in Iraq, but as 2007 progressed orders were increasingly placed with rivals companies.[2]
[edit] Product Line
- Cheetah - The Cheetah is designed for urban operations, reconnaissance, and forward command and control.
- Cougar - The Cougar is a medium sized mine-protected vehicle for command and control, artillery prime mover, recovery and ambulance duty.
- Buffalo designed principally for route clearing activities, asset protection, urban weapons systems, and command and control.
