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Armored Vehicles.


Journalists developing stories about the status of armored vehicles in Iraq are invited to contact Force Protection, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB

See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
:FRCP FRCP Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.

FRCP
abbr.
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
) media relations at 202-412-1567.

Force Protection is a U.S. manufacturer of mine- and blast-protected vehicles that are being deployed by the U.S. Marines and the U.S. Army in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Web site: www.forceprotectioninc.com.

B-roll: There is 30 seconds of B-roll on the web site. An 8-minute DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc.
DVD
 in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc

Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology.
 is available by overnight delivery, or by hand in the Washington, D.C. and Charleston, SC areas.

Interview: Force Protection board member Frank Kavanaugh is available to discuss the company's blast-protection technology and trends in the industry.

About Force Protection, Inc.

Force Protection, Inc. manufactures ballistic and mine protected vehicles Mine Protected Vehicle may refer to:
  • Armoured personnel carrier
  • Medium Mine Protected Vehicle
See also
  • V-hull
 through its wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
. These specialty vehicles are protected against landmines, hostile fire In insurance law, a combustion that cannot be controlled, that escapes from where it was initially set and confined, or one that was not intended to exist.

A hostile fire differs from a friendly fire, which burns in a place where it was intended to burn, such as one confined
, and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs, commonly referred to as roadside bombs). Force Protection's mine and ballistic protection technology is among the most advanced in the world. The vehicles are manufactured outside Charleston, S.C.

For more information, visit http://www.forceprotectioninc.com.

This release contains forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements concerning our business, future plans and objectives and the performance of our products. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties ultimately may not prove to be accurate. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Technical complications may arise that could prevent the prompt implementation of the strategic plan outlined above. The company cautions that these forward looking statements are further qualified by other factors including, but not limited to, those set forth in the company's Form 10-KSB filing and other filings with the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  Securities and Exchange Commission (available at http://www.sec.gov). The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any statements in this release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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