Force Dynamics, LLC Announces New Board Appointments.

Damon Walsh named as Chairman

Daniel Busher named as Director

LADSON, S.C. -- Force Dynamics, LLC-the joint venture company of Force Protection, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRPT) and General Dynamics Land Systems (NYSE:GD)-today announced that Damon Walsh has been named Chairman, and that Daniel Busher has been unanimously selected as a new member of its board of directors. The appointments were effective March 3, 2008. The remaining members remain unchanged with Mark Roualet as Vice Chairman; Susan Young as Treasurer, and; Richard Hamilton and John Gonias as members at large.

Mr. Walsh served as a career officer in a wide variety of U.S. Army staff and command positions before joining Force Protection. He is a Level III Certified Acquisition Professional as well as a Certified Professional Contracts Manager with more than 25 years experience in both the operational Army and Acquisition communities. Mr. Walsh holds a Master's Degree in Management from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School and is a graduate of the Army Command & General Staff College. He is also a veteran of Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Provide Comfort, Uphold Democracy, and Iraqi Freedom.

"Damon's leadership in Force Protection's customer operations has been critical to our success," said Michael Moody, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Force Protection. "His expertise gleaned from decades of experience in the military's acquisition and contracts operations are invaluable to our continued successful customer relationships. We look forward to his leadership on the Force Dynamics board."

"I am honored by this position with Force Dynamics," said Walsh. "Force Dynamics is uniquely positioned to bring Force Protection's best-in-class blast protection technology and General Dynamic's unmatched production infrastructure to bear in supporting the war fighter with the best blast and ballistic protected products available. Working with Mark, Dan, and the other board members, we look forward to a bright future and continuing to find ways to broaden the scope of our success by expanding our customer base and taking advantage of the tremendous enterprise we've created to date."

Mr. Busher has more than 20 years of international business experience in the automotive industry. Prior to joining Force Protection in 2006, he was an executive of materials for North American Automotive Operations within Alcoa. He also served as a member of the GM Saturn Corporation start-up team that implemented revolutionary new labor agreements and lean manufacturing methods from early concept to full production. Mr. Busher earned his Bachelor's of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin. He also holds an Executive MBA, Beta Gamma Sigma honors, from the Owen School at Vanderbilt University.

"We are very pleased with Dan's contributions to Force Protection's operations management," said Moody. "His expertise and record of success in the automotive industry, particularly in implementing innovative technology, is a crucial fit for Force Dynamics' ongoing objectives and will help ensure that the company maintains its competitive advantage in producing the finest tactical wheeled vehicles possible."

About Force Protection, Inc.

Force Protection, Inc. is a leading American designer, developer and manufacturer of life saving survivability 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's specialty vehicles, the Cougar and 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.

For more information on Force Protection and its vehicles, visit www.forceprotection.net.

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