Force Protection, Inc. In the News.LADSON, S.C. -- 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 ) and the vehicles it produces have been featured prominently in news reports across the nation. Force Protection, Inc. produces blast- and mine-protected vehicles such as the Buffalo, a mine clearance vehicle that has been used by the Army Corps of Engineers in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the Cougar cougar: see puma. cougar or puma or mountain lion or panther Species (Puma concolor) of large, graceful cat that lives in a wide variety of habitats in the Americas, from southern Alaska to Patagonia. Hardened Engineer Vehicle (HEV HEV abbr. hepatitis E virus HEV hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus of pigs. ), a transport and lead convoy vehicle that has been used by the British Ministry of Defense in both Kosovo and Iraq. The vehicles have recently appeared on the CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. affiliate WSLA-TV's 11 o'clock news in South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. , CNN.com and the Army Times Publishing Company's Defense News. Army Times In the December 6, 2004 edition the article "IED Noun 1. IED - an explosive device that is improvised I.E.D., improvised explosive device explosive device - device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy hunt & kill" features the Buffalo as one of the specialized vehicles included in two "hunter/killer" teams being tested by the Pentagon to reduce the threat of roadside bombs in Iraq. Defense Daily The U.S. Army contract with Force Protection, Inc. valued at approximately $11.8 million for 15 Buffalo mine-protected clearance vehicles for use in Iraq was featured in Defense Daily's November 30, 2004 edition. CBS Affiliate WSLA-TV The Spartanburg, South Carolina Spartanburg is the largest city and the county seat of Spartanburg CountyGR6 in South Carolina, and is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina. CBS affiliate featured Force Protection's Cougar and Buffalo vehicles during its November 15th, 2004 evening news telecast, citing the cutting-edge technology that enables them to withstand attacks from mine blasts and the critical role they play in protecting troops in Iraq. CNN.com The Buffalo was featured in the article Remote Technology Spares U.S. Soldiers posted to the November 8th, 2004 Technology section of CNN.com. It describes the Buffalo as life-saving technology and one of the vehicles that is deployed daily to protect soldiers by removing explosives from minefields. Defense News The Cougar HEV was featured in the November 1, 2004 Random Notes column as the first of 14 vehicles that was shipped to the U.S. Marines in Iraq. For more details, please visit forceprotectioninc.com About Force Protection, Inc. Force Protection, Inc. manufactures ballistic and mine protected vehicles 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. 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 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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