Force Protection, Inc. Vehicles Earn Strong Media Coverage.CHARLESTON, 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 .OB) commented today on the positive media coverage the company has earned this year, resulting from the U.S. military's need for improved mine and ballistic protected vehicles, as well as the superior technology the company has developed. "Our coverage, everywhere from Defense News to Fox News reflects that the U.S. military has found a solution for protecting troops with our technology," said Mike Watts, Force Protection's Chief Executive Officer. "We have also briefed several other media and expect the string of good coverage to continue." The company has been featured or appeared in more than 40 articles to date, including: --Fox News, May 13, 2004 (video clip A short video presentation. ) --Fox News, March 13, 2004 (video clip) --Defense News, May 17, 2004 --Defense Today, May 7, 2004 --Knight Ridder Business News Service, May 14, 2004 These and other articles are available on Force Protection's Website, www.forceprotection.net. In May, the U.S. Army signed a contract to purchase 21 Buffalo Mine Protected Clearance Vehicles (MPCVs) from the company's Technical Solutions Group (TSG TSG The Smoking Gun (web site) TSG Technology Services Group (UK) TSG Technical Specification Group TSG Timing Signal Generator TSG Technical Support Group TSG Tumor Suppressor Gene TSG ThermoSalinoGraph ) subsidiary. The estimated value of the contract was $15.3 million. In April, TSG sold up to 27 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. multi-purpose vehicles to the U.S. Marines, that sale totaled up to $9.7 million. Several additional orders are now in the discussion phase. About Force Protection, Inc. Force Protection, Inc. manufactures and distributes vehicles that protect and save lives and property. Its subsidiary, Technical Solutions Group, Inc., (TSG) manufactures and markets military vehicles Military vehicles include all land combat and transportation vehicles, excluding rail-based, which are designed for or are in significant use by military forces. See also list of armoured fighting vehicles. that 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 Noun 1. improvised explosive device - an explosive device that is improvised I.E.D., IED explosive device - device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy (IEDs, commonly referred to as roadside bombs). Its 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.forceprotection.net. 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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