Force Protection Marks Delivery of 200th Buffalo Vehicle.CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Force Protection, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :FRPT FRPT Force Protection, Inc. (stock symbol) ) today marked delivery of the 200th Buffalo mine-protected route clearance vehicle for use in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Buffalo was first deployed in Afghanistan in 2003 with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and is the only vehicle to fill the military's Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP MRAP Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (military vehicle) MRAP Mouvement contre le Racisme et Pour l'Amitié entre les Peuples (French antiracism movement) MRAP Melanocortin-2 Receptor Accessory Protein ) Category III program requirement. "We are pleased to note the critical role the Buffalo has long filled for our armed forces," said Force Protection President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Michael Moody. "As we acknowledge this milestone today we reaffirm our commitment to build the finest protected vehicles in the world." Buffalo vehicles have been used to clear thousands of miles of dangerous roads and open safe passage for troop convoys and other vehicles. About Force Protection, Inc. Force Protection, Inc. is a leading American designer, developer and manufacturer of life saving survivability sur·viv·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of surviving: survivable organisms in a hostile environment. 2. That can be survived: a survivable, but very serious, illness. solutions, 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 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. , 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. |
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