Rumsfeld Inspects Mine Clearance Vehicle Built by Force Protection Industries, Inc.; Armor Vehicle Manufacturer's Buffalo Vehicle Used to Remove IEDS, Save Lives in Iraq.LADSON, S.C. -- Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld met with the U.S. Army's 612th Engineer Battalion in Iraq Wednesday (4/12) to inspect the Buffalo mine clearance The process of removing all mines from a route or area. vehicle manufactured by Force Protection Industries, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :FRPT FRPT Force Protection, Inc. (stock symbol) - News), a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. headquartered in Ladson, SC. Rumsfeld was briefed on the mine- and blast-protected vehicle used by the Army to detect and remove explosive threats such as improvised explosive devices (IEDs), land mines and roadside bombs. As of Rumsfeld's visit, the 612th Engineer Battalion had used the Buffalo to identify 75 IEDs, including a vehicle-concealed device, during the three months it has been deployed in Baghdad. One of the battalion's platoon leaders, Army 2nd Lieutenant David Swisher swisher Sexology A regional term for a really queer queer, not that there's anything wrong with that , told the American Forces Press Service The American Forces Press Service (AFPS) is the news service provided by the American Forces Information Service, part of the United States Department of Defense. It supplies news stories pertaining to the activities of U.S. military forces around the world. the Buffalo vehicles have been hit by a variety of weapons including small-arms fire, grenades, artillery shells and "no one inside the Buffalo has ever been hurt." "We are extremely pleased that Secretary Rumsfeld was able to inspect the Buffalo in active operations," said Force Protection Industries President Ted McQuinn. "Our vehicles are built with the specific purpose of protecting our troops and enabling them to remove the threat of IEDs and land mines. They fill a critical need in the war, and we will continue to do everything necessary to ensure the availability of this life-saving equipment." Because approximately ten percent of IEDs explode during inspection, the protection of the heavily armored Buffalo is credited with saving lives in the face of explosions at close range. Col. Jim Brooks, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division's Maneuver-Enhancement Brigade, said soldiers are "extremely confident" in the protection the Buffalo provides. "The bottom line is ... they want to ride in this," he added. For more information on Rumsfeld's inspection of the Buffalo, please visit http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr2005/20050415_621.html. Force Protection, located in the Charleston, SC area, has become the center for blast technology and counter 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 research on the East Coast. In addition to its Buffalo mine clearance series, it produces 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. troop transport vehicles. All vehicles built by Force Protection incorporate state-of-the-art blast protection technology with American commercial off-the shelf automotive components to ensure the strength necessary to withstand mine and ballistic attacks and the mobility to enable soldiers to accomplish their missions. 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. 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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