FP Receives Award of $26.1 M for Additional Field Service Support

(Ladson, SC., March 11, 2010) -- Force Protection, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRPT), a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of survivability solutions and provider of total life cycle support for those products, today announced it has received a modification to contract M67854-07-D-5031 from the United States Marine Corps Systems Command for additional field service support. The contract modification extends the ongoing performance of 216 field service representatives and associated support for Independent Suspension System (ISS) installations for Cougars at the MRAP Sustainment Facility (MSF) in Kuwait. The modification has a firm fixed price value of $26.1 million. Work is expected to be completed by June 2010.

Randy Hutcherson, Chief Operating Officer for Force Protection, commented, "This award will enable us to continue the vital work of installing independent suspension systems for Cougar vehicles in Kuwait. Our customer is pleased with our progress and the results we have achieved on the suspension installations. The upgrades being performed in Kuwait will enable Marines to conduct their missions in Afghanistan with increased mobility and proven survivability. We look forward to completing these important upgrades in the coming months."

Source : Force Protection, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRPT)