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Force Protection Announces Participation in the 30th Annual Cowen and Company Aerospace/Defense Conference

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  Published in House and Home on Tuesday, February 3rd 2009 at 6:49 GMT, Last Modified on 2009-02-03 06:49:47 by Market Wire
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LADSON, S.C.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Force Protection, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRPT) today announced that Charles Mathis, Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the 30^th Annual Cowen and Company Aerospace/Defense Conference being held at the InterContinental The Barclay New York on Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 11:55 a.m. ET.

The webcast can be accessed via the home page of the Company's website at [ www.forceprotection.net ]. Please visit the website at least 15 minutes prior to the event to register for the webcast and download any necessary software.

About Force Protection, Inc.

Force Protection, Inc. is a leading American designer, developer and manufacturer of survivability 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, the Buffalo and the Cheetah, are designed specifically for reconnaissance 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 also is the developer and manufacturer of ForceArmor™ an armor package providing superior protection against explosively formed projectiles (EFPs) now available for a wide range of tactical-wheeled vehicles. 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.

For more information on Force Protection and its vehicles, visit [ www.forceprotection.net ].