Force Protection Industries, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Force Protection Inc., a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of survivability solutions and provider of total life cycle support for those products,received firm fixed price modifications to existing contract M67854-07-C-5031 with a total value of approximately $19.9 million for continuing field service support work in Afghanistan, Kuwait, and the continental United States. All work under these modifications is expected to be complete in August, 2011.

Randy Hutcherson, Chief Operating Officer for Force Protection Industries, Inc., said, "These awards allow us to continue the important upgrade and sustainment work on the installed Cougar fleet in the Middle East. The vehicle's capabilities are significantly enhanced for the harsh conditions in Afghanistan through the completion of this work.