Type: Subsidiary
On the web: http://www.forceprotectioninc.com
Employees: 1,280
Employee growth: 9.4%

Force Protection's vehicles protect military forces from deadly blasts. The company makes armored land vehicles designed to protect troops from landmines, roadside bombs, and hostile fire. It is a key provider of the US military's Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle program. It also provides its large Buffalo and medium-sized Cougar mine-protected vehicles to foreign customers, such as the UK Ministry of Defence. The Cougar family includes such variants as the Mastiff, Ridgback, and Wolfhound. Its other main products include the lighter-weight Cheetah, Ocelot, and JAMMA (joint all-terrain modular mobility asset) vehicles. In late 2011 Force Protection was bought by General Dynamics for $360 million.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $656.0M
One year growth: (32.9%)
Net income: $15.2M
Income growth: (48.4%)

Officers:
Chairman, President, and CEO: Michael Moody
CFO: Charles A. Mathis
VP IT: Amy Justice

Competitors:
BAE Systems Land & Armaments
General Dynamics Land Systems
Textron

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