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Force Protection Appoints Chief Operating Officer

The Board of Directors has appointed Randy Hutcherson Chief Operating Officer effective February 18, 2010. He will continue to report to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael Moody and will assume responsibility for the day to day operations for Force Protection. Mr. Hutcherson joined Force Protection as Executive Vice President, Programs, Global Sales and Business Development in April 2009. He came to Force Protection from EADS North America where he held the positions of Vice President, Tanker Programs and Vice President, Rotorcraft Programs. Prior to his employment by EADS, he was Director, Government Affairs for Textron Corporation, with responsibility for developing, planning and implementing strategic communications to maximize congressional and executive support for programs and issues of interest for Textron and its subsidiary companies.

Mr. Hutcherson served 26 years in the United States Marine Corps in a variety of capacities and retired as a Colonel in the Marine Corps Office of Legislative Affairs in 2002. He holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy, an M.S. in Systems Management from Troy State University, and an M.S. in National Security Strategies from the National War College.

Michael Moody, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Force Protection, commented, "I am delighted to have Randy assume the role of Chief Operating Officer. Since Randy's arrival less than a year ago, the level of professionalism and attention to detail have improved dramatically in his areas of responsibility. Our relationships with our customers have continued to develop under Randy's leadership. Randy's appointment will enable me to focus on the important work of driving forward with Force Protection's strategic plan."

About Force Protection, Inc.

Force Protection, Inc. is a leading American designer, developer and manufacturer of survivability solutions, predominantly blast- and ballistic-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, Cheetah and Ocelot, 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.

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This press release contains forward looking statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations. These statements are based on beliefs and assumptions of Force Protection's management, and on information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update any of them publicly in light of new information or future events. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Examples of these factors include, but are not limited to, the ability to effectively manage the risks in the Company's business; the ability to develop new technologies and products and the acceptance of these technologies and products; the ability to obtain and complete new orders for its vehicles and products; the Company's ability to identify and remedy its internal control weaknesses and deficiencies and other risk factors and cautionary statements listed in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risks set forth in the Company's 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, as updated in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2009.

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