French Military Orders Buffalo Vehicles from Force Protection

LADSON, S.C.--(Business Wire)--
Force Protection, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRPT) today announced that it will
produce five Buffalo Category III vehicles for the French military
under a contract modification to contract M67854-07-C-5039. The order
totals $3.5 million and is scheduled for completion by November 2008.
Work is to be performed solely by Force Protection Industries.

"We are proud to provide these vehicles to the French government,"
said Michael Moody, Chief Executive Officer of Force Protection. "This
represents another important step in the continued growth of our
international customer base. Force Protection's battle proven vehicle
platforms continue to be the choice of our allied fighting forces
throughout the world."

About Force Protection, Inc.

Force Protection, Inc. is a leading American designer, developer
and manufacturer of life saving 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, forward command and control, 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 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.

Safe Harbor Language

This press release contains forward looking statements that are
not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and
expectations, are forward-looking statements. These statements are
based on beliefs and assumptions by 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 result to differ materially from those contained in any
forward-looking statements. Examples of these factors include, but are
not limited to, our ability to fulfill the above described orders on a
timely basis, our ability to effectively manage the risks in our
business; the reaction of the marketplace to the foregoing; 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 Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 2007.

Force Protection, Inc.
Tommy Pruitt
Senior Communications Director
843-574-3866
or
Investor Relations:
ICR, Inc.
James Palczynski
Principal and Director
203-682-8229

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