Force Protection to Announce Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results

LADSON, S.C.--(Business Wire)--
Force Protection, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRPT) today announced that it will release
financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2009 on Monday,
November 9, 2009 after the market close. A conference call to discuss those
results will be held at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time that same day and will include
comments from Michael Moody, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Charles
Mathis, Chief Financial Officer and Randy Hutcherson, Executive Vice President,
Programs, Global Sales and Business Development.

While the question-and-answer session of the call will be limited to
institutional analysts and investors, retail brokers and individual investors
are invited to listen to a live webcast. 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 call to register for the webcast and
download any necessary software. The replay of the call will be available on the
Company`s website for approximately one year.

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, the Cheetah and the
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.

Force Protection, Inc. Safe Harbor Language

This press release contains forward looking statements that are not historical
facts, including statements about its beliefs and expectations. These statements
are based on beliefs and assumptions of Force Protection`s management, and on
information currently available to management. These forward looking statements
include, among other things: the ability of Force Protection to implement the
Cost Reduction Program and realize the anticipated cost savings, increasing
growth and demand for the Company`s Total Life Cycle services, increasing
capability and opportunities for the Kuwait facility growth and demand for Force
Protection`s vehicles, including the Buffalo vehicle and related deliveries of
the Buffalo vehicle; the rate at which the Company will be able to produce these
vehicles; its expected work completion dates for the vehicles and the Company`s
ability to meet current and future contract requirements; and the Company`s
expected financial and operating results, including its revenues and cash flow,
for future periods. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they
are made, and the Company undertakes 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 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 June
30, 2009.

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

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