Force Protection Receives $15.4 Million Award for Additional Field Service Support Related to Ongoing Modernization of Cougar Fleet

Category: Defence Industry

LADSON, S.C. -- Force Protection, Inc., a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of survivability solutions and provider of total life cycle support for those products, today announced it has received a modification to contract M67854-07-D-5031 from the United States Marine Corps Systems Command for additional field service support.

The contract modification provides for 43 field service representatives and associated support for installation of modernization kits and to conduct general maintenance for Cougars located in Afghanistan and Iraq. The modification has a firm fixed price value of $15.4 million and is scheduled for completion by June 2011.

Randy Hutcherson, Chief Operating Officer of Force Protection, commented, “Recognizing the critical importance of this asset in its long-term operational strategy, the Marine Corps is continuing its comprehensive program to enhance the Cougar fleet with the latest technologies to ensure success in the field. We take pride in offering the warfighter a unique and proven solution that has saved countless lives, and we look forward to further supporting our customer’s ongoing initiatives.”

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Force Protection, Inc.

Cougar (Wheeled armoured personnel carrier)

COUGAR (Armoured car)

Cougar H 4x4 (Mine protected carrier)

RG-33 MRAP II (Mine protected carrier)

Cougar MRAP (Mine protected carrier)

Caiman MRAP (Mine protected carrier)

LAZAR BVT 8808-SR MRAP (Mine protected carrier)

MRAP-VVT (Crew training simulator)

Sherpa Medium MRAP (Mine protected carrier)

Cougar (Wheeled armoured personnel carrier)