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Published August 13, 2008 at 7:42 am by Ken Hawkins.
Filed in: News, Business, Ladson, France, Force Protection, armored vehicles. References: Force Protection.
Force Protection gets $69.5 million order from Marine Corps
Just a few days after delivering the first part of a $94 million order, Ladson-based Force Protection has received a $69.5 million order from the Marine Corps for “the service and support, including spare parts, of its Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles.”
The company announced a modification to the same contract back in early July.
The company’s mine-resistant, ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles have gotten a lot of attention in the war in Iraq.
Its more good news for a company that’s been having hard time.
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