Force Protection Inc

Force Protection, Inc.
Company typeDivision
Industryarms industry
automotive industry Edit this on Wikidata
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996), in San Diego, California
FounderFrank Kavanaugh
Defunct19 December 2011 Edit this on Wikidata
SuccessorGeneral Dynamics Land Systems Edit this on Wikidata
HeadquartersLadson, South Carolina
Key people
Frank Kavanaugh (chairman)
Productsmine- and blast- protected vehicles
Number of employees
over 1000[1]
SubsidiariesForce Protection Europe
Websitewww.gdls.com

Force Protection, Inc. was a manufacturer of ballistic- and blast-protected vehicles from the United States which have been used in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo and other hot spots around the world. The company was acquired by General Dynamics in 2011.

  1. ^ Eisler, Peter (2007-10-02). "The truck the Pentagon wants and the firm that makes it". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2007-10-18.