Force Protection, Inc.

Force Protection, Inc.
Company typeDivision
Industryarms industry
automotive industry 
Founded1996 (1996), in San Diego, California
FounderFrank Kavanaugh
Defunct19 December 2011 
SuccessorGeneral Dynamics Land Systems 
HeadquartersLadson, South Carolina
Key people
Frank Kavanaugh (chairman)
Productsmine- and blast- protected vehicles
Number of employees
over 1000
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.

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