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Force Protection gets $280M UK vehicle contract Associated Press, The   "AP Financial News"

Tuesday, November 30 2010 8:55 AM, EST

LADSON, S.C. -- Armored vehicle maker Force Protection Industries Inc. said Tuesday that its European operation has signed a $280 million contract with the United Kingdom to buy 200 Ocelot light patrol vehicles.

Force Protection Europe is expected to start delivering the vehicles during the second half of next year, with the project completed by the spring of 2012, the company said in a statement.

The Ocelot is the first British designed and built protected patrol vehicle. It has a composite pod to protect the soldiers inside, drawing on technology from the auto racing industry.

Auto specialist Ricardo PLC helped with the design and development of the Ocelot, which has undergone more than a year of blast and mobility testing, the Ladson, S.C. -based Force Protection said in the statement.

David Hind , managing director of Force Protection Europe, said the Ocelot will be used in Afghanistan and in future operations.

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