Force Protection Announces Participation at Oppenheimer Conference

Force Protection, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRPT) today announced that Michael Moody, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Charles Mathis, Chief Financial Officer, will present to investors at the 4th Annual Oppenheimer Industrials Conference on Wednesday, November 18th in New York, NY. A copy of the presentation will be posted on the company’s website at www.forceprotection.net. For more information about the conference please visit www.opco.com/conferences/industrials09/index.html.

About Force Protection, Inc.

Force Protection, Inc. is a leading American designer, developer and manufacturer of survivability solutions, predominantly blast- and ballistic-protected wheeled vehicles currently deployed by the U.S. military and its allies to support armed forces and security personnel in conflict zones. The Company’s specialty vehicles, the Cougar, the Buffalo, Cheetah and Ocelot, are designed specifically for reconnaissance and urban operations and to protect their occupants from landmines, hostile fire, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs, commonly referred to as roadside bombs). The Company also is the developer and manufacturer of ForceArmor™, an armor package providing superior protection against explosively formed projectiles (EFPs), now available for a wide range of tactical-wheeled vehicles. The Company is one of the original developers and primary providers of vehicles for the U.S. military’s Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, or MRAP, vehicle program. For more information on Force Protection and its vehicles, visit www.forceprotection.net.