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The Motley Fool June 21, 2007 Rich Smith	No Love for Force Protection Despite another win, the armored vehicle maker's stock falls.
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The Motley Fool August 9, 2007 Rich Smith	Oops, General Dynamics Does It Again Force Protection loses as General Dynamics wins the war over the contract for the military's MRAP program.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2007 Rich Smith	Force Protection Dances a Jig A $1.2 billion Pentagon award to produce additional mine-resistant, ambush-protected armored vehicles is divided between Force Protection and two other defense contractors.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2009 Rich Smith	Force Protection Blasts Past Wall Street With a share price valuing the company at just 0.4 times last year's sales, Force deserves a future in your portfolio.
The Motley Fool June 20, 2011 Rich Smith	News Flash: We're Still at War in Afghanistan And Navistar is benefiting.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2009 Rich Smith	M-ATV Bids: The Pentagon Picks Its Winners The Pentagon narrowed the field of contenders to just five companies, and asked each one to provide it with three prototype M-ATVs to test. Read on to see who the winners are.
National Defense October 2012 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Middle East MRAP Sales Give Hope to Truck Manufacturers Oshkosh Corp. inked a multi-million dollar deal to sell 750 of its off-road version of the MRAP to the United Arab Emirates.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Oshkosh Still Truckin' The truck company is set to report its fiscal third-quarter 2007 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
National Defense July 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Predicts Long Life for Humvees Humvees will vastly outnumber MRAPs for the foreseeable future, at least if the Army has any say in it.
The Motley Fool June 12, 2007 Rich Smith	BULL-ish on Ceradyne? News last week that body armor specialist Ceradyne had developed an armored vehicle seemed to give the stock of already-down Force Protection just one more kick, sending it down as much as 8% in reaction in under 24 hours of trading.
National Defense February 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Military Services in the Market for 4,000 Blast-Proof Vehicles Expectations that U.S. troops will not leave Iraq for the foreseeable future have prompted the military services to request an additional 4,000 mine-resistant armored vehicles.
The Motley Fool November 21, 2007 Rich Smith	This Ain't Your Mama's Humvee The biggest names in armored warfare are gearing up to vie for the Pentagon's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program, which could be worth between $10 billion to $70 billion to the winner.
National Defense October 2012 Yasmin Tadjdeh	The MRAP: Was It Worth the Price? The $45 billion MRAP program has come under fire for its high cost, and some have questioned whether less expensive vehicles -- such as armored Humvees -- would have been just as effective in preventing loss of life.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2007	Vehicle Armoring - MRAP and Beyond If approved by congress, the Pentagon's Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) program will obtain 2,650 new armored vehicles, making it the third-largest acquisition program in the U.S.
National Defense April 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Surge in Vehicle Orders Calls for Unconventional Buying Methods Amid escalating pressure to deliver better protection for troops in Iraq, the Army and the Marine Corps have committed to buying nearly 6,800 mine-resistant armored vehicles. But buying this quantity requires some creative purchasing.
National Defense February 2013 Stew Magnuson	The MRAP: Reuse, Recycle, Reduce The Army in November awarded BAE Systems a $37.6 million contract to provide the spare parts and kits needed to convert 250 Mine Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicles into trucks for bomb disposal teams.
National Defense July 2008 Breanne Wagner	Marine Corps Ponders Latest MRAP Lessons As thousands of mine resistant, ambush protected vehicles are rushed to the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan, military officials say that the enemy already has found ways to beat the heavily armored trucks, known as MRAPs.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2010 Rich Smith	Force Protection: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats How does the world's smallest arms manufacturer stack up?
The Motley Fool July 1, 2009 Rich Smith	And the Winner Is ... Oshkosh! (By Gosh!) The Pentagon awards the first $1 billion installment on the contract for off-road MRAP armored vehicles to Wisconsin-based heavy industrialist Oshkosh Corp.
The Motley Fool November 11, 2008 Rich Smith	Force Protection Enters the Minefield Where have all the mine resistant ambush protected vehicles gone?
National Defense April 2014 Dan Parsons	Repurposed MRAPs Find New Life in Police Agencies The Pentagon wants to be rid of most of the hulking trucks, so much so that it is giving away thousands.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2008 Rich Smith	General Dynamics Flanks Force Protection General Dynamics has landed a $102 million contract to sell mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles to Spain, affecting a whole row of defense contractors operating in this market.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2008 Rich Smith	A Disturbance in the Force This company is a mess.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2009 Rich Smith	Time to Buy Force Protection? Revenues for this armored vehicle maker look fine, but profits went up in smoke.
National Defense September 2011 David C. Ake	Why Troops Love, and Sometimes Hate, the MRAP To date, more than 27,000 MRAPs have been produced. Nearly 15,000 are now in Afghanistan. Commanders there have all but phased out the use of flat-bottomed Humvees outside the wire. About 2,000 MRAPs remain in the United States for training.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2006	The New Road Warriors Armored Trucks Light armored trucks can't manage the extra weight needed to defend against mines and other explosive devices. However, newer versions of explosive reactive armor (ERA) are being created for these lightweight platforms.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2008 Rich Smith	MRAP Madness Let's take a look at Force Protection's new contract to see if the company is properly priced right now.
National Defense February 2011 Jean & Magnuson	Industry Execs Ponder a Shrinking Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Market Military truck manufacturers are beginning to worry about the long-term future of the industry.
National Defense July 2005 Lawrence P. Farrell	Army Meets Tough Procurement Challenge Head-On Shortages of armored vehicles, particularly, commanded considerable attention because they highlighted the challenges of predicting equipment requirements and ensuring the readiness of the industrial base. The response to the steep increase in demand for armored vehicles in fact has been a remarkable success story.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2011 Rich Smith	Rethink Your Position on Defense Stocks America's involvement in the Afghan war isn't ending anytime soon. Nor are these companies' revenues, or profits, from the war.
Popular Mechanics July 2007 Erik Sofge	Super Humvee: Marine Truck to Dodge Bombs in Iraq While no vehicle is IED-proof, the Marines have placed an order for 1000 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles, or MRAPs -- which are better armored than a Humvee.
The Motley Fool November 5, 2007 Ron Vlieger	Oshkosh on the Road Again Truck manufacturer Oshkosh's merger with construction equipment maker JLG seems to be working; the company announced sales nearly double the previous year's pre-merger totals.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2008 Rich Smith	Fool on Call: Force Protection Projections News from Force Protection's recent conference call on what progress it is making with its problems.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2010 Rich Smith	Armored Cars and Naked Capitalists Force Protection seeks profits where it finds 'em.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008	BAE Systems to Provide Transparent Armored Gun Shield for the U.S. Marine Corps BAE Systems to deliver 360 Marine Corps Transparent Armored Gun Shield (MCTAGS) turret kits for use on HMMWV vehicles and Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, better-known as MRAPs.
National Defense April 2012 Sapolsky & Schrage	More Than Technology Needed to Defeat Roadside Bombs Soldiers and Marines in Afghanistan call the bigger IEDs "Buffalo killers" for the type of MRAP that they can destroy.
National Defense February 2006 Lawrence P. Farrell	Armor Innovation Needs to Stay on Fast Track Even if the administration begins what could be a limited drawdown of forces in Iraq, efforts to develop new armor capabilities -- and to ensure adequate funding and resources for armored vehicles and other force-protection equipment -- must continue.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2008 Rich Smith	Force Protection Not Dead Yet Force Protection lands a $115 million contract to provide 174 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles to the British military.
National Defense February 2010 Erwin, Magnuson & Jean	Army, Marines Mull Over Options to Modernize Truck Fleets The Defense Department has been on a truck-buying spree for the past several years, and the demand will remain high for some time. But truck manufacturers don't expect the good times to last too much longer
The Motley Fool May 18, 2007 Rich Smith	Force Protection: Strong, Silent, Superb Investors, this military manufacturer's few words are all good ones.
National Defense July 2015 Jon Harper	SOCOM Plans to Buy More Non-Standard Commercial Vehicles U.S. Special Operations Command intends to buy more non-standard commercial vehicles for missions where special operators need to blend in with their environments.
National Defense April 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Next-Generation Humvee Faces Delays, Budget Crunch The Army and Marine Corps are expected to delay an industry competition to design and build a new family of light trucks to replace aging humvees.
BusinessWeek July 23, 2007 Christopher Megerian	Operation: Leaf Blower A growing list of unconventional battlefield supplies from the civilian sector can provide quick fixes in Iraq's brutal war zones.
National Defense February 2007 Harold Kennedy	Army, Marines to Acquire 50,000 New Trucks to Replace Humvees A fistful of defense companies will be vying to win a contract to develop a replacement for the humvee -- the Army and Marine Corps' light, all-terrain truck.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2008 Rich Smith	JLTV Me ASAP The Pentagon decides America's next Humvee is almost certainly going to be built by BAE/Lockheed, BAE/Navistar, and General Dynamics.
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The Motley Fool January 13, 2009 Rich Smith	Navistar Rolls Into Canada Its stock price is stalled, but the truck maker could pick up momentum.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2011 Rich Smith	Obama on Afghanistan The troops come out, the money stays in. For shareholders of defense contractors, one of the biggest worries today is the fear that MidEast pullouts will drain away revenues from defense contractors.
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