Force Protection, Inc., based in Ladson, is a leading manufacturer of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAP), which have been used to support armed forces and security personnel in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, and other military active places around the world.

Force Protection's leading blast and ballistics research and manufacturing enterprise in the development and production of vehicles are designed to save the lives of troops around the world by shielding them from the deadly effects of roadside bombs, or IEDs, which have become the leading killer of U.S. troops in Iraq.

Force Protection's vehicles have become the gold standard and the in-field performance of with their Cougar and Buffalo vehicles is unmatched in the industry, standing as evidence that not all v-shaped hulls are created equally. Their mine and ballistic protection technologies are among the most advanced in the world.

Website: http://www.forceprotection.net