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Company type | Division |
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Industry | arms industry automotive industry ![]() |
Founded | 1996 | , in San Diego, California
Founder | Frank Kavanaugh |
Defunct | 19 December 2011 ![]() |
Successor | General Dynamics Land Systems ![]() |
Headquarters | Ladson, South Carolina |
Key people | Frank Kavanaugh (chairman) |
Products | mine- and blast- protected vehicles |
Number of employees | over 1000[1] |
Subsidiaries | Force Protection Europe |
Website | www.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.