Montrealmelon

What's Behind Force Protection's Significant Share Price Drop?

Manny you forget to mention that Force protection vehicles are "cheaper ".

As for the Cheetah, forget about it. Do you really think the DOD, who basically shelled out approximately 200 Million so competitors could copy the only proven MRAP made in the USA , will give the Cheetah a go. Think again.

Force protection has but one option left with the Cheetah, and that is, to offer any European country a manufacturing faciltiy employing 300 to 500 people if they buy 3000 Cheetahs.

Face it, this game played by DOD's of the world is corrupt. If FPI can't make an argument that their vehicles are more economical, can be built at a rate of at least 200 units per month, employ 1000 people, do you really think they stand a chance.

I've posted this since the first DOD competition. Anything short of a Sole Source was bad news for FPI. A monopoly is what we invested in, rightly so, the DOD changed that on the bogus manufactring claim. Much easier sole sourcing, and have manufacturers build the one platform , isn't that their thinking with JLTV, as a matter of fact , just recently AM General uttered those same words.