New Cheetah Vehicle Series Revealed

, WASHINGTON: Armored vehicle manufacturer Force Protection, Inc., maker of the Buffalo and Cougar blast- and ballistic-protected vehicles deployed with U.S. armed forces since 2003, unveiled its newest vehicle series, the Cheetah, on Capitol Hill Tuesday (10/10). 
 
The Cheetah combines Force Protection's state-of-the-art blast protection technology with the mobility of a unique light-armored vehicle design ideal for reconnaissance, forward command and control, and urban operations. 
 
More than 250 Hill staff members attended a briefing on the performance of the Buffalo and Cougar, neither of which has sustained fatalities to any passenger in three years of active operations in the global war on terror. Following the briefing, staffers took turns riding in the Cheetah near the Capitol building. 
 
“We deeply appreciate the support we've received from you all,” Force Protection Vice President for Sales Michael Aldrich told the capacity crowd. “We could not produce the vehicles in the numbers we do without your hard work and the resources you provide industry in the global war on terror.” 
 
Force Protection was a featured exhibitor this week at the 2006 AUSA Annual Meeting in the Washington, DC Convention Center, where it also introduced a field ambulance variation on the design of the company's Cougar 6×6 vehicle. When fielded, it will be the first fully mine-protected battle ambulance in use with United States forces.