I'm holding on. Just a little gun-shy cause you have probably seen my history (in the blood bath threads) with holding too long. But those that I held too long seemed to be PnD's and I know that this one is DEFINITELY NOT.
I checked out the other one you recommended, NLST, too, but by the time I looked at it had already gone up 10 cents. I may try and buy on a dip cause I really need to get into some safer, REAL companies instead of those momo plays.
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Back in November, 2005, DefenseReview published a press release on the Cougar Joint Explosive Ordnance Rapid Response Vehicle (JERRV) and Buffalo Mine Clearance Vehicle made by Force Protection, Inc. (a.k.a. Force Protection Industries, Inc.). We've been hearing good things about the performance of these armored vehicles in the Sandbox (theater of operations), and recently spoke with Force Protection VP Mike Aldrich about them. Two of the vehicle design features we on the phone discussed were V-hull and diamond-shaped crew compartment utilized by both vehicles. We're going to publish a more in-depth article on the Buffalo and Cougar armored vehicles based on our interview with Mr. Aldrich as soon as we can. In the meantime, we have some photos of a Cougar vehicle that survived a mine blast during an operation in Iraq. Mr. Aldrich was kind enough to send us a sanitized testimonial letter from one of the three EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) specialists that were in the vehicle. All three men survived.
The following is the information we received (letter and photos from the field)...
"Just wanted to write a quick note to all of you at your company to thank you for the hard work you put into the Cougar vehicle. We are stationed in [omitted] Iraq and about 2 weeks ago our JERRV/Cougar ran over [deleted] mine coming back from a call downtown. It had been raining that night and the mines were placed in a hole filled with water. Right after the explosion, the Cougar was driven for two miles on the three remaining tires at speeds in excess of 20 mph so that we could make it to a safe area.
Once we got to the safe area we were able to survey the damage and everyone was amazed how far the vehicle had driven. The three of us inside were all okay other than slight concussions and a headache that lasted a few days. We know that if we had been in another type of vehicle that the outcome would have been much worse. We were also able to get a replacement Cougar within 24 hours. Thank you for everything and keep up the good work."
Sgt Chris Clair, USMC EOD Team Somewhere in Iraq April 2006
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Webcast Alert: Force Protection Inc. Announces Its Robins Emerging Opportunities Investment Conference Webcast Wednesday May 17, 8:00 am ET
PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2006--Force Protection Inc. (OTCBB:FRPT - News) announces the following Webcast: What: Force Protection Inc. Robins Emerging Opportunities Investment Conference Webcast
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Took pretty good dip today to 3.40. I actually had another buy order in for 3.35, but it didn't get that low. Now, I'm second guessing that one! Oh well. It's good that it began to go back up towards the end of the day and the price it is at now is still a good entry point.
Where is this rumor coming from?
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Oh, okay. I thought you were talking about another contract in addition to the Iraqi one. The fact that they are in the bidding for that contract isn't a rumor. That is a fact.
I wonder what other companies are in the bidding for the contract? I can't imagine there are too many other companies that make similar equipment!
Jo
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so for a newbie that means? put it Barney style for us new ones, I cant find it on investopedia.com so its not clicking in my book lol
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It means that either retail investors like you and me (but with more money) or MM's have shorted the stock, and if it reaches a certain price (I can't see the website so don't know what it is), they will panic and begin to buy back so they don't keep losing more money. That will drive the price up.
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Ahh, gotcha. I don't pay for it so I don't know what site those guys at buy in.net are saying is the short price... but we must be getting closer.
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They got it, and it's a whopper. See you at $25 PPS by end of year. It's already up to $4.75 in European markets. Happy days are here again... if Repoman man were here, he would say, hold tight girl!
BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., York, Pa., was awarded on May 30, 2006, a delivery order amount of $180,503,000 as part of a $445,439,000 firm-fixed-price contract for Iraqi Light Armored Vehicles. Work will be performed in Anniston, Ala. (50 percent), and Ladson, S.C. (50 percent), and is expected to be completed by Nov. 30, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were an unknown number of bids solicited via the World Wide Web on May 5, 2006, and 16 bids were received. The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-06-D-VB01).
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I'm not understanding that link. I don't see anything about FRPT in it. I do see "Ladson, SC" though which is Force Protection's location. How is BAE connected to FRPT?
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I'll try to find the link that says FRPT was working with BAE Systems to land this contract. BAE is a huge British defense contractor. Let me see if I can find the link.
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Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. - Force Protection Inc. of Ladson and defense contractor BAE Systems Inc., have been awarded a $445 million contract to manufacture as many as 1,046 armored vehicles for the Iraqi Army, company officials and the Defense Department announced Wednesday.
The contract will mean even more workers hired at Force Protection, which employs 285 people making its armored Cougars and larger Buffalos. About three years ago, only 11 people were employed by the company.
The contract calls for an initial delivery order of 395 Cougars, said Michael Aldrich, the vice president of sales for Force Protection. The initial order is for $180 million, the Defense Department announced.
He said more workers would be hired to make the vehicles but did not know exactly how many new jobs the work would create. "We will have to leap forward again to meet the demands of the contract," Aldrich said.
The company now produces about one Cougar a day.
John Measell, a spokesman for BAE Systems, confirmed late Wednesday that a contract was pending but said the company was not prepared to make a statement yet.
But Aldrich said there would also likely be more people hired at the BAE Systems fabrication plant in Aiken.
The Defense Department contract announcement said half the work would be done at a BAE Systems plant in Anniston, Ala., while half would be performed in Ladson. It said that 16 bids were received for the contract.
The Cougar's mine-resistant hull is shaped like a "V" to deflect the force of mine blasts.
Spartan Chassis Inc., a Michigan company, builds the chassis for the Cougars. Every vehicle will come back through Charleston for final paint and shipment through either the port or the Charleston Air Force Base, Aldrich said.
He said that BAE Systems is the primary contractor and that the Defense Department would never have awarded the bid to a small company like Force Protection alone.
"It's a great marriage between Spartan, BAE Systems which has a reputation for logistics support and production of high volume armored vehicles and our ability to design the best blast-protected vehicles in Iran and Afghanistan," Aldrich said.
BAE Systems North America employs more than 30,000 people in the United States and Great Britain and generates more than $5 billion in annual sales, according to the company Web site.
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WOW! This is great. Where is the link for the article above? I don't see anything on BAE's website or FRPT's website. (although the article you posted does mention that they were not prepared to make a statement).
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