UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant  to  section  13  or  15(d)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934

                        Date of Report:  October 25, 2004
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                        (Date of earliest event reported)

                             FORCE PROTECTION, INC.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

        Colorado                      000-22273                  84-1383888
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State  or  other  jurisdiction   (Commission  File  Number)   (IRS Employer
            of                                             Identification  No.)
      incorporation)

                    9801  Highway  78,  #3,  Ladson,  SC 
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               (Address  of  principal  executive  offices)

                                     29456
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                                  (Zip  Code)

                                 (843) 740-7015
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                         (Registrant's telephone number)

Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if  the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following  provisions  (see  General  Instruction  A.2.  below):

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
[  ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act  (17  CFR  240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act  (17  CFR  240.13e-4(c))

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Appointment of Principal
Officer

The  Board  of  Directors has accepted the resignation of Michael Watts as Chief
Executive  Officer  and a Director.  The Board of Directors announced today they
have  named  Gale  Aguilar  as  interim  Chief  Executive  Officer.

Item  9.01  Financial  Statements  and  Exhibits

c)  The  following  exhibits  are  furnished  with  this  report:

EXHIBIT  NUMBER     DESCRIPTION
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     99.1          Press  Release  dated  October  25,  2004.

                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by  the  undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.

Force  Protection,  Inc.
Registrant

Date:  October  25,  2004                        By:    /s/  Scott  Ervin
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                                                     R.  Scott  Ervin
                                                     Chairman  of  the  Board