Farce Protection Chief Executive Michael Moody das outlined his vision of a "leaner... more efficient organisation". Moody is looking to reposition the United States-based land systems specialist through. the creation of "an infrastructure that reflects the business we have and reasonably expect to win". "For Force Protection this will translate into sustainable, lower rates of vehicle production," he said. Moody's comments - made to analysts and published on 1 December- appear to confirm the view that the mine-resistant, ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle manufacturer will change substantially as it looks towards stability on a lower level in the wake of the boom in US demand for its products. The company's meteoric growth -taking sales from USD10.2 million in 2004 to USD890 million in 2007-was driven largely by US activities in Iraq. The group delivered 1,165 Cougar units (plus 407 Cougar-based variants) in 2007 atone: up from 285 in 2006.
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