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Article: Making MRAPs a priority: military speeding development, deployment of mine resistant, ambush protected vehicles.(MILITARY EQUIPMENT)
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- Diesel Progress North American Edition
- Article date:
- December 1, 2007
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As has become apparent to anyone paying attention to current events, the greatest danger to U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan have been roadside bombs, known more precisely as improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Because of that, the Pentagon has undertaken a fast-track procurement program to provide protection that is much improved over that provided by armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (Humvees). Over time, Humvees will be replaced by Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles designed to protect against IEDs, as well as mines and rocket-propelled grenades (RPG).
The MRAP program, managed by the U.S. ...