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MRAP variants must be programmed and planned for non-recurring engineering requirements over time, aligned with the network, mission command and tactical data radio modernization strategy.
The LAUSD was recently in possession of grenade launchers, too, but has decided to give those back. The MRAP? That they’re keeping, along with a reported 60 M16 riffles.
Working with the MRAP Joint Project Office, TACOM Item Managers and industry, RRAD understands the objective and with our "can do" attitude and business approach we are confident that we will meet ...
The MRAP were based on a tradition of vehicles made in Israel and South Africa who had faced similar threats over the years although not to the level the U.S. has in their operations since 2001.
The military credits its new crop of hulking armored vehicles with saving hundreds of soldiers’ skins. But these Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected (MRAP) behemoths come with all kinds of problems ...
The new Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles will not provide protection against explosively-formed projectiles (EFP), the roadside bombs that fire a high-velocity metal slug. So ...
In “The MRAP Boondoggle,” Chris Rohlfs and Ryan Sullivan argue that mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles are a colossal waste of money. To be sure, the MRAP program is a big, almost irresistible ...
The BAE Systems Caiman is a six-wheeled, 18-ton Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, or MRAP, equipped with the best in Tensylon composite armor, stations for any manned or unmanned weapons ...
MRAP remains an option as Iowa City Police borrow Linn County's BearCat Since Kunkel does not plan on getting rid of the MRAP, the sheriff's office is likely to continue using it if needed.
Here's a great first-person review of the MRAP from my good friend who posts as "Slab" on OpFor. In January, my team traded out our well-worn M1114 Up-armored HMMWV for a 4X4 JERRV, one of the ...
The MRAP replaced the Humvee as the ideal military vehicle in Iraq. But the MRAP isn't suited for war in Afghanistan. Enter its smaller sibling, the M-ATV.
Due to the MRAP’s heavy armor, many players have expressed their concerns over the overpowered vehicle, in which they have countlessly succumbed to its deadly attacks. One user has noted an ...