Sunday, October 4, 2009

Military Looks Ahead To New Vehicles For Use In The Middle East


From Daily Tech:

Military looks ahead to new vehicles for use in the Middle East

Pentagon officials announced the United States government will soon send the first batch of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) all-terrain vehicles to Afghanistan.

"We have pulled out all the stops to collapse the schedule and get these vehicles into theater," MRAP program officer Marine Brig. Gen. Michael Brogan said to the Marine Corps Times. "We are doing everything that's require to ensure that they are safe, that the risk assessments are complete, that they're fully integrated and flown into Afghanistan."


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My Comment: These vehicles are a vast improvement over the vehicles that were first brought into the Afghan theater.

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