Pentagon Ships New M-ATVs To Afghanistan

The Oshkosh M-ATV will be replacing up-armored Humvees in Afghanistan.
(Credit: Oshkosh Defense)

From CNET:

U.S. troops in Afghanistan are now starting to receive the first of thousands of a new vehicle intended for treacherous mountain roads and tight urban lanes.

The Defense Department said Wednesday that it had loaded seven M-ATVs (for "mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles") onto a pair of aircraft for deployment to Afghanistan. Over the course of the next year, the military expects to field more than 6,600 of the vehicles (Click for a PDF of the M-ATV's brochure).

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My Comment: Quite a nifty looking vehicle .... lets hope it makes a difference.