Monday, October 26, 2009

Pentagon Ships New M-ATVs To Afghanistan

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


M-TAVs Arrive in Southern Afghanistan -- Military.com

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - The first mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles designated for southern Afghanistan arrived here, by air transport.

After months of government testing, the Defense Department awarded a contract in June to Oshkosh Corp. to supply an initial order valued at $1.05 billion for more than 2,000 of the vehicles, known as M-ATVs.

"This is a very different environment than Iraq, so as we came in and continued to fight the fight in Afghanistan, we realized it requires a little bit different equipment or modification than what we have," said Lt. Col. Richard Haggerty, the Regional Command South deputy director for acquisitions, logistics and technology.

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My Comment: I am sure that the other NATO contingents will be looking at these vehicles with envy, and they will be wondering why they are not getting any.

For more info on these M-ATVs, go here.

1 comment:

el chupacabra said...

Not necessarily late but, about time anyway. The specs are good and it shares components with the legendary Marine 7 ton. I'm all for it. Lots of lives will be saved and it's a better choice anyway as it's purpose built and won't be falling apart under the weight of the armor.