The Pentagon is rushing to build M-ATVs to protect troops in Afghanistan.Pentagon Hopes New M-ATV Is 'Life-Saver' -- CNN
Washington (CNN) -- It looks likes a cross between a Humvee and a monster truck, and Pentagon officials hope it can save the lives of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
The Pentagon is rushing the M-ATV, the latest version of the U.S. military's blast-resistant vehicles, to Afghanistan as roadside bombs take a heavy toll on U.S. forces there.
"It will be a life-saver in Afghanistan," said the Pentagon's chief weapons buyer, Ashton B. Carter, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics.
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