11.05.2007, 11:32
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Zitat:US Army: 17,000 MRAP Vehicles to Replace Hummers?
Posted 11-May-2007 08:37
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After 4 years of combat in an arena that featured IED land mines as the #1 threat, the US military's success in fielding limited numbers of blast-resistant Cougar and Buffalo vehicles finally drew the attention of senior military officials, and the civilian politicians to whom they report. The military's order of MRAP (Mine-Resistant, Ambush Protected) vehicles went from 1,000 vehicles in 2006, to 4,100 later that year, and soon thereafter to 7,774 vehicles. ...