Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protectd (MRAP) Vehicles: Background and Issues for Congress

Feickert, Andrew

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Weapons systems;    Military vehicles;    Combat vehicles;    Department of Defense - Appropriations;    Budgets;   

RP-ID  :  RS22707
RP-ID  :  RS22707_2008Aug01

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

In late 2007, the Department of Defense (DOD) launched a major procurement initiative to replace most uparmored High Mobility, Multi-Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) in Iraq with Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected (MRAP) vehicles by FY2009. MRAPs have been described as providing significantly more protection against Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) than uparmored HMMWVs. DOD's decision not to procure MRAP IIs, MRAP logistical and readiness concerns, and MRAP rollover accidents could be potential policy issues for congressional consideration.