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

Feickert, Andrew

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Defense economics;    Public contracts;    Defense procurement;    Weapons systems;    Combat vehicles;   

RP-ID  :  RS22707
RP-ID  :  RS22707_2009Jun15

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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 asproviding significantly more protection against Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) than uparmored HMMWVs. DOD's decision to acquire a new, smaller MRAP variant, the M-ATV, for use in Afghanistan; the disposition of MRAPs no longer needed in Iraq; and MRAP mechanical,logistical, and readiness concerns could be potential policy issues for congressional consideration.