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

Feickert, Andrew

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Weapons systems;    Combat vehicles;    Military vehicles;    Defense economics;    Defense procurement;   

RP-ID  :  RS22707
RP-ID  :  RS22707_2010Jun07

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report covers the 2007 Department of Defense (DOD) major procurement initiative to replace most up-armored High Mobility, Multi-Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) with Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected (MRAP) vehicles. It looks at the cost and subsequent budgets of this initiative. Among potential issues for congressional consideration are the status of older, unused MRAPS in Afghanistan that are reportedly not being used because of their size and weight; possible redundancies with the MRAP, M-ATV, and the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) programs; and actual Marine M-ATV requirements.