Retired Brigadier General Victor Ezugwu pioneered Nigeria’s first indigenous MRAP vehicle, driven by patriotism and ...

The vehicle saved soldiers in Iraq. Now it's getting a $2 billion makeover for Afghanistan.

MRAP variants must be programmed and planned for non-recurring engineering requirements over time, aligned with the network, mission command and tactical data radio modernization strategy.

In “The MRAP Boondoggle,” Chris Rohlfs and Ryan Sullivan argue that mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles are a colossal waste of money. To be sure, the MRAP program is a big, almost irresistible ...

MRAP team members are not required to have a combat Military Occupational Specialty, or MOS, "because we will make them combat Soldiers," Curiel said.

The $650,000, 5-mile-to-the-gallon MRAP, and this armored Humvee, came free of charge through a defense department program that transfers surplus equipment to state and local police departments.

But these items are not equal—an MRAP is not a blanket. We should also be realistic about the ability of training to solve the problem of militarized policing. The report correctly notes that many ...

The Defense Department says that its $45 billion MRAP program saved the lives of 40,000 troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. But according to a study of restricted Pentagon data, that number is a ...

"Without MRAP, personnel loss rates are likely to continue at their current rate." In spring 2005, he would have a chance to argue his case before top generals.

It costs about $12,000 to crunch and dispose of a single MRAP here, said Mark E. Wright, a Defense Department spokesman. To ship one back to the U.S. and rebuild it to current standards would cost ...

An MRAP Is Not a Blanket Kara Dansky, Former Senior Counsel, ACLU Center for Justice. Share This Page. December 2, 2014. This August, Americans watched in horror as the police descended on peaceful ...