When I asked Senator McCain about MRAP on Monday, some folks seemed confused. But there’s no doubt that the MRAP program, which seeks to replace up-armored Humvees in Iraq with sturdier, mine ...

Geez, this is unusual. I find myself in nearly complete agreement with one of the bloggers at TAPPED, the group blog run by the American Prospect. Robert Farley posts there today with a really ...

ARLINGTON, Va. - After indicating the Army might need fewer Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles than originally planned, service officials now want more. Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell on ...

The MRAP's size and weight also makes it difficult to chase the enemy down narrow roads, over unstable bridges, or across rough terrain. Citing those reasons, along with the improved security ...

~ Cost was a driving factor in the decision to turn down the request for the vehicles WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of U.S. Marines have been killed or injured by roadside bombs in Iraq because Marine Corps ...

Pentagon report reveals military leaders knew about IED dangers prior to war. Dec. 9, 2008— -- WASHINGTON — Military leaders knew the dangers posed by roadside bombs before the start of the Iraq ...

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (AP) – Coming soon to your local sheriff: 18-ton, armor-protected military fighting vehicles with gun turrets and bulletproof glass that were once the U.S. answer to roadside bombs ...

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - The U.S. military is fielding a new vehicle rollover simulator to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The simulator is the Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected Egress Trainer, or MET, ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — The commander of U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan has asked for more Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. CNN first reported Monday that commanders in Afghanistan wanted ...

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. — Coming soon to your local sheriff: 18-ton, armor-protected military fighting vehicles with gun turrets and bulletproof glass that were once the U.S. answer to roadside bombs during ...