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

Abstract

Congress has played a central role in the MRAP program, suggesting to defense and service officials that MRAPs would provide far superior protection for troops than the up-armored High Mobility, Multi-Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs ). Congressional support for MRAPs, as well as fully funding the program, has been credited with getting these vehicles to Iraq and Afghanistan in a relatively short timeframe, thereby helping to reduce casualties. Congress will likely continue to be interested in the MRAP program to ensure that the appropriate types and numbers are fielded, as well as to monitor the post-conflict disposition of these vehicles, as they represent a significant investment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 10, 2011
Accession Number
AD1170128

Entities

People

  • Andrew Feickert

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Budgets
  • Casualties
  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Governments
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Logistics
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

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  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
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