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

Abstract

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 as providing significantly more protection against Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) than uparmored HMMWVs. The DOD's accelerated MRAP program, decisions on the number of MRAPs procured, and MRAP's performance in urban and counterinsurgency operations raise a number of potential policy issues for congressional consideration. This report will be updated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 06, 2008
Accession Number
ADA482799

Entities

People

  • Andrew Feickert

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosively Formed Penetrators
  • Explosives
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Light Armored Vehicles
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Acquisition
  • Procurement
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering