Are Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles the answer to Explosively Formed Penetrators, the armor-piercing bombs that are becoming increasingly common in Iraq? The vast majority of IEDs ...

The new MRAP ambulance will have more space to treat patients, more on-board electrical power for medical equipment and additional protection for patients and crew members, officials from the ...

This resulted in the creation of Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, or MRAPs. MRAP development began in the early aughts, and since then, the U.S. military has purchased nearly 28,000 MRAPs ...

In the hazardous world of military transport, a new vehicle has to show what it's made of in a storm of bullets and blasts before it gets the nod to carry our brave soldiers. Roshel Defense ...

The MRAPs, a Caiman built by British Aerospace Engineering-Tactical Vehicle Systems, a MaxxPro with MRAP Expedient Armor Program built by Navistar Defense and an MRAP-All Terrain Vehicle built by ...

The entire Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) program has been a success story for the U.S. military and its defense acquisition system. Faced with the asymmetric threat of Improvised ...

The truck was a Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected truck (MRAP) – a 16-ton behemoth that came to be regarded as the soldier's lifeboat in Iraq, its V-shaped hull saving lives by deflecting the ...

And for good reason. There are scores of MRAP designs, but most of them have one thing in common: thickly-armored hulls with V-shaped bottoms and big, fat tires that elevate the vehicles.

The MRAP has successfully passed STANAG 4569 AEP 55 level 2 and level 2a/2b ballistic and blast tests conducted by the NATO certified US-based independent laboratory. This much-anticipated ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On May 30, Canadian defense company Roshel Defence Solutions ...

Roshel Smart Armored Vehicles has rolled out its Senator Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) armored fighting vehicle at the CANSEC show in Ottawa. Based on the Ford F-550 pickup truck ...

Explore the incredible world of MRAP trucks, the military machines that conquer landmines and IEDs with unmatched resilience. Discover their history, design, and their many roles beyond the ...