FORWARD OPERATION BASE BUEHRING, Kuwait - "Rollover, Rollover, Rollover," shouted Spartan Soldiers of the 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division as they participated in Mine Resistant ...

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 ...

FORT BENNING, GA., (May 15, 2013) -- Fort Benning recently became home to a new piece of armored warfare history, as three Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles were delivered to the armor ...

Private military contractor Blackwater Worldwide is starting a course to train troops to maneuver heavy patrol vehicles that are prone to rollovers in the chaos of war zones. Jim Sierawski, Blackwater ...

The Iowa City Council will discuss the police department's use of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle at a work session Tuesday after hearing renewed concern from community members over the ...

Warfare is often a battle against change, and the U.S. military is always attempting to stay ahead of, or at least on top of, the curve. A fairly new yet significant player in this struggle is the ...

It's not uncommon for technology developedfor the military to eventually find its way into consumer products, but the USArmy is taking things in the other direction. In an effort to improve thesafety ...

The new Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles will not provide protectionagainst explosively-formed projectiles (EFP), the roadside bombs that fire a high-velocity metal slug. So contractors ...

MIDDLETOWN >> The Middletown police chief and members of the Wesleyan student body on Wednesday debated the role of an MRAP vehicle owned by the police department, as public awareness of the armored ...

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 ...