MRAP
Increasing Readiness of Tactical Vehicle Capability Packages
October 19 by IDGA EditorPete Ward, MRAP Project Engineer for SPAWAR Systems Atlantic, discusses increasing readiness of tactical vehicle capability packages at IDGA's Tactical Vehicles event in April 2010. He details the...
LTC Coll Haddon on the M-ATV acquisition program
August 31 by IDGA EditorLTC Coll Haddon, product manager for the MRAP - All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) Program, discusses program management and acquisition of the M-ATV vehicle for OEF. He discusses the procurement process...
Airlift Capabilities Bottleneck
March 30 by IDGA EditorBack in late December, this article was written (http://www.idga.org/article.cfm?externalid=1731) According to the projected plans of the Afghan surge by President Obama. The M-ATV had been getti...
Ground Combat Vehicle RFP
March 10 by IDGA EditorIt has only been days since the official release of the final request for proposal (RFP) for the Army’s newest vehicle, the Ground Combat Vehicle or GCV. The 93 page RFP # W56HZV-10-R-0042 is...
Dave Hansen of JPO MRAP on the MATV
February 25 by IDGA EditorBeginning with the first troops on the ground in Afghanistan in October of 2001, the United States military has been conducting counter-terrorism and counterinsurgency combat operations. Following t...
Dr. Ling Rothrock on Diagnostic Vehicle Systems
December 07 by IDGA EditorWatch as Dr. Rothrock walks you through the processes of system diagnostics as it applies to the vehicle community. You'll learn about sustainments systems and how they fit in with the DOD Open Arch...
Upgrading MRAP Light Tactical Vehicles for Marines
December 01 by IDGA EditorIn August, Marines in Afghanistan received the first set of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) light tactical vehicles featuring upgraded suspension systems. The arrival of the new light tact...
First M-ATVs Deploy to Afghanistan
September 29 by MARCORSYSCOMQUANTICO, Va. — With unprecedented speed, the first of thousands of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV) are being deployed to Afghanistan with a highly survivab...
MRAP's Growth, Maturation and Transformation into the M-ATV
September 08 by IDGA EditorThe MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) class of vehicles we developed back during the 1980s during the African Bush Wars; and the MRAP is primarily a tool for mechanized movement and protection...