The Army today advised Defense Secretary Robert Gates that it plans to more than triple the number of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles the service will buy, setting a new procurement target of more than 8,000 vehicles -- a move that will effectively double the size of the Pentagon's overall MRAP fleet and boost the program's price tag to at least $16 billion. In response to requests from commanders in Iraq and senior Pentagon leaders, the Army is revising its...
