The Pentagon today notified Congress of a potential sale to the United Kingdom of blast-proof trucks worth $147 million, marking the first deal to sell trucks manufactured through the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle program to a foreign nation. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced the British government's interest in acquiring 170 MRAP category II trucks manufactured by Ladson, SC-based Force Protection Industries, in a package that would also include associated tools, test equipment and contractor-provided logistics support. "The United...
