Armored truck builders fell short of producing the number of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles the Pentagon wanted in January because of a problem with a subcontractor, the Marine Corps general steering the joint-service effort said today. Brig. Gen. Michael Brogan, commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, confirmed to reporters that the MRAP program fell short of the January production target, reaching "about 73 percent of the goal." According to a Pentagon spokeswoman, 1,266 MRAPs were planned for January, but...
