MRAP Production Goals May Trump Desire For More Uniform Fleet

By Jason Sherman / November 9, 2007 at 5:00 AM
While Army officials continue to express a preference for fewer variants of blast-proof trucks, the Pentagon will be hard-pressed to pare back the number of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle vendors next month in what is expected to be the largest bundle of MRAP orders to date, according to a senior Army acquisition official. Kevin Fahey, Army program executive officer for ground combat vehicles, said that while service leaders are advocating an MRAP fleet that has as few variants as...

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