The Defense Department has shifted $870 million to fund the purchase of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles along with additional upgrades for existing models and research efforts for ultra-light armor solutions, according to an Aug. 17 reprogramming document. The money will be taken from DOD's MRAP Transfer Fund for execution in fiscal year 2011. The order, signed by Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale, authorizes $808 million to “support procurement of 300 MRAP vehicles, government furnished equipment such as improvised explosive device...
