The Pentagon's move to raise the number of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles it aims to acquire for the Army is based on what the Office of the Secretary of Defense believes the industrial base can produce in the near term, according to a senior Army official. The Joint Requirements Oversight Council on Aug. 23 agreed to boost the acquisition targets for the blast-proof truck program and Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and JROC...
