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On February 2, 2015, Navistar Defense was awarded a $15,381,152 firm-fixed-price contract with options for eight MRAP MaxxPro Hardware Kits to support MaxxPro vehicle standardization and reset. Work will be performed in Lisle, Illinois, with an estimated completion date of July 16, 2016. Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received.
United States made Cougar HE MRAPV being tested in January 2007 with landmines Russian Ural-63095 Typhoon MRAPV. Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAPV), also known as MRAP Vehicle, is a type of armoured personnel carrier that are designed specifically to withstand land mines, improvised explosive device (IED) attacks and ambushes to save troops' lives.
The contract was worth over $623 million, making it then the biggest MRAP contract to date. The US Marine Corps plans to replace all HMMWVs "outside the wire" in Iraq with MRAP vehicles. A further order for 16 Category 2 versions (dubbed MaxxPro XL) was placed on 19 June 2007 for delivery by September 2007. [12]
Oshkosh Airport Products Striker: A range of 4x4, 6x6 and 8x8 specialized Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting vehicles built by Oshkosh at the Pierce Manufacturing facilities Appleton, Wisconsin [7] Pierce Manufacturing: TAK-4 independent suspension system is an option on Pierce Arrow (F), Enforcer (F), Impel (F/R), Dash CF (F/R), Velocity (F/R ...
13 Specialized vehicles. 14 See also. ... M-ATV (MRAP all-terrain vehicle) MaxxPro; RG-31; RG-33; Specialized vehicles. LSV (light strike vehicle) ATV (MV700, MV850)
A Cougar HE MRAP being tested in January 2007 with landmines. Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP; / ˈ ɛ m r æ p / EM-rap) is a term for United States military light tactical vehicles produced as part of the MRAP program that are designed specifically to withstand improvised explosive device (IED) attacks and ambushes.
The Oshkosh M-ATV is a mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle developed by the Oshkosh Corporation for the MRAP All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) program. Intended to replace M1114 HMMWVs (Humvee), it is designed to provide the same levels of protection as the larger and heavier previous MRAPs, but with improved mobility.
The Husky is part of a class of MRAP vehicles developed from South African blast protection designs. [ 1 ] The sharp V-hull of the Husky helps reduces blast effect by increasing ground clearance and standoff from the blast, increasing structural hull rigidity, and diverting blast energy and fragmentation away from the platform and its occupants.