A new report, written by Marine Corps whistleblower Franz Gayl, recounts in painstaking detail the missteps that delayed the fielding of bomb-resistant vehicles to Iraq. The Mine Resistant Ambush ...

Are Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles the answer to Explosively Formed Penetrators, the armor-piercing bombs that are becoming increasingly common in Iraq? The vast majority of IEDs ...

In “The MRAP Boondoggle,” Chris Rohlfs and Ryan Sullivan argue that mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles are a colossal waste of money. To be sure, the MRAP program is a big, almost irresistible ...

Famous for saving lives in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon’s blast-deflecting, improvised explosive device (IED)-stopping Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAP) are headed to Ukraine. The ...

Geez, this is unusual. I find myself in nearly complete agreement with one of the bloggers at TAPPED, the group blog run by the American Prospect. Robert Farley posts there today with a really ...

Fire, flying metal fragments and burning hot explosive materials could not stop them… despite being on the receiving end of a massive roadside bomb attack did not kill soldiers at times riding in the ...

The US Army and Air Force are preparing a new MRAP vehicle that’s capable of detonating IEDs from 1,000 feet away using laser beams. This post is appearing on Autoblog Military, Autoblog’s sub-site ...

For U.S. troops in Iraq, May was the worst month since 2004, with 126 killed. The summer months may be worse, given a new Pentagon assessment concluding the surge is not reducing violence. Now a ...

At more than 8 feet tall and weighing more than 33,000 pounds, Fort Jackson's newest addition definitely leaves an impression. But last week, approximately 20 Soldiers, Sailors and civilians faced the ...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will replace its aging-and-deadly Humvees with a fleet of combat trucks that reflect lessons learned in lives and limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan. Oshkosh Truck has won a three ...