The advanced ballistic and blast-protected MRAP Cat II Cougar boasts an outstanding ... and in service since 2004. While new to the US military, vehicles such as the Cougar are not new designs.
These vehicles were collectively described as MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected ... and in service since 2004. While new to the US military, vehicles such as the Cougar are not new designs.
MRAP development began in the early aughts, and since then, the U.S. military has purchased nearly 28,000 MRAPs, with 24,000 fielded in Iraq and Afghanistan. There isn't a single type of MRAP.
Some new vehicles on display were an Evidence Identification Unit, a Mounted Patrol Unit, a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP ... the program approval of the Military Equipment Use Assembly ...