"… r the most effective anti-IED program, the purchase of the heavily armored MRAPs — for Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles — was only marginally …"

"… Protected vehicles — was only marginally funded by JIEDDO. The first 250 MRAPs were bought by JIEDDO for disarming IEDs. However, it was a separate MRAP …"

"… MRAPs were bought by JIEDDO for disarming IEDs. However, it was a separate MRAP Task Force — not JIEDDO — that bought more than 22,000 of them for $36 …"

"… the request for more than 1,000 mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles (MRAPs). MRAPs are particularly resistant to IEDs because of their V-shaped hull …"

"… uest for more than 1,000 mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles (MRAPs). MRAPs are particularly resistant to IEDs because of their V-shaped hulls that d …"

"… V-shaped hulls that disperse explosions.Along with the delays in providing MRAPs, the IG found an equally troubling breakdown by Pentagon brass – the fa …"

"… aq .In May 2007, after reports of the delays in procuring large numbers of MRAPs began to emerge in the press, Defense Secretary Robert Gates made it the …"

"… ent, but Gates has criticized the Pentagon’s slow initial procurement of MRAPs (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles), saying, “I believe that one …"

"… esponsiveness to the current conflicts his signature. For example, he made MRAP procurement the number one DOD acquisition priority. Soon after the Walter …"

"… ssive acquisition programs to procure more body armor armored Humvees, and MRAP [Mine Resistant Ambush Protected] vehicles. The DOD press office did not r …"

"… t for comment, but in July 2007 the Pentagon chief of procurement said the MRAP program is “the fastest moving major program in the Defense Department, …"

"… phibious carriers to the quick production of a heavy vehicle, known as the MRAP, which officers and soldiers in Iraq said they needed to protect them from …"

"… .The shift was ordered in 2007 by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who made MRAPs the Pentagon’s top procurement priority partly because of news reports …"