[LINK] Libby John, Army News, ROA, 14 MAR 2006 (via Set Condition 1)
While the Army continues to spend millions of dollars to reinforce the
armor on its humvees and wheeled vehicles seeing action in Iraq,
officials from several Army organizations recently reviewed 13
off-the-shelf vehicles that could possibly provide soldiers better
protection from roadside bombs and land mines.
The
vehicles, and two armored gun boxes, were assessed during a vehicle and
technology demonstration held from Feb. 24 to March 6 at Ft. Knox, KY.
The event was held to support the Army’s Comprehensive Force Protection
Initiative, which is working to identify gaps and prescribe changes to
protect soldiers and convoys from threats such as improvised explosive
devices.
Maj. Gen. Robert Williams, Fort Knox Commanding
General, told Inside the Army March 6 that the demonstration was to
showcase platform capabilities that could be available today if the
Army decided it wanted to improve some of its capabilities.
Thanks to "fm" for linking this in a comment to the previous A-C-E post, in which I was suggesting the Army look at currently avaialable vehicles as an interim replacement for the Humvee. Looks like at least one person in the Big Green has similar thoughts.
MG Williams is to be commended, but like he says:
“Whether or not the Army decides there’s a
requirement here is not determined at this point. And
whether or not this goes into an acquisition process has not been
determined.”
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