http://defensetech.org/2008/07/07/10k-mraps-lumber-into-battle/ The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:24:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://defensetech.org/2008/07/07/10k-mraps-lumber-into-battle/#comment-182153 HumanPestControl Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:58:56 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3939#comment-182153 6 percent casualties in MRAPs. That is all we need to know. Well done. There is a lesson, here. It takes the US about two years to ramp up production of new military assets. And that takes an extraordinary effort. All the normal projects take 5-20 years. Too slow. 6 percent casualties in MRAPs. That is all we need to know. Well done.
There is a lesson, here. It takes the US about two years to ramp up production of new military assets. And that takes an extraordinary effort. All the normal projects take 5–20 years. Too slow.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2008/07/07/10k-mraps-lumber-into-battle/#comment-182152 Will Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:54:39 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3939#comment-182152 "The HMMWV replacement will undoubtedly offer better armor protection than the current vehicle, will probably also incorporate the V-shaped hull design as well" The JLTV will be, like the HMMWV, a utility vehicle 1st & a light AFV 2nd. The great majority will probably be unarmored. Look for bolt-on armor kits to be part of the design. "Diplomacy with Iran? Are you trying to promote diplomacy with terrorist Iran? There will not be, and never be negotiations and diplomacy with terrorists, and enemies of Israel." except, of course, by Israel itself. Voice your opinion, sure, but try to keep up. “The HMMWV replacement will undoubtedly offer better armor protection than the current vehicle, will probably also incorporate the V-shaped hull design as well“
The JLTV will be, like the HMMWV, a utility vehicle 1st & a light AFV 2nd. The great majority will probably be unarmored. Look for bolt-on armor kits to be part of the design.
“Diplomacy with Iran? Are you trying to promote diplomacy with terrorist Iran? There will not be, and never be negotiations and diplomacy with terrorists, and enemies of Israel.“
except, of course, by Israel itself. Voice your opinion, sure, but try to keep up.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2008/07/07/10k-mraps-lumber-into-battle/#comment-182151 Ed Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:14:34 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3939#comment-182151 Dennis, Please read my comment to completion this time since its obvious you did not from your rebuttal. I stated has any thought been given to what will be done with these after Iraq and Afghanistan. Why do I posture this question? Because the replacement for the HMMWV is on the drawingboard already. If you design a vehicle to replace that, the lessons learned from Iraq will be in the forefront of the new vehicle, thus making these vehicles the white elephant I am saying they will be. Now could they be sent to the UN? Yes but why do that? We could send them to other allies and should before we send them to the UN. I'm sure countries like Georgia, Bosnia, and some of the Central Asian states could find uses. But what civilian uses or for that matter, law enforcement uses for a vehicle like an MRAP. That was my question Dennis, please read the comment fully. Dennis,
Please read my comment to completion this time since its obvious you did not from your rebuttal.
I stated has any thought been given to what will be done with these after Iraq and Afghanistan. Why do I posture this question? Because the replacement for the HMMWV is on the drawingboard already. If you design a vehicle to replace that, the lessons learned from Iraq will be in the forefront of the new vehicle, thus making these vehicles the white elephant I am saying they will be.
Now could they be sent to the UN? Yes but why do that? We could send them to other allies and should before we send them to the UN. I’m sure countries like Georgia, Bosnia, and some of the Central Asian states could find uses. But what civilian uses or for that matter, law enforcement uses for a vehicle like an MRAP.
That was my question Dennis, please read the comment fully.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2008/07/07/10k-mraps-lumber-into-battle/#comment-182150 Dennis Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:47:52 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3939#comment-182150 Ed, Stop being a "Next-War-it" If we run into another situation like Afghanistan, Iraq, or Bosnia there will be plenty of use for these after the actually military confrontation is over, and the parties in that country try and get rid of us so they can kill each other..... At the worst, we could always give them to the UN so they could attempt to actually accomplish something.....But even with these I do not see that happening Ed,
Stop being a “Next-War-it“
If we run into another situation like Afghanistan, Iraq, or Bosnia there will be plenty of use for these after the actually military confrontation is over, and the parties in that country try and get rid of us so they can kill each other.….
At the worst, we could always give them to the UN so they could attempt to actually accomplish something.….But even with these I do not see that happening

]]> http://defensetech.org/2008/07/07/10k-mraps-lumber-into-battle/#comment-182149 pedestrian Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:20:13 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3939#comment-182149 >the Diplomacy between the Iraqis-Iranians-USA really worked well to settle things down. Diplomacy with Iran? Are you trying to promote diplomacy with terrorist Iran? There will not be, and never be negotiations and diplomacy with terrorists, and enemies of Israel. >the Diplomacy between the Iraqis-Iranians-USA really worked well to settle things down.
Diplomacy with Iran? Are you trying to promote diplomacy with terrorist Iran? There will not be, and never be negotiations and diplomacy with terrorists, and enemies of Israel.

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