Here you have it. This photo shows the last MRAP to be shipped home after serving in the Iraq war. This particular MRAP is a Caiman PLus model and it drove out of Iraq on Dec. 18, 2011 as the last U.S. troops were leaving the country. She’s now en route back to the states […]
MRAP Edge
Being part of Military.com, it wouldn’t be right if we here at DT didn’t do something to recognize the ten-year anniversary of 9/11. We figured we’d list off some of the most significant advances in weaponry that have occurred over the last decade — some driven by the wars spawned by that day, some independent of them. […]
So, why is China buying MRAPs especially at a time when some in the U.S. defense establishment are calling for the U.S. to cut the the purchase of such gear after we leave Iraq and Afghanistan so that we can focus on buying high-end weapons to counter China with? The picture above shows one of […]
Check out this DT exclusive video of BAE Systems South Africa’s RG35 Reconnaisance, Patrol and Utility Vehicle ripping it up. It’s being offered to the Canadian military for its Tactical Armoured Vehicle Program and features an armored crew citadel at its core that’s designed to protect the people inside from explosions and small arms fire. […]
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos today shed some much anticipated light on when the Corps could see a replacement for the cancelled Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, telling lawmakers he expects to drive its replacement by the end of his tenure as commandant. “There are two answers to that, one is as Commandant of the Marine […]
