Hundreds of MRAPs may be headed to Afghanistan

[unhappycamper]

Hundreds of MRAPs may be headed to Afghanistan
By Kris Osborn - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Jan 29, 2008 17:02:09 EST

The Pentagon may send up to 500 more Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles to U.S. forces in Afghanistan, adding to the roughly 50 now in the country.

The MRAP being considered for this move is General Dynamics Land Systems Canada’s RG-31, Pentagon officials said.

“It’s lighter than some of the other vehicles, and commanders in Afghanistan believe it could be ideally suited for the terrain there. So now the discussion is, how many of those that we bought can be moved to Afghanistan to meet the commanders’ needs there?” Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said.

Some of the RG-31s would be moved from Iraq, others purchased as part of the Joint Requirement Oversight Council’s requirement for 15,374 MRAPs by 2010.

The Pentagon has ordered 11,941 so far, most of which are slated to go to Iraq.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/01/defense_afghanistanMRAPs_080129/

[TomInTib]

1. 11,941? And just what is the cost-per-puppy?

Like $500,000?

I know it's a ton...

[unhappycamper]

2. Nope - they're in the $1,000,000 to $1,200,000 a pop range.

It depends what you put in them.