Indian vehicle manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra has announced that it is in discussion with BAE Systems to develop an Indian MRAP. It is expected this new vehicle will be based on the BAE RG-31.
Currently M&M supply armouring solutions for light combat vehicles, multi-utility and sports utility vehicles. These are already in service with the Indian Army, Air Force and the Paramilitary and State Police Forces.
Stephen Priestley, a researcher at the Canadian American Strategic Review has put together a listing, by vehicle type, of Canadian Forces’ casualties in southern Afghanistan from Oct 2005 to the present.
Causes of casualties is broken down by IED, RPG, and accidents.
The New York Times has published an article on an IED attack in Iraq. The twist, this time, is the vehicle used - the RG31.
Is this the first MRAP crew death? How impervious are MRAPs? What kind of device could cause such damage? Is the Nyala a "real" MRAP? The truth here is each of these questions is its' own hornet's nest.
Badgers Forward Blog sets the record straight.
