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December 10, 2004

U.S. Central Command has added armor to 22,000 of its 30,000 fleet

Topics: Middle East News and Perspectives

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The United States has satisfied about 70 percent of the military's combat armored vehicle requirements in the Middle East and surrounding regions.

Officials said that over the last year the U.S. Army has vastly increased the number of combat and support military vehicles that received armor. They said the aim was to armor every vehicle deployed by the U.S. military in the Middle East, Persian Gulf, South Asia and Central Asia regions.

Officials and soldiers said the accelerated rate of production has been insufficient to achieve the army's goal to armor its entire vehicle fleet in Iraq. They said the result has been a significant shortage of armored vehicles particularly among transport and support units, which has affected supplies to U.S. troops in Iraq.  Read More....

This is a good review article that provides a good perspective balanced with good general knowledge about the armored vehicle situation in Iraq. 

Posted by Hyscience at December 10, 2004 11:28 PM

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