MRAP Family of Vehicles
OEM: Oshkosh Defense / Navistar Defense / BAE Systems
First Produced: 2007
Status: Active
Role: Mine-resistant ambush-protected wheeled vehicles
Primary Operator: U.S. Army / U.S. Marine Corps (largely divested)
OEM Website: oshkoshdefense.com
The Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected family of vehicles was rapidly acquired beginning in 2007 in response to catastrophic IED losses in Iraq and Afghanistan, with production distributed across multiple OEMs including Oshkosh Defense (M-ATV), Navistar Defense (MaxxPro), BAE Systems (RG-33, Caiman), and Force Protection (Cougar). Distinctive V-hulls channel blast energy outward and raised crew compartments improve survivability.
More than 27,000 MRAPs were procured at a cost exceeding $50 billion, representing one of the fastest large-scale acquisition efforts in DoW history. Much of the fleet was subsequently divested, transferred to allies, or transitioned to law enforcement, though prepositioned stocks and special-mission variants remain in U.S. inventories.
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