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Army To Reduce Number of MRAP Vehicle Variants

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Friday, October 19th, 2007

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By Jen DiMascio The Army is expected to announce it will whittle the number of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle variants in its fleet from five to three. The surviving vehicles include BAE SYSTEMS' RG-33, Force Protection Inc.'s Cougar and the MaxxPro military vehicle made by International Military and Government LLC, according to informed sources. The Caiman, another vehicle entry by BAE and its recently acquired Armor Holdings, is not expected to make the cut. The RG-31, a vehicle…

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