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Gates Eyes Thousands More M-ATVs For Added Troops In Afghanistan

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Friday, December 4th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford Defense Secretary Robert Gates told House lawmakers yesterday the Pentagon will likely buy more than 3,000 additional mine-resistant trucks for the additional troops being sent to Afghanistan. The multi-billion-dollar cost of those extra Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATVs), Gates said, factors into his estimate that the Pentagon will need up to $35 billion before next October for the additional 30,000 troops destined for the war-torn nation. The Pentagon's official requirement for M-ATVs, made by…

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