You see them pop up from time to time: images of civilian vehicles modified for use in combat, adorned in patinated metal armor with beefy tires crammed into stock wheel wells and soldiers, rebels, or some other kind of combatant standing proudly alongside the vehicle like a shot from behind the scenes in a new […]
Armored vehicles
A Delta Operators Story | Armored Vehicles
The featured image is pre 1999 and I want you to note the Armored vehicles behind us. At this time we had learned that Armor was needed to negotiate the battlefield in Mogadishu. However we could not yet see where this would be employed. When these vehicles were developed, the rest of the Spec Ops […]
The New Heavily Armored M-ATV, “Humvee on steroids” Upgraded and Up Armored
By Keith Hayes, Marine Corps The newest version of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle is currently being upgraded, refurbished and up-armored for both the Marine Corps and Air Force at Production Plant Barstow, Marine Depot Maintenance Command, on the Yermo Annex of Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California. It has been described by artisans […]
Meet the New Humvee: Oshkosh JLTV
The contract is finalized and there is a new vehicle in the military’s garage. Meet the new Oshkosh JLTV and see if new will be better than the old Humvee.