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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
Meet the New Humvee: Oshkosh JLTV
Everyone who has spent any length of time in or around the Armed Services knows the Department of Defense is always looking for the next generation of equipment on the horizon. It doesn't matter if it's an aircraft carrier, a helicopter, a rifle or a truck, every piece of … [Read more...]