Armoured vehicle delay criticised
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Government attempts to update the UK's fleet of armoured vehicles have been "a sorry story", MPs say.
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Regarding complaints about the lack of properly armored vehicles for troops in Iraq [&quot;Rumsfeld Gets Earful From Troops,&quot; front page, Dec. 9]: The Humvee was not designed to be an armored fighting vehicle.
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Washington- The Army entered negotiations with an armor manufacturer Friday to try to accelerate production and delivery of armored versions of the Humvee, Army and company officials said.
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Description: Production of armored vehicles has gone up dramatically in the past year, from about 15 vehicles a month to 450. But amid questions about how well troops are protected in Iraq, the Army and at
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When troops in Iraq complain about not having adequate armor on trucks that are big targets in some of the countryâs most dangerous areas, thereâsa good chance that some of the vehicles are from Oshkosh Truck Corp.
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Responding to complaints by disgruntled Iraq-bound soldiers in Kuwait that they lacked armor for the vehicles, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said today that it was
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The Department of Transport is failing to meet most of its targets, according to a report by a committee of MPs.
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Reaction was swift Wednesday from Tennessee officials to a National Guardsmanâs question to US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld about why a shortage of armor for military vehicles continues.
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HALIFAX (CP) - The sealift of the Canadian navy submarine HMCS Chicoutimi has been postponed because of poor weather, the Defence Department has confirmed.
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Prime minister says early timetable for withdrawal would threaten safety of troops on the ground.
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Description: President Bush says military personnel in Iraq are right to question whether they&#39;re getting the best possible equipment, but the White House insists armored vehicles are being produced as fast as possible.
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Â· Ministry source says attack may take much longer  Â· Residents suffering in total blockade, PLO man warns
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People who are going on holiday over the Bank Holiday weekend are being warned about potential delays to their journeys.
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Plans to expand a Nato training mission in Iraq are delayed after France and Belgium voice last-minute doubts.
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Ministers have failed to get to grips with traffic congestion according to a report by the spending watchdog.
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Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki complained Tuesday the long-awaited Baghdad security operation was off to a slow start and warned that insurgents are taking advantage of the delay to kill as many people as possible.
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The military is ordering more lightweight armor developed in Ohio that protects troops in Humvees from automatic weapons fire and grenades without slowing the vehicles. Unarmored Humvees have become targets in the war in Iraq.