Armored Vehicles Chronically Late
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The Pentagon inspector general's office has found that a program to deliver special armored vehicles to protect military personnel in Iraq from roadside bombs has been marred by delays and questionable contracting practices that may have endangered troops.
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NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq -- The hulks of the 69-ton M1A1 Abrams tanks were barely visible on the dark desert plain, but the rumble of their engines filled the night.
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A search for investing opportunities in military and defense.
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Troops complained that they were being sent into combat with insufficient protection and aging equipment.
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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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The United States has satisfied about 70 percent of the military&#39;s combat armored vehicle requirements in the Middle East and surrounding regions.
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BAGHDAD, Oct. 26 Their line of tan Humvees and Bradley Fighting Vehicles creeps through another Baghdad afternoon. At this pace, an excruciating slowness, they strain to see everything, hoping the next manhole cover, the next rusted barrel, does not hide another bomb. A few bullets pass overhead,...
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FALLUJAH, Iraq -- Captain Paul Fowler sat on the curb next to a deserted gas station. Behind him, smoke rose over Fallujah. His company of tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles had roamed the eastern third of the city for 13 days, shooting holes in every building that might pose a threat, leaving behind a landscape of half-collapsed houses and factories ...
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The US Army Reserve soldiers who refused orders to drive a dangerous route were members of one of a few supply units whose trucks are still
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Insurgents have chosen mobility to counter far superior US artillery and missiles in battle of Fallujah. By Ibrahim Mohamad - FALLUJAH, Iraq.
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If you're late for work, a driver using  a cell phone may be to blame. U.S. researchers said on  Wednesday that people who use cell phones while behind the  wheel impede the flow of traffic, clog highways and extend  commute times.
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The Corps orders up a passle of new South African-designed and Israeli-made bomb-deflecting vehicles. Plus: Walter Reed is not the only problem -- so many docs deployed to Iraq means a military MD shortage at home. In Danger Room.
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Add long working days in 110 degree heat with the threat of death at the hands of insurgents. Subtract families, friends and spouses the troops are separated from by thousands of miles. Multiply by a yearlong tour. The result, sometimes, is battle fatigue.
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Bullets, trucks and armor -- the meat and potatoes of the defense industry -- are back in fashion.
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The manufacturer of Humvees for the US military and the company that adds armor to the utility vehicles are not running near production capacity and are making all that the
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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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Pentagon assessment says long tours keep military from improving ability to respond to new crisis.