U.S. to Armor-Plate Iraqi Police Vehicles
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Reacting to criticism that the United States has not provided the right equipment to Iraqi security forces, the Multi-National Command in Baghdad has been seeking a contractor to put armor on 1,300 American-made SUVs and pickup trucks used by the Iraqi National Police.
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SAQLAWIYA, Iraq -- The police outpost here is supposed to house 90 armed members of Iraq's National Guard. Their job is to keep watch over a stretch of six-lane highway, deterring insurgents from laying roadside bombs and trying to blow up a bridge over the nearby Tharthar Canal.
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Standing by a vehicle touted by the military as one of its most effective defenses against roadside bombs, Marine Staff Sgt. Tim Kessler couldn't help but sound pleased. Operating the so-called mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles in and around the western Iraqi city of Fallujah, two Marines in...
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The Defense Department plans to continue hiring private contractors to provide security at reconstruction projects in Iraq and to train U.S. and Iraqi military officers in counterinsurgency, despite problems with past contracts for such jobs that traditionally have been done by military personnel.
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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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New weapon system allows police and soldiers to see and shoot around corners.
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DHB Industries Inc., which makes body armor for New York City police and is the largest supplier to the US military, said yesterday it has received a $100-million order from the Army for
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A type of carbon fibre could be woven into super-strong body armour for the army and police.
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The Army is planning to spend &#36;84 million to armor hundreds of older troop carriers for service in Iraq.
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NEAR FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. marines prepared on  Friday to mount a "decisive" assault on the Iraqi cities of  Falluja and Ramadi to crush Sunni Muslim insurgents and Arab  militants.
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The aim is to accelerate deployment of Iraqi forces against the insurgents.
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The US Army plans to spend $1.5 billion to protect troops in Iraq by installing armor on truck cabs and fuel tankers and buying new armored security vehicles and technology to jam remote-controlled bombs.
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At a time when Iraqi insurgents are targeting local police officers and recruits for attack, the United States has raised by one-third -- to 135,000 -- the size of the Iraqi police force it says will be needed to help secure the country, according to information the administration has provided to Congress.
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Military officials said Thursday they were working hard to upgrade the armor on Army vehicles in Iraq, a day after a soldier had pressed Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on the subject. President Bush said, "The concerns expressed are being addressed."
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Troops in Iraq are getting a fresh load of MRAPs for protection. But will new enemy technology make them obsolete?
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The army is seeking more production  of the most fully armor-protected "Humvee" military vehicles,  defense officials said on Friday, after a soldier's complaint  to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that troops had to use  scrap metal to protect vehicles in Iraq.
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If blown to bits, modular construction allows two or more of these patrol vehicles to be recombined in the field for drivable unit.