1. IED-zapping. The RADBO's Zeus III laser allows the operator to trigger an unexploded bomb from up to 300 meters away, said Air Force Col. Jeffry Gates, senior materiel leader for the support ...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Airmen from the 731st Air Mobility Squadron were key players recently in the first delivery of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles to U.S. Forces in Korea.

The US Army and Air Force are preparing a new MRAP vehicle that’s capable of detonating IEDs from 1,000 feet away using laser beams. By Brandon Turkus. Jul 7, 2015 10:13 AM EDT.

The sale of as many as 4,569 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) trucks could equip a force of Arab nations that has yet to be created, said the U.S. government official, who spoke on condition ...

Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles are tough but their tires have not faired well in Afghanistan. Last year, the air valves that protrude off of MRAP tires were breaking easily when the ...

McGREGOR RANGE BASE CAMP, N.M. -- For longer than two years, Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 362nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Task Force Renegade, 5th Armored Brigade, Division West, trained ...

Force Protection seen as MRAP beneficiary Analyst cites head start in production of fortified military vehicles. Published: July 19, 2007 at 11:23 a.m. ET. Share. Resize.

An armored vehicle with a V-shaped hull, the MRAP was designed to deflect the explosion of road-side bombs (also known as Improvised Explosive Devices, or IEDs), which had accounted for 70 percent ...

Shares of Force Protection Inc <FRPT.O> fell 22 percent after the maker of ballistic and mine-protected vehicles received only a small share of the $2.6 billion orders given by the U.S. Pentagon ...

Force Protection Industries Inc <FRPT.O> is being awarded a contract modification worth up to $91.5 million for 151 armored trucks and spares sold to Britain, the U.S. Defense Department said on ...