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MarkHolloway · Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:06 am Post subject: MRAP Nomenclature

Does this MRAP have an "M" number? All I can find is it's called 'Maxx Pro'.

Neil_Baumgardner · Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:27 am Post subject: Re: MRAP Nomenclature

AFAIK, none of the MRAPs have ever been officially "type classified" - which confers the M-series designation. I believe this is due to the fact that they were bought & paid for under supplemental funding, and not through the normal program of record method. This may change as more of the programs that were funded under supplementals are moved under the normal DoD budget, and MRAPs become part of normal, peacetime TO&Es and training establishments.

The basic types (of actual fielded vehicles, not the ones that were just evaluated) are:

BAE Caiman (6x6) and Caiman Light (4x4) (based on FMTV chassis)
BAE RG-31 (South African design)
BAE RG-33 (South African design)
Force Protection Cougar (most common Marine Corps vehicle)
Force Protection Buffalo (EOD specialized)
Navistar International MaxxPro & MaxxPro Dash (most common Army vehicle)

Other vehicles evaluated, such as a variant of Textron's M1117, the Oshkosh/PVI Alpha, Oshkosh/Thales Australia Bushmaster, PVI Golan, etc were not selected...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...vehicle%29

In addition to these there's the new Oshkosh MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-ATV

And JLTV, which is also a different animal
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JLTV

Neil

Geoff_walden · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 26, 2006 Posts: 133

Mark,

That's a MaxxPro Plus (dualies on the rear axle).

Most of the models in Neil's list have several variants (CAT I, CAT II, engineer variants, EOD vehciles, ambulances, add-on armor variants, etc.). Like HMMWVs and FMTVs, it's getting hard to keep track of all the different kinds of MRAPs.

Geoff