Services weigh retrofit to help protect Humvees

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Services weigh retrofit to help protect Humvees
By Kris Osborn - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Sep 13, 2008 18:14:32 EDT

The Army and Marine Corps are examining a 5,400-pound ar¬mored cabin that can be installed on Humvees to give riders blast protection equivalent to that of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, service and industry offi¬cials said.

An Army test and evaluation team in Washington has looked at the $80,000 Small Combat Tactical Vehicle Capsule, made by Greensboro, N.C.-based Gran¬ite Tactical Vehicles The capsule was presented Aug. 27 to Army Materiel Command and officials at Tank Automotive Research and Engineering Center in War¬ren, Mich.

The services are considering adding capsules to damaged and worn Humvees returning from Iraq for reset.

Army spokesman Lt. Col. Mar¬tin Downie confirmed that the ser¬vice was evaluating the capsule.

“The Army is always looking for ways to counter this persistent threat, and we’re always interest¬ed in finding solutions that will enhance the safety of our sol¬diers,” Downie said.


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