Oshkosh M1277A1 MRAP All Terrain Vehicle
The Oshkosh Defense Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) is a utility vehicle in service with the US Armed Forces and numerous other counties worldwide. Intended as a replacement for the Humvee in frontline combat roles, it entered service in 2009. The ‘Matvee’ was designed to provide the same levels of protection as larger and heavier MRAPs types, but with improved mobility, a job it accomplished extremely well in the mountains of Afghanistan and deserts of Iraq, Syria, and the Horn of Africa. However, it is still a large and relatively heavy vehicle, and is currently being supplanted in all US military branches with Oshkosh's L-ATV, which won the DoD's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) competition.
Oshkosh M1277A1 MRAP All Terrain Vehicle
The Oshkosh Defense Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) is a utility vehicle in service with the US Armed Forces and numerous other counties worldwide. Intended as a replacement for the Humvee in frontline combat roles, it entered service in 2009. The ‘Matvee’ was designed to provide the same levels of protection as larger and heavier MRAPs types, but with improved mobility, a job it accomplished extremely well in the mountains of Afghanistan and deserts of Iraq, Syria, and the Horn of Africa. However, it is still a large and relatively heavy vehicle, and is currently being supplanted in all US military branches with Oshkosh's L-ATV, which won the DoD's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) competition.