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National Defense October 2006 Stew Magnuson	New Threats Force Armorers to Redesign Passenger Vehicles There are a handful of U.S. businesses that are serving the niche market that converts SUVs or sedans to up-armored vehicles that can protect against ballistic or explosive threats.
National Defense November 2005 Robert H. Williams	Concept Vehicle Points Way for the Military A possible replacement for the military's venerable Humvee may spring from a concept vehicle called the ultra armored patrol vehicle.
National Defense July 2005 Lawrence P. Farrell	Army Meets Tough Procurement Challenge Head-On Shortages of armored vehicles, particularly, commanded considerable attention because they highlighted the challenges of predicting equipment requirements and ensuring the readiness of the industrial base. The response to the steep increase in demand for armored vehicles in fact has been a remarkable success story.
National Defense February 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Truck Armor Kits Could Be Improved, Says Army Tester The dramatic surge in the number and intensity of attacks against U.S. military vehicles in Iraq has prompted a rethinking of the Army's approach to armoring trucks, officials said.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Force Protection Rolls Out First Ridgback Vehicles for British Ministry of Defence Representatives of Force Protection Industries, together with officials from the U.S. government and the British Ministry of Defence (MOD), rolled out the first five Ridgback armored combat vehicles.
National Defense August 2009 Jason Jacks	Mini Armored Vehicle Available to Police A new vehicle allows police and other law enforcement personnel to take on heavily armed bad guys from behind the safety of armor.
National Defense August 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Protection of Army Trucks Requires Tradeoffs Military truck makers are grappling with how build relatively uncomplicated vehicles that can sustain the rigors of combat and, when needed, effortlessly be plated with thousands of pounds of armor.
National Defense February 2006 Stew Magnuson	Rivals Gear Up to Build New Tactical Trucks There should be plenty of work to go around as the Army and Marines consider what, if anything, they will do to replace the high mobility, multi-purpose wheeled vehicle, better known as the Humvee.
National Defense February 2010 Jean & Wright	Portable Armored Wall System Replaces Sandbags Marines in Afghanistan might soon scrap the sandbags. Instead, they're snapping together armored walls that connect like Legos.
National Defense February 2006 Lawrence P. Farrell	Armor Innovation Needs to Stay on Fast Track Even if the administration begins what could be a limited drawdown of forces in Iraq, efforts to develop new armor capabilities -- and to ensure adequate funding and resources for armored vehicles and other force-protection equipment -- must continue.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2007 Rich Smith	Force Protection: Strong, Silent, Superb Investors, this military manufacturer's few words are all good ones.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008	U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command Selects ITT Systems to Defeat Improvised Explosive Devices ITT will build and deliver up to 15,000 CREW 2.1 Vehicle Receiver Jammers (CVRJs), to help thwart improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
National Defense February 2008 Sandra I. Erwin	Search Continues for Lighter Alternatives to Steel Armor The Army may have a tough time becoming a lighter and faster force as long as tons of heavy steel plates continue to bear down on its patrol and combat vehicles.
National Defense August 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Army Labs, Contractors Respond To Soaring Demand for Vehicle Armor The U.S. Army is hastening development and deployment of armor kits to Iraq and planning new systems to harden logistics vehicles.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2007	European briefs U.K. team to build explosives-disposal unmanned ground vehicle... Elbit to supply unmanned turrets and electro-optic systems for Belgian armored infantry vehicle...
National Defense December 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Survival in Combat Zones Requires 'Layers' of Protection Army laboratories have for decades been pushing the limits of combat survivability technology, but the pressure to produce results rose when the service launched the Future Combat Systems in 1999, a program to develop a family of high-tech vehicles by 2012.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2007	Vehicle Armoring - MRAP and Beyond If approved by congress, the Pentagon's Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) program will obtain 2,650 new armored vehicles, making it the third-largest acquisition program in the U.S.
National Defense July 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Predicts Long Life for Humvees Humvees will vastly outnumber MRAPs for the foreseeable future, at least if the Army has any say in it.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2004 Tonya Vinas	Best Practices -- Ground Support Lean efforts bring armored vehicles to soldiers faster and open revenue streams for defense contractor.
National Defense August 2004 Mike Cast	Truck Armor Testing at Aberdeen Saving Soldiers in Combat Zones Before new vehicle armor systems are deployed to soldiers in the field, they must first graduate from the Army's test center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.
National Defense August 2012 Eric Beidel	Search Continues For Driverless Convoy Vehicles The Pentagon has hit some stumbling blocks in its efforts to develop unmanned vehicles, but officials still have hopes of deploying a range of systems that can trick enemy fighters and keep troops safe from improvised explosive devices.
The Motley Fool June 6, 2007 Rich Smith	Force Protection's Shredded Storybook Second order for MRAP armored vehicles goes to a surprise winner. The 18,000 sales that investors had priced into the stock have been ripped from the pages of this storybook story. How the story will end, is anyone's guess.
National Defense January 2006 Harold Kennedy	Roadside Bombs Spur Cry For Armored Civilian Vehicles The emergence of roadside bombs as a terrorist weapon of choice has caused a worldwide explosion in demand for up-armored civilian vehicles, according to the president of Centigon, a subsidiary of Armor Holdings.
National Defense October 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Vehicle Maker Wins Iraqi Army Deal, Rushes To Expand Production A recent Defense Department contract to acquire more than 1,000 "mine-protected" armored vehicles for the Iraqi Army has prompted Force Protection Inc. to both expand its internal production capacity and seek outside help.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2004	Vehicle Protection Concepts The up-armored Humvees and protected patrol vehicle are offering better protection against guerilla attacks.
National Defense February 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Military Services in the Market for 4,000 Blast-Proof Vehicles Expectations that U.S. troops will not leave Iraq for the foreseeable future have prompted the military services to request an additional 4,000 mine-resistant armored vehicles.
National Defense August 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Humvee Armor Suppliers Working Around the Clock The now familiar sight of Humvees struck by mines and roadside bombs in Iraq are driving the industry to pursue short-term fixes and long-range changes in the way they produce vehicles.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2004	Lightweight Armor Protection for Combat Vehicles This article covers the modern technologies and application of ceramic and composite armor for vehicle protection.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2006	The New Road Warriors Armored Trucks Light armored trucks can't manage the extra weight needed to defend against mines and other explosive devices. However, newer versions of explosive reactive armor (ERA) are being created for these lightweight platforms.
National Defense October 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Army to Expand Array of Armored Vehicles in Iraq Amid a wave of violence in Iraq, and facing limited options, U.S. military commanders there are requesting additional armored vehicles, particularly large ones that can transport a dozen or more passengers.
National Defense January 2006 Robert H. Williams	Tough, Light Fiber Protecting Soldiers Army truckers will be benefiting from an armor technology that was developed by DSM Dyneema, of Heerlen, The Netherlands.
Defense Update Issue 2, 2005	Protection of Vehicles and Fixed Positions In Iraq and Afghanistan, specialized armor systems are used for heavy and lightweight vehicles. Pre-fabricated structures can be used to protect static positions.
National Defense March 2011 Grace V. Jean	Double V-Hulls, Chimneys Seen As Viable Alternatives to Armor To counter deadlier threats in Afghanistan and newer ones that may turn up, military commanders are scrambling to find technologies that will improve vehicle survivability.
Defense Update Issue 2, 2005	IED -- Shaped Charges Attacks on American troops from IEDs are on the rise. US forces are using jamming devices to disable remote controlled denotation, but the insurgents are adapting with new techniques.
National Defense June 2012 Dan Parsons	Vehicles Strut Their Stuff in Desert Trials The evaluation of non-developmental vehicles is part of a larger analysis of alternatives mandated by the Defense Department to ferret out available commercial technologies that might fit the bill for variants of the Ground Combat Vehicle.
The Motley Fool June 12, 2007 Rich Smith	BULL-ish on Ceradyne? News last week that body armor specialist Ceradyne had developed an armored vehicle seemed to give the stock of already-down Force Protection just one more kick, sending it down as much as 8% in reaction in under 24 hours of trading.
National Defense January 2013 Dan Parsons	Vendors Pour Funding Into Armored Vehicle Development Vehicle manufacturers are gearing up for several parallel armored vehicle programs and, without any guarantee of a contract, are pouring money into working prototypes so that when the time comes, they can offer an "off-the-shelf" design.
National Defense April 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Surge in Vehicle Orders Calls for Unconventional Buying Methods Amid escalating pressure to deliver better protection for troops in Iraq, the Army and the Marine Corps have committed to buying nearly 6,800 mine-resistant armored vehicles. But buying this quantity requires some creative purchasing.
National Defense April 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Shields of Steel The increase in attacks targeting U.S. troops in Iraq prompted the Army to equip trucks with protective armor.
National Defense February 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Marines Ponder Options for Future Trucks The Corps expects to increase purchases of light and medium armored trucks in the months ahead, while it continues to study long-term options for modernizing the fleet.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2004	Up-Armored HUVMEE The Humvee became a prime target for attacks on US forces. Much has been done to improve the protection of this vehicle, and more is planned.
BusinessWeek December 4, 2006 Gene G. Marcial	Armor's Defenses Are Looking Formidable Although Armor Holdings missed its third-quarter earnings forecasts, driving the stock down, the Street remains upbeat.
National Defense February 2007 Harold Kennedy	Army, Marines to Acquire 50,000 New Trucks to Replace Humvees A fistful of defense companies will be vying to win a contract to develop a replacement for the humvee -- the Army and Marine Corps' light, all-terrain truck.
National Defense March 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Marine Corps Ponders Options to Expand Armor Forces in Iraq As the demand for armored scout units in Iraq soars, the Marine Corps is reviewing its entire array of combat vehicle programs and is considering revising procurement plans.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2007 Rich Smith	No Love for Force Protection Despite another win, the armored vehicle maker's stock falls.
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Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2010	Textron to provide armored vehicle with artillery-directing electro-optical payload The M1200 armored vehicle is for Army artillery observers who help direct artillery fire with visual observations and with laser rangefinder and laser targeting equipment.
National Defense February 2005 Michael Peck	Army Boosts Production of Security Vehicle Responding to the growing insurgency in Iraq, the Army has increased its purchases of the M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle, with three new contract awards alone issued in 2004.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2007 Rich Smith	Oshkosh on the Open Road Oshkosh Truck, maker of all species of trucks, from fire trucks to cement mixers to armored vehicles, reports higher sales and profits, but optimistic statements regarding MRAP need to be taken with a grain of salt.
National Defense June 2009 Robert H. Williams	Active RPG Defense Program Shows Promise Mechanical Solutions has developed a system that protects troops in vehicles from rocket propelled grenades.