3000 More Cougars for the Corps
Built right here in SC. From Strategypage:
The U.S. Marine Corps wants to get 3,000 more "bomb resistant vehicles," in addition to the 1,022 is already getting (and will have all of by the end of the year).
Most of these bomb resistant vehicles are called Cougars, and the marines want to replace armored hummers with Cougars in the most dangerous jobs. Troops in Cougars are safer than those in hummers. But the Cougar, and larger Buffalo, are more expensive to operate, and less flexible than the hummer.
The Cougar and Buffalo vehicles use a capsule design to protect the passengers and key vehicle components mines and roadside bombs. The bulletproof Cougars and Buffalos are built using the same construction techniques pioneered by South African firms that have, over the years, delivered over 14,000 landmine resistant vehicles to the South African armed forces.
And I hear the company Force Protection Inc., is now hiring. Go figure!
The U.S. Marine Corps wants to get 3,000 more "bomb resistant vehicles," in addition to the 1,022 is already getting (and will have all of by the end of the year).
Most of these bomb resistant vehicles are called Cougars, and the marines want to replace armored hummers with Cougars in the most dangerous jobs. Troops in Cougars are safer than those in hummers. But the Cougar, and larger Buffalo, are more expensive to operate, and less flexible than the hummer.
The Cougar and Buffalo vehicles use a capsule design to protect the passengers and key vehicle components mines and roadside bombs. The bulletproof Cougars and Buffalos are built using the same construction techniques pioneered by South African firms that have, over the years, delivered over 14,000 landmine resistant vehicles to the South African armed forces.
And I hear the company Force Protection Inc., is now hiring. Go figure!
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