Navy facility blamed in MRAP production delay

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<p>[MRAP</a> Production Ahead of Schedule](<a href=“Military Daily News, Military Headlines | Military.com”>Military Daily News, Military Headlines | Military.com)</p>

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Production of mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles continues ahead of schedule, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said Nov. 14. </p>

<p>“For the month of October, we had hoped to produce 431 vehicles,” Morrell said during a news conference. “We have produced 452. That’s 21 more than we had anticipated, which puts us overall, year-to-date, program-to-date, 34 ahead of schedule.” </p>

<p>The vehicles are state-of-the-art defenses against the leading killers of American troops in Iraq – improvised explosive devices and explosively formed penetrators. The V-shaped armored hull deflects explosive blasts from mines, IEDs and EFPs away from the crew compartment…

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