Ukrainian Troopers had been wounded however survived after their MRAP armored car ran over a landmine.
Ukrainian troopers miraculously survived after their US-supplied MaxxPro armored car was hit by a landmine in southern Ukraine.
The MRAP — the navy’s acronym for “mine-resistant, ambush-protected.
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The MaxxPro car was designed by the by American firm Navistar Worldwide’s subsidiary Navistar Protection together with the Israeli Plasan Sasa to participate within the US Army’s Mine Resistant Ambush Protected car program, led by the US Marine Corps, in addition to an identical US Military-led Medium Mine Protected Car program. MRAPs are categorized as class 1 or class 2, relying on utilization and passenger compartment house.
The MaxxPro base mannequin makes use of a crew capsule with a V-shaped hull, mounted on an Worldwide 7000 chassis. The V-hull deflects the blast of a land mine or improvised explosive gadget (IED) away from the car to guard its occupants.
Based on Navistar Protection, the car is designed with operational readiness in thoughts and makes use of standardized, simply out there elements, to make sure speedy restore and upkeep. The armored physique is bolted collectively as an alternative of welded, as in different MRAPs. This facilitates restore within the area and is a contributing issue to Navistar’s higher manufacturing capability for the MaxxPro.
The USA has despatched dozens of MaxxPro MRAP autos to Ukraine as a part of a navy support bundle, based on a senior protection official.