These vehicles were collectively described as MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected ... While new to the US military, vehicles such as the Cougar are not new designs. The Cougar design can ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - They're known as MRAPs, mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles. The United States military pays $700,000 each for them, uses them on the battlefield, and then "loans" them to ...