Mrat Truck

During the early 2000s, coalition forces relied heavily on the Humvee (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle). While the Humvee was an excellent utility vehicle for open terrain, it proved catastrophically vulnerable in urban insurgency warfare. Its flat-bottom hull acted as a catcher's mitt for blast energy, and its doors often jammed shut after an explosion, trapping soldiers inside.

As IEDs became the primary weapon of insurgents, the death toll rose. The military realized that up-armoring Humvees was a stopgap measure that failed to address the physics of a blast. They needed a vehicle built from the ground up to survive. mrat truck

: A digital software platform used by U.S. Army Medical Command to track soldier health. During the early 2000s, coalition forces relied heavily