Gates Offers Surplus MRAPs To Allies In Afghanistan

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has promised to supply surplus mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles and to provide more access to classified information to U.S. allies in Afghanistan, reports the Dept. of Defense.

Much of the technology is highly classified and not normally shared.

Washington will sell, loan or donate surplus bomb-detecting equipment, including MRAPs, along with route-clearing robots and ground-penetrating radar, to coalition forces to help combat...