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On 8 may 2007, gates announced that acquisition of mraps was the department of defenses highest priority for fiscal year 2007. Intended to replace m1114 hmmwvs, it is designed to provide the same levels of protection as the larger and heavier previous mraps but with improved mobility. The jpos mission was to get the maximum number of vehicles to the operating forces in the shortest period of time. The largest military industrial mobilization since.
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