COUNTERING IEDs

What are the following? Guardians, Golans, Caimans, Cougars, MaxxPro, Dingos, Panthers, Nyalas, MOWAG Eagles, Duros and Bushmasters?

Well, despite the American military insistence on buying Hummers that can’t be protected well enough against IEDs no matter what is tried, the above are all more-protectable designs being produced to answer the IED threat. The US has been buying some of the first five listed above (and why they keep buying Hummers is beyond me), but other countries are building different designs and they are being purchased by other country’s militaries as well.

For a look at the full story with links to others as well, try this DIA Report