The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle is the newest land warfare system in the United States Army and Marine Corps inventory. Designed to meet the challenges of operating in a counterinsurgency environment, the MRAP has taken survivability to a new level.

History and development -- The pre-MRAP: M1117 armored security vehicle (ASV) -- Navistar International MaxxPro -- Oshkosh Defense M-ATV -- BAE Caiman 4x4 and 6x6 -- BAE/General Dynamics RG-31 -- BAE RG-33 and RG-33L -- Force protection Buffalo Mine Removal Vehicle (Category III MRAP) -- Beyond the MRAP: the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) -- BAE Valanx -- Lockheed Martin JLTV -- Oshkosh Defense L-ATV -- General Tactical Vehicles JLTV -- The MRAP: an uncertain future.